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jerry coleman

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Those persons arrested for conventional street crimes, including major crimes of violence and major property crimes
 
  a. represent a cross-section of the adult population in the United States.
  b. are disproportionately nonwhites from all age groups.
  c. are disproportionately male, young, poor, and minority.
  d. are mostly young white males on drugs.

Question 2

The development of junior (2 year) colleges over the past few decades
 
  a. has been viewed in part as a safety valve for society by many policy makers.
  b. was primarily an attempt to support the development of a common culture among all students.
  c. was necessary because most working-class youth could not successfully compete with upper-class youth in better schools.
  d. facilitated the development of strong organizations for change among students.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a



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