Which of the Following Is True

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) Fines applied by the US Sentencing Commission have decreased on average since 1990.
• B) Only the presence of a code of ethics in the organization is necessary to meet the US Sentencing Commission's idea of an effective compliance program.
• C) The US Sentencing Commission allows prosecutors to assess the quality of an organization's compliance program in order to determine appropriate penalties.
• D) The 1987 sentencing guidelines mandated incarceration for only the worst felony offenders.

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