In their study of urban ecology, in which zone did Shaw and McKay find the highest crime rate?

a. Zone I—economic center
b. Zone II—zone of transition
c. Zone III—industry and working people’s homes
d. Zone IV—better residential areas


b. Zone II—zone of transition

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Most criminal justice scholars agree that ______.

a. drugs cause crime b. crime causes drugs c. crime is synonymous with drugs d. drugs and crime are related

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Given r = .24 and an N of 8 is the r significant at the .05 alpha level, would the researcher accept the null hypothesis that there is no correlation in the population?What are the obtained t and the critical tvalues?

t value = .61; critical t value = 2.447; Accept the null hypothesis that the relationship is not significant.

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Desai and colleague claim that 95 percent of youths in the juvenile justice system have a diagnosable psychiatric or substance abuse disorder

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What punishment practice was used in sentencing Cal?

a. transportation b. lex talionis c. gallery slavery d. rehabilitation

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