Question

custody and become permanently entangled in the system congress which tried to end this practice with the juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act of 1974, should close the loophole that allows states to continue confining truants. paragraph 6: another cause for concern is the significant racial and ethnic disparities that show up in juvenile justice data. the decline in the juvenile custody rate was significantly greater for whites than for african - americans, who account for less than 15 percent of the youth population but nearly 40 percent of those in confinement. 3. which sentence best summarizes the results of the study? * a less juvenile crime has caused fewer minors to be placed into the adult prison population. b. fewer minors are being held in both juvenile and adult detention facilities c. the number of minors held in adult detention facilities has decreased by 30 percent since 1999. d. juvenile offenders thrown in with adult prisoners are likely to become career criminals.

Explanation:

The text discusses issues in juvenile justice such as the need to close loopholes in laws regarding truant confinement and racial disparities in custody rates. Option D best summarizes the concern that juvenile offenders in adult prisons may have negative long - term outcomes like becoming career criminals. The other options are not well - supported by the given text.

Answer:

D. Juvenile offenders thrown in with adult prisoners are likely to become career criminals.