Question

question 22 (2 points)
behaviors that would not be offenses when engaged in by adults are called ______.

a) victimless crimes

b) delinquent behaviors

c) serious offenses

d) status offenses

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option a: Victimless crimes are acts that may be illegal but have no identifiable victim (e.g., some consensual adult activities), but this doesn't match the description of behaviors that are not offenses for adults but may be for juveniles.
• Option b: Delinquent behaviors are actions that violate the law or social norms, typically by juveniles, but this is not the term for behaviors that are not offenses for adults.
• Option c: Serious offenses are crimes that are serious in nature (e.g., murder, robbery) and are offenses for both adults and juveniles, so this is incorrect.
• Option d: Status offenses are behaviors that are only considered offenses because of the age of the person engaging in them (e.g., underage drinking, truancy). These behaviors would not be offenses if done by an adult (e.g., an adult drinking alcohol is legal, an adult skipping work is not a crime in the same way truancy is for a minor). So this matches the description.

Answer:

d) status offenses