If you were an American sociologist speaking
for a number of your colleagues who wish to endorse the best long-term solution to the crime problem, which of the following strategies would you be most likely to select?
a. more mandatory sentences for more crimes
b. the elimination of parole
c. the reduction of the use of probation and other community service options
d. the reduction of economic inequality
D
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
A human service agency or program line-item budgeting format does not need to include a complete presentation of all anticipated revenues and proposed expenses. It should include only those items that are already committed to the agency or program.
The French Revolution occurred largely as a result of:
a. change in the stratification system b. the corruption of the church c. the greed of the peasantry d. the inefficiency of the nobility
In ______ stratification systems, the characteristics individuals are born with determine their positions in society.
A. ascribed B. achieved C. open D. mobile
What is the concept of the “madding crowd”?
a. Crowds hold the same belief systems. b. Crowds are made up of people who know each other. c. Crowds follow normative modes of behavior. d. Crowds flee in panic, acting irrationally and destructively.