Evidence suggests that in-prison therapeutic communities lead to a reduction in _______ use
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
drug
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The Hispanic inmates in a prison in America have resorted to extreme violence against white American inmates as well as prison authorities. They have resorted to violence as the prison authorities often discriminate against them and deprive them of basic amenities. The situation at the prison is beyond the control of the authorities. The situation in the given scenario best exemplifies a(n):
A. lockdown. B. furlough. C. riot. D. intercession.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. One weakness of Merton’s theory of anomie/strain is that it does not provide a good explanation for economic crimes. 2. Durkheim viewed anomie as a condition that occurs when discrepancies exist between societal goals and the means available for their achievement. 3. Merton’s theory appears to dwell on lower-class criminality, thus failing to consider law breaking among the elite. 4. According to Robert Merton, if a person experiences a form of strain and responds with negative emotionality without having good coping resources, they are more likely than others to engage in crime. 5. General Strain Theory views strain as a more general phenomenon than the discrepancy between aspirations and expectations.
The tendency to give less attention to reports involving misdemeanors is sometimes referred to as
a. the misdemeanor miscue. b. the felony syndrome. c. the assumptive clause. d. charge lessening. e. pre-prosecution deliberation.
A national government committee first acknowledged the economic burdens for victims going to trial in _____
a. 1931 b. 1946 c. 1953 d. 1962