The idea that prisons are "schools of crime" refers to:

a. the way the inmates use skills learned in prison treatment programs to commit crimes after their release.
b. the way that inmates learn criminal motives and skills from other inmates.
c. the teacher-student relationship that exists between correctional officers and inmates.
d. the fact that most inmates are the same age as high school and college students.


Answer: b

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