Author Question: In the United States, detention centers, jails, and prisons are places that provide safety to the ... (Read 49 times)

wenmo · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

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

patma1981 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B, C, E
Feedback:
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.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
Feedback:
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.