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Currently, ___ percent of inmates in state and local prisons and just under ____ of those in federal prisons are there for drug offenses (U.S. Department of Justice, 2017).

Which political perspective claims that drug use is the product of too much economic inequality and too much hopelessness on the part of ordinary people.

When family members try to earn extra money, hide evidence of accidents, “cover” for an abuser who misses work, or even provide drugs to the abuser in an effort to keep the peace in the home, this is known as

Which age group is least likely to be a victim of violent crime?

The idea of police and community cooperation: officers getting to know local neighborhoods and for neighbors to get to know them is called: 

About what percentage of U.S. seniors live in a nursing facility at any specific point in time?

Who is most likely to engage in elder abuse?

In 1729, the emperor of China outlawed the cultivation, sale, and use of opium. What was the consequence?  

In which European city did removing criminal penalties for use of drugs mostly work?

In the United States during the 1800s, opium was legal and in wide use.