How a Society Treats Its Deviants Is One Measure of How

question 87

Multiple Choice

How a society treats its deviants is one measure of how humane it is. What would an examination of prisons and mental hospitals in the United States suggest regarding this standard?

• A) The United States is the most humane society in the world.
• B) Prisons are a last resort in dealing with deviants.
• C) U.S. prisons emphasize prisoner rehabilitation and mental hospitals cure the mentally ill.
• D) They are both used as warehouse for the unwanted.

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