List and explain three unintended consequences of our ever-increasing prison population. Discuss the political and social effects of these consequences.

What will be an ideal response?


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Criticism that juvenile courts rely on extralegal factors in making dispositions is based on:

a. the numbers of all juveniles formally processed. b. a comparison of punishments handed down by these courts. c. the high numbers of minorities arrested, adjudicated, and confined. d. the increase in females formally processed.

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Dissatisfaction with the status quo coupled with a felt need to change is referred to as

a. defrosting b. perceiving c. conceiving d. unfreezing e. insulating

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

1. Some acts can move from being deemed deviant to being declared illegal, such as using a cell phone while driving or smoking cigarettes in public. 2. There is one definition of what crime is, and it is the same in all countries. 3. While most mala in se activities are also considered highly deviant, this is not necessarily the case for mala prohibita acts. 4. Criminology is the scientific study of crime. 5. Joanne Belknap states she prefers to use the term crime processing, criminal processing, and criminal legal system, given that “the processing of victims and offenders [is] anything but ‘just.’”

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In U.S. v. Russell (1973 ) a government agent who supplied essential ingredients to men operating a methamphetamine laboratory and who agreed to share half the profits was found to entrap the defendants

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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