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In the United States, detention centers, jails, and prisons are places that provide safety to the public by incarcerating people who have committed crimes and who are deemed a threat to society.
 
  Which demographics are true of the majority of inmates? (Select all that apply.)
  A) Incarcerated for violent crimes
  B) Latino or African-American
  C) Average age of 37 years
  D) Serving sentences of more than 10 years
  E) Male gender

Question 2

The Children's Defense Fund supports initiatives at the individual, family, community, organizational, and government levels.
 
  Encouraging families to spend quality time together by hosting a movie or game night at a local church is an example of a strategy at which level?
  A) Family
  B) Community
  C) Organizational
  D) Government



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: B, C, E
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Most inmates are males who are African-American or Latino. The average age of inmates is 37. Seventy-five percent of all prisoners are nonviolent and have been incarcerated for drug possession and trafficking, bribery, and extortion, and 40 are serving sentences of more than 10 years.

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Ans: B
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Encouraging families to spend quality time together by hosting a movie or game night at a local church is an example of a strategy at the community level and not at the family, organizational, or government levels.




wenmo

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
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