According to the _______ view of crime, the great majority of citizens agree that certain behaviors must be outlawed or controlled, and that criminal law is designed to protect citizens from social harm

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consensus

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Historically, correctional institutions have classified transgender inmates by ______.

a. staff preference b. the gender identity of the inmate c. the genitalia of the inmate d. the available space to house the inmate

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According to our author, juvenile facility managers should ________

A) be more reactive and less proactive B) try moving juveniles away from family C) encourage accreditation D) put less emphasis on accountability and micro management

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Obtaining property by false pretenses is similar to larceny and different from embezzlement in that the taking must be _______

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

1. Gangs never migrate to smaller cities and towns to avoid the intense competition of drug trafficking in the cities. 2. The sharp decline in homicides by known juvenile offenders between 1994 and 2001 was attributable entirely to a decline in homicides by firearm. 3. Aside from listing the risk factors that can predict likely gang involvement, it is perhaps best to view the likelihood of joining a gang as entailing multiple pushes and pulls upon the juvenile. 4. In areas of serious deprivation and where few prosocial opportunities exist, the prospect of joining a gang is decreased. 5. Many gangs throughout the United States have developed along racial or ethnic lines.

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