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

1. Cable networks and talk radio personalities have politicized the discussion on crime policy.
2. Sentencing policy can be influenced by interest groups.
. Conservatives have attacked the last two chief justices of the U.S. Supreme Court for endangering the public because they reduced the prison population.
4. Correctional policy is most strongly influenced by public opinion.
5. Correctional workers' unions contribute large amounts of money to elected officials who decide on their salaries and benefits.


1. True
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True

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