The Principle of "Less Eligibility" Refers To

question 35

Multiple Choice

The principle of "less eligibility" refers to:

• A) the idea that only first offenders are eligible for probation
• B) the belief that the conditions of prisons should never be better than the conditions of the lowest worker on the outside
• C) the idea that one should not be sentenced for the lesser of several crimes
• D) the belief that a prisoner should serve a certain minimum amount of time before being eligible for parole

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