What Information Does a Statistical Count of Prison Populations Provide

question 25

Multiple Choice

What information does a statistical count of prison populations provide?

• A) how much crime a society is experiencing
• B) how a society responds to crime
• C) the murder rates for a society at a given time
• D) the nature of judicial discretion in a society

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