Our high incarceration rate in the U.S. is mainly the result of
a. our high rates of violent crime and severe treatment of these offenders
b. our tendency to send convicted offenders to prison
c. our tendency to reject fewer cases involving African American
d. our high rates of plea bargaining
A
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