Should older perpetrators of crimes be treated differently from others because of their age? Is it important to incarcerate an 80-year-old who has committed a serious crime, or should he or she experience a different type of punishment? If we treat an 80-year-old differently, what about a 75-year-old? Or a 65-year-old? Where should the chronologicalcutoff be for a different prison experience?

What will be an ideal response?


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What is the most accurate reason the poor have higher death rates?

a. Their geographic location and age distribution causes disadvantages. b. Underweight adults cannot resist infectious disease. c. They are more likely to smoke and have less access to medical care. d. They live farther away from good hospitals. e. Exposure to industrial pollution before the age of 5 weakens the immune system.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The ______ are highly successful professionals, salespeople, executives, and small-business owners, whose incomes depend more on their jobs than their assets.

A. affluent B. elite C. working rich D. old money rich

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