Which of the following explanations accounts for the overrepresentation of mentally ill populations in the correctional system?

A. Mental hospital deinstitutionalization
B. The criminalization of mental illness
C. Because of drug taking combined with a greater propensity for violence
D. All of these


D. All of these

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

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