Radical Nonintervention Is a Strategy of Leaving Juvenile Delinquents Alone

question 81

Multiple Choice

Radical nonintervention is a strategy of leaving juvenile delinquents alone as much as possible rather than ________ them through the criminal justice system.

• A) treating
• B) punishing
• C) segregating
• D) labeling

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Definitions:

Generalized Other

The perspectives and expectations of a network of others (or of society in general) that a child learns and then takes into account when shaping his or her own behavior.

Gender-specific Toys

Toys that are marketed or designed specifically for children of a particular gender, reinforcing traditional gender roles.

Socialization

The process by which individuals internalize the values, beliefs, and norms of a society and learn to function as members of that society.

Traditional Gender Roles

Socially and culturally defined prescriptions and beliefs about the behavior and responsibilities of men and women, often based on normative concepts of masculinity and femininity.