Whether you intend to be a police officer, probation or social worker, bartender or even a social scientist, research skills are a crucial skill to possess. (up to five points for each question) a) Identify the source(s) of your material b) Answer the explict question c) Tell us something (anything) interesting about the topic 1) What is a water crib? 2) What is a "fish?" (Definition AND origins of the term) 3) What was the ethnic (eg, black, nonwhite, etc) composition of U.S. prisoners in: 1830, 1880, 1930? 4) When and where was the first woman's prison built? 5) When was the last public execution in the U.S.? 6) When was the last public flogging in the U.S.?
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