You Have a Friend Who Is Running for District Representative

question 107

Multiple Choice

You have a friend who is running for district representative in the upcoming election. He is asked during a debate how the legal system should manage teen drug use and other teen criminal behavior. According to the text, you should suggest to your friend that the legal system should:

• A) focus on rehabilitation, not punishment.
• B) focus on punishment, not rehabilitation.
• C) treat teenagers in the same way as adults.
• D) punish teens more severely than adults in the hopes of dissuading them from a life of crime.

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Definitions:

Confinement

The act of restricting someone or something within a space or area; imprisonment.

Plaintiff

A plaintiff is the party who initiates a lawsuit against another party (the defendant) in a court of law, seeking legal remedy for a dispute or injury.

Tort

A civil wrong that causes someone else to suffer loss or harm resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act.

Government

The system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state, including institutions and officials with authority to make and enforce laws.