Which of the following statements best describes the child savers?
a. They relocated needy urban children to foster families in the Western United States.
b. They lobbied to close the juvenile justice system because of its record of abuses.
c. They raised the standard of living for the urban poor by providing job training.
d. They lobbied for a separate legal status for children.
d
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Today the United States could be described as a "high-wage society."
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Private prisons hold 8% of the U.S. state and federal prisoners. 2. As of 2016, the GEO group runs 64 facilities in 17 states. 3. The government typically pays between $10 and $25 per inmate per day to private prison companies. 4. In 2012, probation firms collected about $140 million in fees from Georgian probationers. 5. Studies have found that public prisons have a higher proportion of violence and misconduct than private prisons.
Which statement is not true regarding genetic factors in criminology?
A) Genetic makeup determines the likelihood of criminal behavior. B) The genetic makeup of parents is passed on to children. C) Genetic abnormality is directly linked to a variety of antisocial behaviors. D) ?The earliest biological studies of crime tried and failed to discover a genetic basis for criminality. E) Antisocial behavior is inherited.
It is possible that what appears to be a genetic effect, evidenced in twin research, is actually the effect of sibling influence on criminality; this is referred to as the _________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word