In Their Research on the American Prison System, Bruce Western

question 33

Multiple Choice

In their research on the American prison system, Bruce Western (2007) and Jeffrey Reiman (2007) note that the prison system is designed to

• A) train and socialize prisoners into a career of secondary deviance.
• B) help prisoners repay their debt to society.
• C) give prisoners marketable skills that will keep them from returning to prison.
• D) make prisoners more respectable.

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