The Study of the Cost-Effectiveness of Various Correctional Programs and Related

question 34

Multiple Choice

The study of the cost-effectiveness of various correctional programs and related reductions in the incidence of crime is called:

• A)justice economics.
• B)the "cost of justice".
• C)correctional econometrics.
• D)none of these.

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Society

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