A Strategy for Preventing Crime That Requires a Prison Sentence

question 24

Multiple Choice

A strategy for preventing crime that requires a prison sentence or specifies the least amount of time that must be served is known as what?

• A) mandatory sentencing
• B) specific incapacitation
• C) preventive detention
• D) truth in sentencing

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Definitions:

Break-even Point

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Target Profit

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Contribution Margin Ratio

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Fixed Monthly Expenses

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