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

1. The concentric zone model is a model used by social disorganization theorists in which they map an urban area and measure the degree of social disorganization in each.
2. The impact of mass imprisonment is not disproportionately experienced by the poorest communities of color in the United States today.
3. According to the text, objective poverty and perceptions on the part of youth that their life chances were negatively affected by living in their neighborhood most strongly predicted rates of juvenile delinquency.
4. Policies that take anomie theory insights into account would focus upon reentry as a means of addressing the potential for delinquency.
5. Policymaking based upon social disorganization and focused upon delinquency prevention would provide youth with mentorship and activities outside their immediate neighborhoods to expose them to the possibilities available in other areas in the future.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. True

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