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ahriuashd

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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 prisonindustrial complex
  c. increasing federal spending on the war on drugs
  d. decreasing the number of correctional officers

Question 2

Which of the following is true of plea bargaining?
 
  a. It is legally binding.
  b. It is involved in only a negligible number of convictions for criminal offenses.
  c. It places due process of law above local politics and community norms.
  d. It results in the dropping of some charges or the granting of a more lenient sentence.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: a

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d



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