The Enlightenment Proposed Which of the Following Ideas for Correctional

question 8

Multiple Choice

The Enlightenment proposed which of the following ideas for correctional reform?

• A) ​a rewriting of penal codes to increase the severity of criminal sanctions
• B) ​a greater belief in the application of pain as a specific and general deterrent
• C) ​the invention of the penitentiary, where prisoners could be isolated from the temptations of the outside world
• D) ​an increase in the number of criminal laws and, as a result, a growth in the numbers and types of prisoners

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