Our High Incarceration Rate in the U

question 11

Multiple Choice

Our high incarceration rate in the U.S.is mainly the result of

• A) our high rates of violent crime and severe treatment of these offenders
• B) our tendency to send convicted offenders to prison
• C) our tendency to reject fewer cases involving African American
• D) our high rates of plea bargaining

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