Explain why the American prison population is getting older

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The general American population is getting older. Secondly, sentencing policies, like mandatory minimums, are causing individuals to be incarcerated longer and for older individuals to be incarcerated.

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Consistent with their founders' background as military veterans, outlaw motorcycle clubs exhibit a hierarchical command structure

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following commissions were assembled as a response to the Rodney King incident of 1991?

A) The Christopher Commission B) The Mollen Commission C) The Knapp Commission D) The Kolts Commission E) None of the above.

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Which list shows the correct order of the stages to follow when conducting research using qualitative data?

a. develop a research topic/question, sampling, gathering data, organizing data, identify the best way to gather the data, consult the literature, analyze and develop conclusions, and report findings b. develop a research topic/question, gathering data, organize data, identify the best way to gather the data, consult the literature, sampling, analyze and develop conclusions, and report findings c. develop a research topic/question, identify the best way to gather the data, consult the literature, sampling, gathering data, organize data, analyze and develop conclusions, and report findings d. develop a research topic/question, consult the literature, identify the best way to gather the data, sampling, gathering data, organizing data, analyze and develop conclusions, and report findings

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Early forms of confinement in England and other European countries were very different from our contemporary prisons and jails. One of the first methods of confinement was a facility where a wide range of people were sent to work; most of these people were not hardened criminals, but were guilty of not paying their debts. Another form of confinement was exporting criminals to other lands, such as the American colonies and Australia. As the American Revolution began, however, England had to find something else to do with their criminals. As a result, they reconfigured abandoned ships to hold criminals on the riverbanks. The ships that were used to house offenders on riverbanks were called:

A. hulks. B. hulls. C. garrotes. D. schooners.

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