With the rise of determinate sentencing systems and mandatory sentences, the prison population has

A. shrunk.
B. slowed.
C. exploded.
D. contracted.


Answer: C

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b. enjoying helping in the rehabilitation process. c. the ability to use violence on the job. d. wanting a secure civil service job.

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