Welch (2005) argues that corrections has become a ______, which is an enterprise for state legislatures, governors, and city and town leaders who receive contributions from prison/jail contractors.

a. prison military complex
b. military industrial complex
c. corrections industrial complex
d. complex industry


c. corrections industrial complex

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The court of last resortis the court authorized by law to hear the final appeal on a matter

a. True b. False

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There is evidence from animal research that the neurotransmitter serotonin plays a key role in mediating

a. suicidal behavior b. aggressive behavior c. violent imagery d. drug use

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The process of _______________ requires that the offender shift his thoughts to aversive imagery. The sex offender may be allowed to view or think about some arousing image but then is trained to think about something aversive, like an approaching police officer.

a. thought-stopping b. though-shifting c. impulse-charting d. All of the above

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According to the text, Sampson and Laub’s model is a more specified form of ______ theory of drift.

a. Matza’s b. Marx’s c. Sutherland’s d. Lombroso’s

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