Corrections Exam 3

Corrections Exam 3 The makeup of the U. S. prison population is increasingly black and brown, as white offenders comprise a continually smaller proportion of the prison population. True or False? - ANSWER True Corrections is more about the process of management rather than correctional clients. True or False? - ANSWER False A relatively large proportion of the U.S. prison population is female. True or False? - ANSWER False Sentence lengths increased through the many "tough on crime" statutes that were passed since 1980. True or False? - ANSWER True Violence is equally likely in male prisons and female prisons. True or False? - ANSWER False The average length of women's prison sentences are exactly equal to those of men. True or False? - ANSWER False