Jails Are Often More Difficult to Manage Than Prisons for Which

question 44

Multiple Choice

Jails are often more difficult to manage than prisons for which of the following reasons?

• A) the more diverse and complex population that occurs in a jail facility
• B) the large number of juveniles they must house and process
• C) the lack of usefulness of jails in today's society
• D) the smaller population they serve in a given year compared to prisons

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