According to Alarid and Schloss, the “_______________” assumed that the continued growth in the correctional system ensures bureaucratic survival. By sentencing a steady supply of prisoners to longer terms of incarceration, the criminal justice system, along with the assistance of private vendors and politicians, ensures its own existence despite a decline in crime rates.

a. deterrence
b. retribution
c. prison-industrial complex
d. postmodernism theory


c. prison-industrial complex

Criminal Justice

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What will be an ideal response?

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a. good social skills; b. ability to plan; c. maintain control over a victim(s); d. ability to control impulses.

Criminal Justice

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A) absorbed B) ingested C) inhaled D) injected

Criminal Justice

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What will be an ideal response?

Criminal Justice