Saylor and Iwaszko (2009) acknowledge that the huge incarceration increase over the last 20 years was likely responsible for ______ of the decrease in violent crime since the mid-1990s.
a. 10–35%
b. 20–34%
c. 45–57%
d. 34–67%
a. 10–35%
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In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that state-level bans on same-sex marriages are unconstitutional because they violate the __________.
A. moral code B. Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution C. Defense of Marriage Act D. buggery laws
The juvenile justice system in particular has come to rely on private contractors to provide low-security custodial facilities. What impact has this had on juvenile justice?
What will be an ideal response?
Calculate the z-score for the X = 7.5 from the following set of data.
In Breed v. Jones, the Supreme Court case ruled that trying a juvenile who had previously been adjudicated delinquent in juvenile court for the same crime as an adult in criminal court violates the double jeopardy clause of the ______ Amendment when the adjudication involves violation of a criminal statue.
a. First b. Fifth c. Fourth d. Ninth