Author Question: The text points out that by the early 1990s, rates of juvenile crimes and the number of juveniles in ... (Read 98 times)

jc611 · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

The text points out that by the early 1990s, rates of juvenile crimes and the number of juveniles in criminal detention had risen dramatically. These statistics have produced which of the following reactions?

a. Victims of these crimes are calling for tougher penalties.
b. Critics of the trend toward greater punitiveness believe that putting young offenders in prison will simply produce more super-predators.
c. Some small-scale community-based approaches have been attempted.
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

Question 2

Hostility, violence, and discrimination directed at people because they are homosexuals is known as __________.

a. sexual prejudice
b. homophobia
c. anti-homosexuality discrimination
d. gay bashing
e. None of the above