Most correctional authorities agree that it is not feasible to control prison populations in the long term by the use of specific parole board actions.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following is a surprising finding discovered by Katz and Schnebly (2011) in their Arizona study?
a. Gang members and non-gang members committed violent acts together. b. Neighborhoods where social control was highest had the highest concentration of gang activity. c. Neighborhoods with many gang members were not always the same as neighborhoods with high levels of officially recorded violence. d. Population density did not affect the concentration of gang members.
When young offenders claim their unlawful acts were simply not their fault, it is known as denial of responsibility
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Common costs are costs that are directly traceable to a segment of an agency, such as a particular department or division.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Select the most accurate statement
a. contextual factors such as a shifting proportion of crime-prone young people in the population and the economic downturn have not likely impacted the crime rate b. contextual factors include changes in corrections that have reduced crime while policy factors include changes in policing that have reduced crime c. the interplay of contextual factors and criminal justice policies best explains the great crime drop d. distinguishing between contextual and policy factors that affect the crime rate is a fruitless effort since these factors are arguably a false dichotomy