Ernest Is a Policy Advisor Who Is Conducting a Study

question 5

Multiple Choice

Ernest is a policy advisor who is conducting a study on prison overcrowding.Which of the following recommendations is Ernest most likely to make in order to reduce overcrowding in prisons?

• A)decreasing the rate of recidivism
• B)strengthening the prison-industrial complex
• C)increasing federal spending on the war on drugs
• D)decreasing the number of correctional officers

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