Mixing Low-Risk Offenders with High-Risk Offenders in the Same Program

question 19

Multiple Choice

Mixing low-risk offenders with high-risk offenders in the same program has been found to

• A) decrease recidivism.
• B) increase recidivism.
• C) have no impact on recidivism.
• D) be more effective than separating offenders based on risk level.

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