What has the "tough on crime" approach to sentencing done?

a. increased the number of people under correctional supervision
b. decreased the budgets allocated to correctional agencies
c. decreased the number of private prisons
d. decreased the number of prisoners


Ans: a. increased the number of people under correctional supervision

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