List some of the proposed explanations that explain changes in offending over time
What will be an ideal response?
The answer should include the following points:
- maturation and aging account for desistance—relatively minor gains from crime lose their power to reinforce deviant behavior as juveniles mature and develop increasing ties to conventional society
- developmental accounts of desistance—identity changes account for reduction or cessation of crime
- rational choice accounts for desistance—the severity of the adult penal system appears to deter criminal behavior
- life-course perspective accounts for desistance—desistance is a process rather than an event: a process that operates simultaneously at different levels and across different contextual environments
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The main action of state regulatory bodies was to ______.
A. initiate litigation on behalf of inmates B. visit facilities and generate reports of their findings C. lobby to get candidates elected to state offices D. assist judges in levying sentences against offenders
Either the subculture of inmates or the subculture of correctional officers exists at any given time in any prison institution.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which action would be considered health care fraud?
A) ?referring patients to other physicians in the same office B) ?directing patients to particular pharmacies C) ?referring patients to a clinic in which the physician has a financial interest D) ?all of these are examples of health care fraud