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| juvenile delinquents | people 18 years of age or younger who commit a crime or statutory offense. |
| what percentage of violent crimes are commited by juveniles under the age of 18? | 15.8% |
| what type of family is considered nontraditional? | single-parent family |
| what is a latchkey child? | an elementary child dropped of by a parent on their way to work. they usually return to empty homes after school and let themselves in by using a house key on a string tied around their neck. |
| how are invisible families different from traditional and nontraditional families? | they have no legal arrangement other than an informal agreement among people who hoave personal, social, and economic needs to be with others. |
| who belongs to an invisible family? | they are found among runaways, the homeless, gang members, juvenile prisonlers, and adult prisoners. |
| what does the term "abuse" include? | physical, verbal, psychologica, or sexual mistreatment of a child. |
| what was the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974? | it was intended to help each of the states develop child abuse prevention and treatment programs. each state has a different program, but they all require teachers to report evidence of child abuse to their immediate supervisors. |
