Zedlewski Calculated That

question 26

Multiple Choice

Zedlewski calculated that

• A) it takes 20 years of being on an imprisonment binge before crime will be reduced
• B) Each dollar spent imprisoning a criminal saves $17 in total social costs
• C) if fully implemented, three-strikes sentencing in California would reduce crime by 15%
• D) The financial investment in incarceration is unwise because incarceration does not reduce the crime rate

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