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| black crime is more than _____ white crime |
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| why does U.S. have a higher rate of crime than Europe? |
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| Drug Trafficking/Lords and Diversity |
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| what season is crime rate higher? |
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| best strategy when it comes to crime? |
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| the rise of the state has _______ crime |
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| rehabilitation generally is ________ |
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| when baby boomers reach 18-33 crime will |
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| shared genetically transmitted physical character |
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| a group considered distinct because of a shared cultural heritage |
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| Attitude towards a person or activity |
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| unjust treatment of different categories of people; actions |
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| In colonial days __% of all jurisdictions were death penalty |
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| No life shall be taken in this country by the government except with due process of law; due process of law |
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| There shall be no cruel or unusual punishment from our governments |
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| ruled death penalty wrong due to no due process |
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| aggravating circumstances |
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| 1) If they are a police officer, judge, etc, if you hold someone as hostage, if you kill someone on a air plane, more than one crime at a time, torture someone to death, if you have a violent past, if you kill someone under 12 years old |
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| No prior history of violence, if they have a history of mental illness, if they are a youth, if they are of good character |
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| how many jurors have to agree for the death penalty |
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| what's up with occupy wallstreet? |
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| they against capitalism which Campbell thinks is ironic cause he believes capitalism helps them |
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| good government is where their government has a finger in everything |
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| Cutting medicare payments to health providers will |
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| cause hospitals to shut down because they are not getting paid for their medicare patients |
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| why have crime rates decreased |
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| rise of the state, capitalism, and cosmopolitanism |
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| Cosmopolitanism is the ideology that all kinds of human ethnic groups belong to a single community based on a shared morality |
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| national crime victimization survey NCVS |
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| largest crime information; surveys crime victims |
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| larceny- non violent theft; stealing with out force |
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| concealed weapons have been _______ where as murders have been _______ |
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| male 18-35 low i.q. and impulsive repeat offender |
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| most important factor in determining if one will become a crimnal |
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| USA's greatest criminologist |
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| three philosophies of crime control |
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Retribution-Deterrence
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Prevention |
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| three reasons for growth of government |
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| industrialization, social philosophy,and people expect more of government |
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| global independence depends on |
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| bureaucracy and cooperation |
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| encourages inefficiency and abuse of power and poverty |
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| is the main source for the U.S. federal government agencies |
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| Improving the morality of public culture |
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| Return of more issues to local government and Encouraging private-sector solutions |
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| health care makes the most sense when... |
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| health care is _____ expensive now |
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| there are _____ as many african americans uninsured and caucasians |
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| it is ______ that uninsured Americans just pay the bill or don't get any health care |
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| false; because healthcare is avaiable to them at a lower cot; hospitals take the loss |
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| _____ percent of Americans, or 43.6 million, were currently without health insurance. |
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| worst need that is not covered in health care |
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| largest healthcare program |
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| __________ spends the most on health care |
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| who has the longest life expectancy |
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| Canada’s national health care insurance _____ medical bills |
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| Costs are ________ between doctors and the provincial governments in Canadian healthcare |
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| Now to be available to a family of 4 earning up to $29,000 |
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| Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act |
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Cut Medicare payments to health providers by $427 billion
Lower-income Americans will get tax-credits to offset the cost of buying health insurance
Children stay on parents’ health-care until 26th birthday
No Federal $ for abortions |
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| pros of the new healthcare act |
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Reduction of # of uninsured
Expanded coverage for youth
Reform of some problems |
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| cons of the new healthcare act |
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Federalizes health care
Rewrites the entire system for the sake of 17% of the people
On February 10, 2011, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf testified before the House Budget Committee that Obamacare will result in an estimated 800,000 fewer U.S. jobs*
May not pass judicial scrutiny |
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| low income home ownership |
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| helping low income people own not rent homes |
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| why didn't low income home ownership work |
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Reasons for the failure
Home-ownership is a big responsibility
Less discretionary income than others for other needs
Home-ownership impedes moving to get a better job |
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| A relatively mild mental illness that is not caused by organic disease, involving symptoms of stress |
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| out of touch with reality |
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| ___ of 5 Americans (adults & children) suffers some form of MI every year |
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| ____ of incarcerated youth suffer from MI |
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| __% of population suffers from schitzophrenia or bipolar disorder |
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| Men & women experience mental illness _______ |
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| leading cause of disbility |
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| treatment of mental ilness has _______ because? |
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| increased; stigma has decreased and healthcare efforts increased |
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| ___ out of 5 people with major depression |
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Less than it used to be
Deinstitutionalization |
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| how many people are homeless in USA |
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| 3rd cause of death among young people |
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| suicide has been increasing/decreasing |
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| this may be a significant factor in the suicide increase |
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| ___ who suffer depression find relief by use of modern medications—if they stick with treatment |
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| medicare often does not cover mental illness because |
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Unequal treatment is justified
Exclusion is enforced
Violence is considered appropriate to maintain social boundaries |
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| Allport's theory of contact |
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| predjudices will decrease if two groups with equal status have contact |
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| __% of American blacks live in the South |
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| secularist have ____ kids than those who have faith |
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| secularist have ____ kids than those who have faith |
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| the cost of raising a child til the age 17 |
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| the cost of raising a child has increased ___% in the past decade |
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