A study in Hartford, Connecticut, concluded that increased informal control can reduce crime if it is accompanied by:
a. longer prison sentences for offenders.
b. aggressive and effective police practices.
c. better funding of treatment programs.
d. a rise in the community's standard of living.
Answer: b
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a. About the same as those of other ages b. About half as those of other ages because they learn the ways of prison and do not need much c. About twice as much d. None of the above
What questions should interviewers ask witnesses about perpetrators?
What will be an ideal response?
The Tramp Acts:
a. Were an extension of vagrancy laws already on the books b. Punished people for traveling without visible means of support. c. Would be an example of the consensus model of law. d. All of the above a. a and b only
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What will be an ideal response?