Consider the Information Presented in the Following Chart

question 46

Multiple Choice

Consider the information presented in the following chart.How are African American youth most likely to be overrepresented in the juvenile justice system?

• A)Juvenile arrests for violent crime index offenses
• B)Juveniles in residential placement
• C)Cases judicially waived to criminal court
• D)Delinquency cases resulting in residential placement

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Definitions:

Youthful Offenders

Individuals, typically under the age of 18, who have been convicted of a crime, emphasizing the need for a rehabilitation approach due to their age.

Mann Act

A U.S. federal law passed in 1910, formally known as the White-Slave Traffic Act, which made it a felony to engage in interstate or foreign commerce transport of "any woman or girl for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery, or for any other immoral purpose."

Immoral Purposes

Activities or intentions that are considered to be morally wrong or unethical by societal standards.

Congress

The bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.