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n the international arena, the United States consistently has the highest incarceration rate in the world. b. False Hispanie offenders have a lower level of overrepresentation compared to their percentage in the a. True True a. general population for both state and federal prison populations. b. False 27Prison gangs are an insignificant part of understanding the prison environment and incidental to the inmate social system b. False True a. A series of court decisions have declared de jure racial segregation in prisons to be unconstitutional. However, inmates still tend to self-segregate. 28. b. False a. True 29. Discretio nary parole decisions are made by prison administrators to conditionally release prisoners True b. False The decision to revoke parole is discretionary; parole authorities may choose to overilook a violation and not send the person back to prison. This use of discretion does not tend to open the door for possible discrimination. 30. a. True b. False The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report "Juvenile Victims of Property Crime," stated thatjuveniles had been the victim of a property crime. a. one of every eight b. two of every eight 31. " stated thatc c one of every six d. two of every seven crime victimization rates are higher for younger age groups than 32. In general, for older age groups a. violent c. sexual d. all b. property 33. Data on young African American males are particularly at risk. a. violent c. sexual d. all b. property 34. Because the juvenile justice system espouses the philosophy of parens patriae, it allows for more than the adult system. c. retribution d. discretion a. formality b. incapacitation 35. Because the juvenile justice system espouses the philosophy of parens patriac,i than the adult system. is less a. formal b. flexible c. compassionate 36. In general, violent crime victimization rates are higher for younger age groups than for older age groups. a. True False b. The United States Supreme Court ruled in Kent v. United States (1966) that hearings to 37. determine whether juvenile cases may be moved to adult court must measure up to "the essentials of due process and fair treatment. a. True b. False 38. Because the juvenile justice system espouses the philosophy of parens patriae, it is less discretionary than the adult system. a. True False b. than 39. In general crime victimization rates are higher for younger age groups for older age groups. a. violent b. property c sexual d. all ommunity-based corrections gained popularity in the 1990s a. True 40. C b. False Many neighborhoods welcome community-based correction a. True 41. b. False Community-based corrections are sometimes referred to as: a. capital punishment b. discretionary release 42. c. corporal punishment d. intermediate sanctions Prejudice may lead to: a criminal conviction b. bad police and community relations d. all of the above 43. c. discrimination Racism can be defined as: a. a legitimate expression of racial pride b. belief that another human population has genetically inferior characteristics c. belief that all men are created equal d. belief that biological characteristics have no effect on crime 44. 45. Prelease centers are form of community-based corrections a. True b. False Racial profiling is a legitimate tool used by law enforcement to fight drug trafficking. a. True 46. b. False 47. Prejudice can be defined as an attitude. b. False True a. The "veil-of-darkness method" is an innovative way to test for racial profiling. a. True 48. b. False The issue of racism in community policing is: a. rare and over-stated b. always present 49. multifaceted and emotional alwavs directed towards the police c. d. 50. A ccording to your text, probation officer Mary Obregon believes that reentry to the community style strategies for violators does work. True b. False

Answer 1

1. True. USA has the highest incarceration rates in the world with almost 737 prisoners per 100,000 population. It is followed by Russia and Ukraine.