According to West et al. (2010), about ______ of the increase in states’ use of prison was due to the increased imprisonment of violent offenders.

a. 22%
b. 34%
c. 60%
d. 72%


c. 60%

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Judicial notice is used for all of the following except:

a. to prove easily verifiable information. b. to establish law in other jurisdictions. c. to impeach experts. d. to decide facts not subject to reasonable argument.

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By the 1940s and 1950s ____________ was as entrenched in southern locales—such as the cities of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi, and in rural areas across the South—as it was anywhere in the country

a. piracy b. organized crime c. prohibition inhibition d. hijacking

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Rebecca has been sentenced to ten years in prison for arson. She is incarcerated in a state that lets her leave prison only after her prison term has expired. The given scenario best exemplifies _____.

A. parole B. discretionary release C. mandatory release D. probation

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Cross-sectional studies are those based on observations made at one time

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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