Which of the following is an explanation for the high prison populations in the United States?
A. People convicted of crimes could be paroled quickly.
B. More criminals have been caught and successfully prosecuted.
C. People convicted of crimes face mandatory minimum sentences.
D. More criminals have reoffended as they got out of prison.
Answer: C
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How is the poverty line calculated?
A) two-thirds of the minimum wage for a full-time worker. B) the cost of a minimaly nutritional diet times three C) one-third of the U.S. median income D) the previous year's poverty rate adjusted for inflation and change in the cost-of-living
A pimp is aware that other pimps may attempt to seduce a woman away from her current pimp; such attempts, successful or not, are dealt with as follows:
a. a pimp may do so without fear of retaliation: "bros before hoes." b. a pimp trying to steal another pimp's women is looked down upon because loyalty between pimps is expected: "bros before hoes.". c. no rules here, each pimp on his own what to do, how to respond: "might makes rite.". d. the response varies: "might makes rite.".
According to Wilson the fundamental problem of the ghetto areas he has studied is:
A) many of the residents make very little money in their jobs. B) almost all of the residents are African Americans who are segregated from whites. C) many of the residents have no or little connection to the formal labor force. D) almost all of the residents rely on crime as the main way to make money.
The significance level is the same as the chance of making a(n) ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word