| Chapter 2 Who Goes to Prison? Who does the public think goes to prison - what is a "criminal type"? What did the Texas study (page 21) show about who goes to prison? What does Table 2-3 on page 22 show about prison admissions? How did the authors do their study "A Closer Look �"? How did they define Petty, Moderate, etc.? What does Figure 2-2 on page 27 show about prison admissions? What are the five basic patterns of crime that they found? What are the proportions? (Figure 2-4) Describe each of the five patterns. Are "habitual offenders" usually serious criminals? What did Austin's study of Florida's Habitual Sentencing Law find? (characteristics and types) What did the authors conclude? (esp. last paragraph page 46) |