Imprisonment Was a Rare Type of Punishment Before the Nineteenth

question 41

Multiple Choice

Imprisonment was a rare type of punishment before the nineteenth century because earlier societies

• A) did not have sufficient resources to operate prisons.
• B) believed physical punishments such as branding would better deter future crimes.
• C) were crueler and therefore more accepting of harsh physical punishment.
• D) believed punishments like shunning and banishment were more humane.

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