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bipinrp1003979
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 Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:23 am Post subject: Question 14 |
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I'm a little confused, according to the passage, the institution of juvenile courts allowed the general population define juvenile delinquency under a broader range of behavior, and thus, more kids were brought to court because of it.
can someone clarify why B is the correct answer |
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jellywing_2058
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| Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 11:20 am Post subject: |
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Explanation: | Quote: | | Option B is correct because as noted in paragraphs 5 and 6, it is not the number of juvenile delinquents has gone up, but the authority’s tolerance (option A) for teenagers that has dropped considerably. |
Yes, it seems that there are more delinquents; however, as you said, this is only because the standard or range for deliquent behavior is broader and NOT because more teenagers decide to "go bad". |
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quadalpha
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| Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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A: Paragraph 2 is about tolerance toward juvenile misbehaviour, not juvenile delinquency. A small point, true, but quite a few of these questions hinge on such details.
B: The explanation for choice A implies delinquency=misbehaviour. It's logically fallacious to then, in the explanation for this answer, posit that there exists a group of people who demonstrate "misbehaviour" but who are not really "delinquent." |
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jellywing_2058
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| Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2010 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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Actually, paragraph 2 does not state that delinquency in equal to misbehavior, but rather that | Quote: | | juvenile delinquency can cover everything from the most trivial naughty behavior to brutal murder... |
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