Which jail became the first jail in the United States to use confinement as a punishment rather than as a means of pretrial detention?

a. Walnut Street
b. Montgomery
c. Comstock
d. Greene County


a. Walnut Street

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According to the coercive perspective, gender differences in antisocial behavior are the result of

A) poor parental monitoring. B) different social reinforcements. C) fetal exposure to neurotoxins. D) presence of callous-unemotional traits.

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George has taken a barbiturate for weeks. Unfortunately, he has developed a tolerance to this drug, and also developed a tolerance to another barbiturate that he has never taken. What is this type of reaction called?

a. synergistic tolerance b. negated tolerance c. cross tolerance d. double tolerance

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Identify which concept of negative emotions is central to which theory.

A. differential opportunity theory B. focal concerns theory C. general strain theory D. institutional anomie theory

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The rights of the parents are always subject to state control when in the court's opinion the best interests of the child demand this

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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