The conclusion drawn from research on career-criminal prosecution programs like the San Diego Major Violator Unit was that

a. getting tough does not work if leniency is not the source of the problem
b. getting tough increased the deterrent effect, because career criminals were previously treated leniently
c. liberating the courtroom workgroup from traditional expectations moved more career-criminal cases from the third layer to the fourth layer of the wedding cake
d. these programs convinced the public that cases of career criminals should be treated like celebrated cases


A

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