Victor Rios Wrote Punished: the Criminalization of Inner City Boys

question 24

Multiple Choice

Victor Rios wrote Punished: The Criminalization of Inner City Boys (2010) ,in which he questions whether:

• A) increasing police in inner-city neighborhoods actually increases criminal records of the youth there.
• B) replacing teachers in inner-city schools with police officers decreases crime.
• C) installing cameras at every street corner decreases crime in inner cities.
• D) replacing police officers with social workers decreases the amount of crime in inner cities.

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Definitions:

Proposition

A formal statement or proposition in logic or mathematics, proposed for acceptance or rejection.

Enthymemes

A shortened form of syllogism which omits one of the premises, assuming it to be understood by the audience.

Everyday Speech

The casual, informal language used by people in daily conversations.

Singular Propositions

A type of proposition concerning exactly one particular subject.