Bentham Supported the Idea of Imprisoning Convicted Offenders; His Idea

question 199

True/False

Bentham supported the idea of imprisoning convicted offenders; his idea, along with others, led to a transformation in the type of punishment in Western societies at the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th centuries.

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Definitions:

Returns to Scale

The variation in production output resulting from a proportional alteration of all input factors in the manufacturing process.

Constant-Cost Industry

An industry in which the input prices and production costs remain constant as the industry output changes.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all firms in an industry are producing at their minimum long-run average cost and are earning normal profits.

Units of Output

The measurable amount of goods or services produced by a company or industry.