A BJS Survey of Federal and State Prisons and Local

question 60

True/False

A BJS survey of federal and state prisons and local jails found that the number of allegations of sexual violence decreased by 21 percent following enactment of the PREA.

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Definitions:

Government Transfers

Payments made by the government to individuals or other entities without expecting a good or service in return, such as social security or unemployment benefits.

Tax Rate

The percentage at which an individual or corporation is taxed by the government on income, consumption, or other economic activities.

Income Mobility

Refers to the ability of an individual or family to move up or down the economic ladder within a society over time.

Income Ladder

A conceptual representation of the distribution of income levels among different groups within a population, often visualized as rungs on a ladder.