All of the Following Are True of Prisons Except That

question 29

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of prisons except that:

• A)prisons punish people who commit crimes by denying them freedom for some designated period.
• B)prisons discourage people who have committed crimes from committing them again and deter others from committing them in the first place-at least theoretically.
• C)prisons protect potential victims from dangerous offenders by putting them behind bars.
• D)prisons exist only to punish offenders and not to rehabilitate them.

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Definitions:

Cash Account

An account that records all transactions made in cash, including receipts and payments.

Direct Labor Costs

The wages paid to workers who are directly involved in the production of goods or the provision of services, excluding the cost of materials and overhead.

Materials Price Variance

The difference between the actual cost of materials used in production and the standard cost expected for those materials.

Raw Materials

These are the base ingredients or components that companies use in the production of goods.