There Has Been an Apparent Rise in the Number of Women

question 12

Short Answer

There has been an apparent rise in the number of women arrested for certain offenses. Please list and explain these particular offenses and the impact they have had on the female correctional population. Finally, how has the corrections system responded to this growth and do you agree with their response strategy?​

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Definitions:

General Rule

An established guideline or principle that is generally followed or considered as a norm in a particular field or situation.

Herfindahl Index

A measure used to calculate the level of concentration in a market, by summing the squares of the market shares of each firm.

Greater Than

A mathematical symbol (>) denoting that a value on the left is larger than the value on the right.

Four Firms

Often refers to a concentration ratio in economics that measures the output or revenue share of the four largest firms within an industry.