Explain how the law has been used to discriminate against minority groups.

What will be an ideal response?


Examples may include vagrancy laws and punishments, legal decisions regarding slavery, the crack cocaine-powder cocaine sentencing disparity, and the sentencing disparities between street crime and white-collar crimes.

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The early work in the field of victimology resembles __________

a. Criminal personality profiling b. Victim precipitation c. Same-sexed partner violence d. Assault

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Briefly define patriarchy.

What will be an ideal response?

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Which act essentially eliminated prison labor?

a. Hawes-Cooper Act b. Volstead Act c. Ashurst-Sumners Act d. Soledad Act

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Electronic monitoring requires use of a satellite to monitor the movements of offenders. 2. The philosophical foundation of parole is attributed to Alexander Maconochie. 3. Ex-convicts are 3 to 5 times more likely to recidivate than are those who gain employment. 4. Ex-convicts are 3 to 5 times more likely to recidivate than are those who gain employment.

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