How Could the Trend of Mass Imprisonment in the Late

question 95

Multiple Choice

How could the trend of mass imprisonment in the late twentieth century have been avoided?

• A) Schools could have offered more civic lessons.
• B) Hospitals should have kept a closer eye on the mentally ill.
• C) State legislators could have refused to criminalize drug use.
• D) Northeastern states should not have abolished the death penalty.
• E) States could have applied the death penalty more liberally.

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