Shari Is 16 Years Old

Multiple Choice

Shari is 16 years old. She used to get good grades, but recently she is moody and unfocused in school and often has trouble completing tasks. She has never been in trouble with the law, but she has grown up in a socioeconomically challenged situation with very little family support. No one showed up for her last parent-teacher conference, and her teachers are concerned about her current situation at home. Shari has just been taken into custody for skipping school and underage drinking. If Shari had grown up in the 1600s and been subject to poor laws, what likely would have been done with her?

A) She would have become indentured and learned a trade.
B) She would have been placed in adult prison.
C) She would have been put into a home with a different guardian.
D) She would have reformed in a family-like environment.