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Today, federal, state, and local governments are looking for ways to ________ the cost of corrections.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 2

A greater percentage of certain racial and ethnic groups in the correctional population than in the general U.S. population is known as ________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: reduce

Answer to Question 2

Answer: overrepresentation of minorities



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