The conflict model is quite different. It asserts

What will be an ideal response?


that only a handful, perhaps a powerful minority, controls the establishment of certain acts as criminals.

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The cost of incarceration varies widely according to an area's cost of living and the security level of the prison

a. True b. False

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In Weems v. United States (1910), the Court stated three general findings regarding cruel and unusual punishment. To which constitutional amendment do these findings apply?

A. the Eighth Amendment B. the Fifth Amendment C. the Sixth Amendment D. the Fourteenth Amendment

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Acts of terrorism that take place within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States without direct foreign involvement are called acts of:

a. nonstate actor terrorism b. domestic terrorism c. ecoterrorism d. biological terrorism

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Which of the following theories of ethical management argues that officers will treat inmates the way they perceive they are being treated by management?

a. "trickle down" theory b. "eye­for­an­eye" theory c. "payback" theory d. "hierarchical" theory

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