What Is the Concern with Private Prisons

question 65

Multiple Choice

What is the concern with private prisons?

• A) Private prisons may cut costs to increase profit at the expense of prisoner rehabilitation programs, civil rights, and safety.
• B) The increased efficiency of private prisons may put public prisons out of business.
• C) Private prisons will cost taxpayers too much money to operate because they will cut costs in the short run increasing recidivism rates.
• D) Private prisons are likely to overemphasize quality and cost taxpayers too much money in the long run.

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Definitions:

Posthypnotic Instructions

Suggestions given to a person during hypnosis that are intended to be acted upon after the person emerges from the hypnotic state.

Hypnosis

A trance-like state of heightened focus and concentration, often used for therapeutic purposes or suggestion.

Relaxation

A state of reduced tension and stress, characterized by a calm and peaceful mind and body.

Sleep Spindles

Brief bursts of brain activity detectable in EEG recordings during stage 2 of non-REM sleep, associated with learning, memory consolidation, and protection of sleep.