A predominant goal in juvenile corrections is to avoid incarceration if possible.

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


True

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By 2009, more than half (26) of the states had slashed their prison funding

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Discuss the most common method of selecting judges among the states.

What will be an ideal response?

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Rusche and Kircheimer (1939) take a Marxist approach and argue that the severity of punishment is directly proportional to:

a. The availability of capital b. Economic crises c. The availability of labor d. Contradictions in capitalism

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Which of the following statements best describes the political environment created by the Shining Path?

a. widespread urban terrorism led to a 10-year period known as the “Years of Lead” b. rural insurgency inspired by Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s theory of foquismo c. widespread unrest caused by mass-casualty insurgency and terrorism that eventually ended after a government amnesty, declared when their leader was captured and renounced violence d. rural terrorism carried out by their death squads

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