What significant change in incarceration rates occurred in the U.S. between 1970 and 2010?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Incarceration rates decreased from 500 to 100 per 100,000 people.
Incarceration rates increased from 50 to 200 per 100,000 people.
Incarceration rates increased from 100 to 500 per 100,000 people.
Incarceration rates remained constant at 150 per 100,000 people.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does stratification economics focus on?
The relationship between crime rates and incarceration.
The impact of economic policies on global markets.
The effects of technology on labor markets.
The dynamics of privilege and group identity among subpopulations.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does an increase in the Gini coefficient affect local incarceration rates?
It increases the number of incarcerated persons by 60.
It doubles the incarceration rates.
It decreases the number of incarcerated persons by 60.
It has no effect on incarceration rates.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the impact of a 1% increase in the relative poverty rate on local incarceration?
It reduces the Gini coefficient by 1 point.
It has no impact on incarceration rates.
It increases incarceration by 73-75 persons per 100,000.
It decreases incarceration by 73-75 persons per 100,000.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the First Step Act related to?
A program to increase incarceration rates.
A strategy to improve global trade relations.
An initiative to address criminal law and public policy.
A new economic policy for reducing inequality.
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What is the main argument for integrating economic and criminal justice policies?
They both contribute to inequality and should be addressed together.
Economic policies are more important than criminal justice policies.
Criminal justice policies have no impact on economic inequality.
They are unrelated and should be addressed separately.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the significance of combining neoclassical and heterodox economic traditions in this research?
It limits the scope of the research.
It focuses solely on traditional economic theories.
It provides a single perspective on the data.
It allows for multiple interpretations and a broader understanding.
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