In England during the eleventh century, those who broke laws were often held in ________ until it was time to impose punishment.

A. halfway houses
B. community corrections centers
C. private estates
D. prisons


Answer: C

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

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Garfinkel called the circumstances under which people are stripped of status and respectability:

a. confirmation ceremonies b. ordination ceremonies c. degradation ceremonies d. condemnation ceremonies

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Identify, describe, and provide an example of five inmate roles identified by Sykes and Messinger.

What will be an ideal response?

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Gene develops a scheme to gain money from vending machines. Each time he passes a vending machine, Gene stuffs a tissue out of sight up the coin return tube. Once a day he returns to each of the machines and removes the hidden tissue

A day's worth of returned change then falls into his hands. He collects about $30 per day from his vending machine route. So far the little scheme has produced $255. Which of the following is an accurate statement concerning this situation? A) Gene has committed no offense because the change does not belong to the owner of the machines and the real owners of the change have abandoned any claim to it. B) Gene has committed burglary because the vending machine meets the statutory definition of a "building." C) Gene has committed criminal trespass because everyone knows you are not supposed to stuff things into coin-operated machines. D) Gene has committed burglary of a coin-operated machine because he has entered the machines with intent to obtain property, i.e., the change.

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