The 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Changed the Treatment

question 16

Multiple Choice

The 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act changed the treatment of youth convicted of status offenses by

• A)automatically expunging status offenses from the youth's record.
• B)separating status offenders from youth convicted of more serious crimes.
• C)creating special courts for status offenders.
• D)allowing status offenders to complete community service instead of incarceratingthem.

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