Prior to the 1960s, the Nation's Courts Maintained a Hands-Off

question 37

Multiple Choice

Prior to the 1960s, the nation's courts maintained a hands-off approach and did not interfere with prison matters because of all but which reason?

• A) the belief that it lacked technical competence in prison administration
• B) society's general apathy toward prisons
• C) a general concern with civil and human rights
• D) the belief that prisoners' complaints involved privileges rather than rights

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