Punishment in the Criminal Justice System Occurs When an Agent

question 7

Multiple Choice

Punishment in the criminal justice system occurs when an agent of the government intentionally

• A)causes the convicted individual to forfeit family ties and friendships and embark on a lengthy period of spiritual penitence.
• B)scares the convicted individual into thinking that his or her sentence will be much longer than it actually is.
• C)gives the convicted individual the option of suffering either physically or emotionally for a given period of time.
• D)inflicts pain on the convicted individual or otherwise causes him or her to suffer some consequence that is ordinarily considered to be unpleasant.

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