Sentencing guidelines are designed to do all of the following EXCEPT _____________.
A. reduce disparity in sentencing for similar offenses
B. increase and decrease punishments for certain people and crimes
C. reduce prison overcrowding
D. enhance rehabilitative efforts to punish people after they commit crimes
Answer: D
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