Studies Show That Prisons May Have A(n) _____ Effect

question 56

Multiple Choice

Studies show that prisons may have a(n) _____ effect. When comparable groups of offenders are tracked, those sentenced to prison are _____ likely to recidivate than those sentenced to probation.

• A) criminogenic; more
• B) taming; less
• C) null; no more or less
• D) uncertain; sometimes more and sometimes less

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Definitions:

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells, or neurons, that typically conduct electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Keyboard

A set of keys or buttons used for inputting data into a computer or other device.

Dendrite

The branched projections of a neuron that act to conduct the electrochemical stimulation received from other neural cells to the cell body, or soma.

Neuron

A nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system, responsible for transmitting information throughout the body.