In the Future,there May Be No Practical Need for a Separate

question 46

Multiple Choice

In the future,there may be no practical need for a separate juvenile justice process because:

• A) juvenile offenders are being treated exactly the same as adult offenders in many situations.
• B) juvenile offenses are decreasing sharply and are ceasing to be a problem to American society.
• C) community-based juvenile corrections and diversion programs seem to be replacing the more formal juvenile court system.
• D) a return to the more hands-on, paternalistic system of juvenile justice calls for a less formal system than is currently in place.

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