What is the name for the system that allowed prison officials to sell the labor of inmates to private businesses?

A. Property in service system
B. Guardian system
C. Contract system
D. Convict-lease system


Answer: C

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Define the three main forms of terrorism and how they are distinguished.

• Domestic terrorism • International terrorism (not the same as foreign terrorism • Cyberterrorism

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Who of the following was hired in 1908 by the Portland Police Department to supervise a group of social workers?

a. Marie Owens b. Lola Baldwin c. Alice Stebbins Wells d. Elizabeth Fry

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According to the National Crime Victimization Survey:

a. females are more often the victims of delinquency than males b. older people are more often targets than younger people c. crime victimization tends to be interracial d. the chance of victimization declines with age

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