Which of the following was NOT a reason given by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Plata that ordered the state of California to reduce its prison population?
A. Increased risk of suicide
B. Lack of minimum constitutional requirements for medical and mental health care
C. Increased, substantial risk for transmission of infectious illness
D. Lack of prison programming
Answer: D
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a. information warfare. b. economic espionage. c. theft of intellectual property. d. all of the above.
In the past, "consensual crimes" were also known as
a. quality of life crimes b. unlawful assembly crimes c. guilt by association d. victimless crimes
One of the most influential longitudinal studies on at-risk behaviors and youth is the ______.
a. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Study b. National Youth Survey Family Study c. Monitoring the Future Survey d. National Crime Victimization Survey
Which of the following theories can best account for crime among kids from wealthy families?
a. Agnew's general strain theory b. Cohen's status frustration theory c. Merton's classic strain theory d. Messner and Rosenfeld's institutional-anomie theory