Corporal Punishments Like Branding or Amputation Were Commonly Used in Colonial

question 79

Multiple Choice

Corporal punishments like branding or amputation were commonly used in colonial America.What were these punishments designed to do?

• A) They were designed to encourage deviance but not crime.
• B) They were designed to mark the offender.
• C) They were designed to make the offender impossible to marry.
• D) They were designed to promote differential association theory.

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