Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In the contract and convict leasing system, convicts worked for their own enrichment.
2. Solitary confinement frequently leads to negative consequences for the inmate’s physical and mental health.
3. Prisons are just larger jails.
4. Most people in jail have not been convicted of a crime.
5. A disproportionate number of blacks are held in city and county jails compared with their presence in the general population.
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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a. Consensus b. Radical c. Conflict d. Pluralist
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 established several important guidelines for police officers to follow relative to photographing and fingerprinting juvenile suspects
a. True b. False
Native Americans believe that ____________ is the primary source of strength and life, and therefore, protect it as much as they can from industrial progression
a. land b. water c. symbols d. spirituality
The decision to waiver a juvenile to adult court occurs in a ___________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).