Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Over the last decade, not all states have experienced increases in their incarceration rates.
2. One explanation for the decline in incarceration rates is reduced state populations.
3. The more we incarcerate, the less we achieve the ideal of incarcerating the most serious repeat offenders.
4. The recent Sentencing Project Report has indicated that state legislatures in at least 23 states and the District of
5. Mass decarceration can be seen as keeping violent inmates in prison for longer periods of time.


1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. Duvall c. Kerner b. Ways and Means d. Wickersham

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a. True b. False

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