Regarding crime in America, select the most accurate statement
a. property crime is down, but violent crime has been rising steadily since the 1970s
b. both property and violent crime have been increasing steadily for two decades
c. both property and violent crime are at their lowest levels since 1993
d. no discernible trends can be determined using crime data from the last 10 years
C
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With the creation of the juvenile court, children younger than ______ were removed from the adult system.
A. 7 B. 11 C. 16 D. 18
On what grounds did Justices Brennan, White, Marshall, and Blackmun disagree with Powell’s majority opinion in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke?
A. the use of the Fourteenth Amendment B. the use of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 C. the use of strict scrutiny instead of intermediate scrutiny D. all of these
The bulk of the money collected from fines assessed to offenders usually go to victim/witness assistance programs or to a general _____
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
There is little agreement among researchers that punishment has a ______ effect.
a. retributive b. rehabilitative c. restorative d. deterrent