How Have Crime and Imprisonment Rates Changed in the U

question 19

Multiple Choice

How have crime and imprisonment rates changed in the U.S. in the past several decades?

• A) They have remained the same.
• B) Serious crime rates have been increasing for the past 20 years, and the number of prisoners serving life sentences has more than quadrupled since 1984.
• C) Serious crime rates have been increasing for the past 20 years, but the number of prisoners serving life sentences decreased by more than four times since 1984.
• D) Serious crime rates have been declining for the past 20 years, but the number of prisoners serving life sentences has more than quadrupled since 1984.