Discuss the benefits and possible positive outcomes of mass decarceration.

What will be an ideal response?


There will be many positive outcomes, such as less incarceration of low-level offenders resulting in a greater sense of “justice” for community members; less incarceration of minority men and women, also resulting in a greater sense of “justice” for all; fewer tax dollars being devoted to incarcerating people; a reduction in the growth of the corrections industrial complex, at least at the institution level and more opportunities for people to age out of crime and contribute in a meaningful way to their communities.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is part of the Department of ____________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A ____________ is a specific list or set of boundaries within a population from which a researcher chooses her or his sample (e. g., telephone director, driver's license records)

a. a sampling probability b. a sampling error c. a random sample d. a population selection e. sampling frame

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Organized crime's _______________ services provide businesses with potent weapons for harassing competitors or securing favorable employee contracts

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Weapons of mass destruction include which of the following?

a. Rocket-propelled grenades. b. Sarin. c. Precision-guided munitions. d. Semtex.

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