What are the explanations for the increase in women in prison in the United States?

What will be an ideal response?


? Two possible explanations for the rising number of women incarcerated in the United States are (1) the changing life circumstances of women over the past forty years, and (2) the criminal justice system's changing attitude toward women over that time period.

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In what 1963 landmark case did the U.S. Supreme Court rule that state courts must provide counsel to indigent defendants in felony prosecutions?

A. Gideon v. Wainwright B. Strickland v. Washington C. Burger v. Kemp D. Argersinger v. Hamlin

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______ is a model of corrections based on the goal of reintegrating the offender into the community

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A guilty plea involves __________ of many constitutional rights.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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There is no parent-child privilege in federal law.

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

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