Recent Trends in Incarceration Rates Suggest Which of the Following

question 27

Multiple Choice

Recent trends in incarceration rates suggest which of the following conclusions?

• A) these trends correspond exactly with the reduction in serious crime
• B) such trends merely mark a continuation of a rise in incarceration rates that began in the 1930s.
• C) such trends stem mainly from the "war on drugs"
• D) these trends reflect the demise in the number of executions

Acknowledge the significance of beginning a search using keywords.

Understand the importance of document pre-reading in the context of research note-taking.

Identify and understand different methods of gathering information.

Differentiate between types of questions (open, closed, multiple choice, etc.) and their applications.

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