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Question 1 2 / 2 pts Today's prison population being larger and more diverse than it was in the past is due to what? the decreasing percentage of elderly offenders the prison population becoming "middle crime age" (age twenty-five to thirty-five) and physically and emotionally unhealthy the larger proportion of offenders being white Correct! the incarceration of many property and drug offenders who previously were not sentenced to prison Question 2 2 / 2 pts Which of the following is one of the four largest jurisdictions that combined hold more than one-third of all female prisoners? New York Louisiana
Georgia Correct! Texas Question 3 2 / 2 pts Which offenses contributed to the most significant increase in the number of prison inmates? white-collar crimes murder and rape Correct! drug and public-order offenses child molestation and stalking Question 4 2 / 2 pts
In 2015, males represented about what percentage of the violent crime arrests in the United States? 15 percent Correct! 80 percent 50 percent 32 percent Question 5 2 / 2 pts As a result of sentencing guidelines and mandatory prison sentences, ________. women are receiving shorter sentences than men for similar offenses nearly two-thirds of women, compared to 5 percent of men, convicted of federal felonies are granted probation men are receiving shorter sentences than women for similar offenses Correct!
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men and women charged with similar offenses are receiving similar sentences Question 6 2 / 2 pts In which case did the Eighth Circuit Court suggest five criteria to be used to examine whether differences in prison programs discriminate against female inmates? Correct! Pargo v. Elliott Rhodes v. Chapman Terry v. Ohio Morrissey v. Brewer Question 7 2 / 2 pts The percentage of elderly and juvenile offenders sentenced to adult prisons is increasing. True
Correct! False Question 8 2 / 2 pts The number of females under all types of correctional supervision has grown at a more rapid rate than the number of males under supervision. Correct! True False Question 9 2 / 2 pts A majority of the prison population is comprised of minorities. Correct! True
False Question 10 2 / 2 pts Almost 80 percent of the women in state prisons have "severe, long-standing substance abuse problems." Correct! True False
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