Prisons are expensive, but their cost might be justified if they help teach people that "crime doesn't pay." Do prisons deter those who end up incarcerated from committing more crimes after they are released from prison?
A. Yes, prisons greatly deter most prisoners from future crimes.
B. Yes, prisons deter some prisoners from future crimes.
C. No, prisons have little effect on the rates of prisoners who commit future crimes.
D. No, prisons lead to more, rather than fewer future crimes.
Answer: D
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Crime is a violation of
A. criminal law for which formal penalties are applied by some governmental authority. B. societal standards and is punished with informal sanctions. C. informal norms that are sanctioned with stigmas. D. normative behaviors that are considered by society to be proper conduct.
The process by which power is distributed and decisions are made is known as:
a. politics. b. authority. c. coercion. d. autocracy. e. transference.
Which of the following maintains that political decisions are controlled by rich and powerful individuals even in societies with democratic institutions?
a. the ecological model b. the functional model c. the pluralist model d. the power elite model
Which region of the world is most violent, according to the United Nations?
a. Central America b. North Africa c. South Africa d. Eastern Europe