Most serious violent juvenile offenders are male and from a racial minority.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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Regarding incarceration rates in the United States, which of the following is not an observation of the current use of imprisonment?

a. other nations do not use prisons nearly as much as we do b. the crime rate is extremely low due to the high incarceration rate c. the United States’s incarceration rate is high because we want it that way d. because the size of the prison population is a choice, Americans could decide to use imprisonment more judiciously

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Is a philosophy built upon the idea of the “greatest pleasure while bringing the least pain,” an idea that inspired English reformer Jeremy Bentham to advocate for a new philosophy of punishment that focused upon crime prevention.

a. Wergild
b. Enlightenment
c. Classicalism
d. Utilitarianism

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Who has become a central focus of crime control policy?

a. Chronic offenders b. Elderly offenders c. Mass murderers d. Serial killers

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According to research, there is a high correlation between alcohol, substance abuse, and

a. victims. b. crime. c. abusers. d. income.

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