"Get Tough" or Retributive Approaches to Punishment Have Been Reflected

question 21

Multiple Choice

"Get tough" or retributive approaches to punishment have been reflected by _______.

• A)sentencing guidelines
• B)mandatory minimum sentences
• C)the abolition of parole
• D)All of these are correct.

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