What does it mean that minorities are overrepresented in the correctional population?

What will be an ideal response?


• It means there are a greater percentage of certain racial and ethnic groups in the correctional population than in the general U.S. population.

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a. Barbara Sims b. George Vold c. Karl Marx d. Willem Bonger

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Which of the following is NOT a counter-drug measure associated with school discipline?

A) random searches B) after-school assessment C) vapor detection D) locker searches

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Fault-based defenses are defenses based on creating a reasonable doubt about the prosecution's proof of a voluntary act

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following addresses the multiple aspects of serious antisocial behavior in adolescents across key settings in which the youth live, work, and play?

a. LifeSkills® Training (LST) b. Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) c. Multisystemic Therapy (MST) d. Functional Family Therapy (FFT)

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