Which of the following macro-structural phenomena led many young men to turn to drug trafficking beginning in the late 1970s and into the early 1980s?

a. immigration
b. mass incarceration
c. the economic recession
d. the closing and tearing down of public housing developments


b. mass incarceration

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What will be an ideal response?

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This is the center premise of which explanation for criminal behavior. a. Structural/Conflict b. Classical c. Ethical d. Positivist

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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