How did the Corrective Education Company run afoul of the law while conducting their privately-operated retail theft diversion program in California?
a. They offered shoplifters an alternative to having a criminal record.
b. They offered shoplifters no actual choice and a program agreement amounting to extortion.
c. They showed videos explaining the downside of having a criminal record.
d. They failed to retrieve fees from 45% of the offenders who signed up.
Ans: B
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