Bruce Western, in his article "Punishment and
Inequality in America," argues that the growth in the American penal system as well as its effects on the poor and minority communities is in great part due to:
a. the Civil War
b. urban unemployment
c. the rise in black families headed by a single mother
d. an increased emphasis on rehabilitation
b
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