Political criminal offenders:
a. are more likely to come from lower class backgrounds
b. are more likely to come from middle class backgrounds
c. view themselves as criminals
d. are no different from conventional offenders
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons mentioned in the textbook for the rising prison population?
a. Laws have increasingly set determinate sentencing requirements.
b. Many jurisdictions have increased the severity of penalties for many crimes.
c. Illegal immigration increases have led to a spike in crime rates.
d. Legislators have imposed mandatory prison sentences for increasing numbers of crimes upon conviction.
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