Explain the relationship between class and delinquency. Do you ...

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Explain the relationship between class and delinquency. Do you agree that the capitalist system affects youth differently at the different class levels? Why or why not?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

A ____ court cannot sentence juveniles to county jails or state prisons, as these are reserved for adults only.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Answer to Question 1

 In the lowest classes youths form gangs which can be found in the most desolated ghetto areas.
 These gangs serve as a means of survival in a system that offers no reasonable alternative.
 Lower-class youths who live in more stable areas are on the fringe of delinquent activity because the economic system excludes them from meaningful opportunity.
 In regard to middle-class delinquency, the alienation of individuals from one another, the competitive struggle, and the absence of human feeling, all qualities of capitalism, contribute to middle-class delinquency.
 Because capitalism is dehumanizing, it is not surprising that even middle-class youths turn to drugs, gambling, and illicit sex to find escape.
 Student views will vary.

Answer to Question 2

juvenile