Exam 6: Cause and Effect: Determining Reasons and Outcomes

The author believes that the biggest question of all in this story concerns personal responsibility more than society's responsibility.

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The new agreement in California will continue to send gang members to solitary confinement, even if they follow the rules.

Some prisoners protested solitary confinement by participating in hunger strikes.

Some corrections officials believe that long-term solitary confinement is ineffective.

A new settlement in California will limit the amount of time inmates spend in solitary confinement.

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In a ghetto defense case, the victim is usually a family member.

The new settlement will increase the number of inmates in solitary confinement.

Kotlowitz argues that if you lower your expectations, particularly with kids, they will meet only those low expectations.

The "ghetto defense" argues that Morgan's exposure to violence rendered her not responsible for her actions.

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Most observers are now optimistic about the future of the ghetto defense.

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If nothing else, Lisa Morgan's childhood starkly illustrates the tragic effects of urban violence.

The ghetto defense was successful in Morgan's case.