Several Studies,including Those by the RAND Corporation and the National

question 79

Multiple Choice

Several studies,including those by the RAND Corporation and the National Institute of Justice,have concluded that states with three-strikes laws:

• A) are overall much more successful in dealing with crime and neighborhood disorder.
• B) do not appear to have experienced faster declines in crime since those laws were implemented than have states without such laws.
• C) have not experienced a greater increase in incarceration rates.
• D) do not appear to have experienced faster declines in crime since those laws were implemented than have states without such laws, and have not experienced a greater increase in incarceration rates.

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Definitions:

Pepsinogens

Precursor enzymes produced by the stomach that, when activated, play a key role in breaking down proteins during digestion.

Zymogens

Inactive enzyme precursors that require a biochemical change to become active enzymes.

Estrogens

A group of steroid hormones that play a key role in the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sexual characteristics.

Androgens

A group of hormones that play a role in male traits and reproductive activity; testosterone is the most well-known androgen.