Consensus theory believes punishment is based on rational factors such as the seriousness of the offense and prior convictions. Define “race.”

What will be an ideal response?


Groups of persons relatively alike in their biological inheritance and are distinct from other groups

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What is “cyberbanging”? Select and explain one of the five purposes Patton and his colleagues (2013) proposed for its increased use.

What will be an ideal response?

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During the 1950s, the rehabilitation of offenders replaced punishment as the penal system's primary objective

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Ninety percent of the nation's largest cities had instituted some type of juvenile program by 1924

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is true regarding unregulated border entry into the United States?

a. local law enforcement agents find it easy to stem this flow of illegal immigrants using logistics b. the homeland security presence on the Mexican border has never been smaller c. illegal border crossers are generally more concerned about border enforcement than the heat and harsh conditions of the landscape d. as of 2010, no high-level terrorist suspects are known to have taken an illegal land route into the United States

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