Prison populations have increased in recent years because states have gotten tougher on crime in all of the following ways EXCEPT ________.
A. legislating longer sentences for particular crimes
B. specifying mandatory minimum sentences for crimes
C. reducing sentences given to repeat offenders
D. eliminating some judicial variation in sentences
Question -2-Property crime includes all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A. burglary
B. larceny
C. arson
D. aggravated assault
Question -3-What influences a family's decision to move away in the face of community dissatisfaction?
A. fault lines
B. push and pull factors
C. service functions
D. political functions
Question -4-Which unit of government provides a wide range of services such as a county, city, or township?
A. special-purpose government
B. Independent School District
C. general-purpose government
D. Dependent School District
Question -5-The juvenile justice system was created with the belief that ________.
A. children cannot adequately comprehend the consequences of their behavior
B. children know right from wrong
C. the goal should be deterrence
D. these youthful offenders do not deserve a second chance
Question -6-Law enforcement is principally a responsibility of ________.
A. local governments
B. citizen task forces
C. the federal bureaucracy
D. state and federal governments
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