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DyllonKazuo

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According to Mauer, juveniles who commit crimes should be judged less harshly than adults who commit
  crimes partly because
 
  a. juveniles typically commit less serious crimes.
  b. juveniles cannot vote, drive, or consume alcohol.
  c. juveniles are more easily influenced by peer pressure.
  d. juveniles are less capable of change.

Question 2

What warning does LAPD chief, Charles Beck, offer in the last paragraph of the reading?
 
  a. He would step down as chief if the police force was reduced to 9,000.
  b. If sales tax were not raised, the city could not increase the police force to 12,000.
  c. The LA police force would have to be reduced if the city could not make budget.
  d. The police force would have to be reduced based on insufficient evidence that a higher police presence was
  reducing the crime rate.



lorealeza

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Answer to Question 1

c. juveniles are more easily influenced by peer pressure.

Answer to Question 2

c. The LA police force would have to be reduced if the city could not make budget.



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