How would a jurisdiction increase its clearance rate?

a) increase the number of arrests for a crime
b) allow more offenders to plea bargain
c) expand the pool of potential jurors
d) move more prisoners from county and state jails to the state prison system
e) increase national reporting paperwork


Answer: A

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