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Along with trends relating to criminal offenses for juveniles, fewer offenders for status offenses have resulted in detention.

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Question 22

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The "stubborn child" offense-an early solution to delinquency-was first passed in Massachusetts in

A) 1971.
B) 1929.
C) 1776.
D) 1654

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One of the problems with curfews is that __________.

Drinking alcohol during the early teen years often results in a teen becoming a binge drinker in college.

Most teens who run away are doing it to flee a violent home situation.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, higher rates of truancy are found in ___________ schools.

According to the National School Safety Center, how many high-school students skip school because they feel unsafe?

Which of the following contributes to lower occurrences of truancy?

Which of the following is an amendment to the Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act?

The status offense routinely ignored by police, because the juveniles are rarely punished is ___________.

Parents can be penalized under some anti-truancy programs if their child violates the rules.

A common trend in delinquency is that offenders are attempting to represent themselves.