A Legislator Wants to Change Laws So That Individuals Arrested

question 37

Multiple Choice

A legislator wants to change laws so that individuals arrested for possession of small amounts of illegal drugs will be sent to drug courts that will ensure that they participate in substance abuse treatment. Which of the following is the legislator advocating?

• A) Mass incarceration
• B) Medicalization of deviance
• C) That deviance is functional for society
• D) The idea that street criminals are an exploited class

Classify costs as product, period, committed fixed, or discretionary fixed costs.

Calculate the effects of activity level changes on per unit and total fixed costs.

Identify and interpret differential, sunk, and opportunity costs in decision-making.

Utilize the standard cost formula for total, fixed, and variable costs.