There is ______ evidence that prisons deter more crime than community-based sanctions.

A. vast amounts
B. no clear and consistent
C. empirical
D. qualitative


B. no clear and consistent

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which of the following refers to the attempt to select and assign subjects to experimental and control groups in such a manner that they are as similar as possible?

a. counterbalancing b. placebo effect c. randomization d. equivalence

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Which of the following conditions does not promote whistleblowing?

a. Access to good information. b. Relative autonomy from direct supervision. c. Norms supporting professional expertise on technological matters. d. Norms emphasizing organizational loyalty.

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

1. Approximately 50% of all children still live in an area where at least one air pollutant is above the allowable levels. 2. Race is considered to be part of an ascribed category. 3. An achieved category cannot be changed. 4. Young people certainly acted up or misbehaved prior to being labeled juvenile delinquents by society.

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