Which of the Below Was Not Among the Reasons for Repeal

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the below was not among the reasons for repeal of mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses in the early 1970s?

• A) alienation of youth from general society
• B) belief that the war on drugs was ending
• C) hampering the rehabilitation of drug offenders
• D) reduction of the deterrent of drug laws, because even prosecutors thought the
• Penalties were too harsh

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