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anjilletteb

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According to Mauer in paragraph 4, why is the role played by a professional parole board so important?
 
  a. They can decide on a single policy that can then be applied to all juvenile offenders.
  b. They can judge each child's unique capacity to return to society.
  c. They can predict what type of adult a juvenile offender will turn out to be.
  d. Volunteer parole boards tend to harbor prejudice against juvenile offenders.

Question 2

According to Mauer, at the time this article was written, how many people outside the United States were
  serving sentences of life without parole for crimes they committed as juveniles?
 
  a. 1,700
  b. Mauer does not say.
  c. more than 1,700
  d. none



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Perkypinki

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Answer to Question 1

b. They can judge each child's unique capacity to return to society.

Answer to Question 2

d. none




anjilletteb

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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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