What Idea Motivated the Popularity of the Indefinite Sentence

question 31

Multiple Choice

What idea motivated the popularity of the indefinite sentence?

• A)Serious overcrowding in prisons
• B)A decline in violence among prisoners with indefinite sentences
• C)A belief that prisoners suffered from illnesses that could be diagnosed and treated
• D)A belief that sentencing guidelines were too strict
• E)Indefinite sentences have never been popular

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Definitions:

HHI

The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, a measure of market concentration to assess the level of competition within an industry.

Herfindahl-Hirschman Index

A measure used to quantify the level of competition within an industry, calculated by squaring the market share of each firm and summing the total.

Market Share

The percentage of an industry's sales that a particular company controls.

Imperfectly Competitive Industry

An industry in which individual firms have some control over the price of their output.