Judges often credit the time an accused person was detained awaiting trial as "credit for time served.". This practice acknowledges that

a. judges are not fair.
b. judges favor probation over incarceration.
c. most jails offer inmates little or no rehabilitative programming.
d. most crimes do not deserve long jail stays.


C

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

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