The Crime Reduction Strategy of Mandatory Minimum Sentences Is a Method

question 113

Multiple Choice

The crime reduction strategy of mandatory minimum sentences is a method for achieving which of the following?

• A)incapacitation
• B)deterrence
• C)justice
• D)recognition of differences among offenders

Differentiate between various forms of crime such as white-collar crime, street crime, and conflict crimes.

Explain the social learning theory in the context of deviance and crime.

Analyze the impact of demographic changes on crime rates.

Recognize the role of societal and systemic factors in explaining ethnic disparities in incarceration rates.

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