List three examples of social institutions. Explain how they could affect crime rates.

What will be an ideal response?


Family, schools, church, state, economy; individuals are socialized by family, schools, and church and the economy can affect individual wealth, leading some individuals to crime

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

1. Historically, in some parts of the United States, minority group members have been more likely to be incarcerated when they were innocent. 2. Discrimination and disparity are different things. 3. Race is essentially the same as ethnicity. 4. The term Hispanic includes non-white Asians. 5. The legacy of racism runs long and deep in the United States.

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__________ involve acts that are illegal only for juveniles.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In which of the following years were the first two women elected to the position of sheriff in the United States?

A. 1992 B. 1916 C. 1868 D. 1972

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The ________ costs of the growth of the penal system have been borne most substantially by minority communities that already struggle with poverty and other forms of disadvantage

a. physical b. financial c. social d. moral

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