Author Question: Compare and contrast the different behavior patterns of youths who distribute, sell, or commit other ... (Read 78 times)

LaDunn · **on:** Aug 12, 2018

Compare and contrast the different behavior patterns of youths who distribute, sell, or commit other delinquent acts.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is the minimum size of a jury in noncapital criminal cases?

a. 9 persons
b. 6 persons
c. 3 persons
d. 12 persons

mk6555 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 12, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Adolescents Who Distribute Small Amounts of Drugs
Many adolescents who use and distribute small amounts of drugs do not commit any other serious delinquent acts. They occasionally sell marijuana, crystal, and PCP to support their own drug use. Their customers include friends, relatives, and acquaintances. Deals are arranged over the phone, in school, or at public meeting places; however, the actual distribution occurs in more private arenas, such as at home or in cars. Petty dealers do not consider themselves seriously involved in drugs.

Adolescents Who Frequently Sell Drugs
A small number of adolescents are high-rate dealers who bridge the gap between adult drug distributors and the adolescent user. Though many are daily users, they take part in many normal activities, including going to school and socializing with friends.
Frequent dealers often have adults who front for themthat is, sell them drugs for cash. The teenagers then distribute the drugs to friends and acquaintances. They return most of the proceeds to the supplier, keeping a commission for themselves. They may also keep drugs for their personal use, and in fact, some consider their dealing as a way of getting high for free..

Teenage Drug Dealers Who Commit Other Delinquent Acts
A more serious type of drug-involved youth is the one who distributes multiple substances and commits both property and violent crimes. These youngsters make up about 2 percent of the teenage population, but they may commit up to 40 percent of the robberies and assaults and about 60 percent of all teenage felony thefts and drug sales. Few gender or racial differences exist among these youths: girls are as likely as boys to become persistent drug-involved offenders, European American youths as likely as African American youths, and middle-class adolescents raised outside cities as likely as lower-class city children.

Answer to Question 2

B