Delinquency is defined
A) as youth who are considered "incorrigible" and beyond the control of their parents
B) as minors in need of supervision
C) youth who commit truly violent acts
D) as youth who commit acts that are defined in the state's criminal code and would be crimes if committed by an adult
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Q28: The laws establishing the juvenile court
A) defined
Q29: Today, crimes committed by youth
A) are relatively
Q30: Crimes committed by youth are
A) mostly committed
Q31: Because of the rate of crimes committed
Q32: Status offenses are
A) defined by law in
Q34: Since 1974, status offenders
A) have been sent
Q35: Under diversion programs, status offenders
A) are diverted
Q36: In In re Gault The U.S. Supreme
Q37: Because of concern that juvenile crime was
Q38: The theory of treating youth differently than
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