Ryan is eight years old and lives with his single mother, who is battling addiction to heroin. his mother is arrested for possession of heroin and ryan is taken away and put into child protective services (cps). because ryan does not have living grandparents or a father in his life he will most likely enter the foster care system government standards ryan is classified as a child.
a.) incorrigible
b.) delinquent
c.) neglected
d.) dependent