The Main Goal of Prisons Is to Reduce Crime

question 111

Multiple Choice

The main goal of prisons is to reduce crime. A pragmatist would view this as

• A) The goals of the system are important, but equally important is information and evidence about how the system actually works.
• B) The goal is the one and only concern.
• C) What happens inside the prison does not matter.
• D) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Agreeableness

A personality trait describing someone as friendly, compassionate, trusting, and cooperative.

Androgynous

A term used to describe a person who does not fit neatly into the typical masculine and feminine gender roles of their society.

Disparate

Essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison.

Disjunctive

describes a relationship or situation where elements are not connected or do not flow logically from one to another.