Which of the following statements is not true regarding the American Correctional Association (ACA)?

a. It is not listed as an accrediting agency along with the other associations that publish health care standards because it has no corresponding accreditation program for its standards.
b. It was founded in 1870 as the National Prison Association.
c. The ACA standards are advantageous in that they were developed and promoted by the nation's leading professional correctional association.
d. The ACA is a private, nonprofit organization, and the only organization that provides accreditation for all components of adult and juvenile correctional facilities, whereas the NCCHC standards' primary focus is health services.


a. It is not listed as an accrediting agency along with the other associations that publish health care standards because it has no corresponding accreditation program for its standards.

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