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a person who has committed a crime
juvenile offenders have their criminal records sealed when they turn 18
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Recent Examples of offenders
Advertisement Nearly half of those surveyed, however, support rehabilitation and treatment for first-time offenders among other options as the best way to improve California’s criminal justice system.
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Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Now, with the incumbent district attorney taking heat for progressive policies from his challenger in November’s election, the question of how to handle the most violent of juvenile offenders has become a key issue.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Actors with a range of motivations, including those who are antisemitic or Islamophobic, could be motivated to strike, especially with Al Queda and ISIS encouraging lone offenders to carry out attacks against the West, according to sources.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The offenders were moved from the Correctional Center for Women in Swannanoa and the Black Mountain Substance Abuse Treatment Center for Women, the state Department of Adult Correction said.
—NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Forty-five offenders who were receiving in-patient treatment at the Black Mountain treatment center were moved to the North Piedmont Confinement in Lexington, officials said.
—NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
About 360 minimum-custody offenders were moved to the Anson Correctional Institution in Polkton, and others were moved to the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh, officials said.
—NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Exterior doors that are used frequently and those in older homes are the most common offenders.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Now, with the incumbent district attorney taking heat for progressive policies from his challenger in November’s election, the question of how to handle the most violent of juvenile offenders has become a key issue.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Actors with a range of motivations, including those who are antisemitic or Islamophobic, could be motivated to strike, especially with Al Queda and ISIS encouraging lone offenders to carry out attacks against the West, according to sources.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The offenders were moved from the Correctional Center for Women in Swannanoa and the Black Mountain Substance Abuse Treatment Center for Women, the state Department of Adult Correction said.
—NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Forty-five offenders who were receiving in-patient treatment at the Black Mountain treatment center were moved to the North Piedmont Confinement in Lexington, officials said.
—NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
About 360 minimum-custody offenders were moved to the Anson Correctional Institution in Polkton, and others were moved to the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women in Raleigh, officials said.
—NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Exterior doors that are used frequently and those in older homes are the most common offenders.
—Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Offenders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offenders. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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