Punishment in the criminal justice system occurs when an agent of the government intentionally
A. causes a convicted individual to forfeit family ties and friendships and embark on a lengthy period of spiritual penitence.
B. scares a convicted individual into thinking that his or her sentence will be much longer than it actually is.
C. inflicts pain on a convicted individual or otherwise causes him or her to suffer some consequence that is ordinarily considered to be unpleasant.
D. gives a convicted individual the option of suffering either physically or emotionally for a given period of time.
Answer: C
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