Which offenders did Langan and Levin (2002) find had the highest rate of recidivism?

a. murderers
b. sex offenders
c. property offenders
d. none of these


c. property offenders

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The notion behind operant conditioning is that social and nonsocial ______ enhance learning.

a. reinforcement b. structure c. location d. imitation

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Henry Goddard's well known study of the lineage of a criminogenic family in the U.S. was called:

a. The Jukes. b. The Dugdales. c. The Kalllikaks. d. The Feebleminded.

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Inmates in ______ facilities are generally locked up in individual cells for 23 hours a day and are kept in solitary confinement with limited interaction with others.

a. minimum b. medium c. maximum d. supermax

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Which of the following is NOT true in regards to Latin American ‘machismo’?

a. It is the repudiation of ‘feminine virtues’ b. It endorses suspicion, envy, malice and brutality c. It allows men to be drunken womanizers d. It is a sign of disrespect in Latin American society

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