The United States has experienced a boom in building prisons and implementing longer sentences for drug crimes and crimes of violence. This illustrates the United States tendency toward which of the following as a purpose of punishment?

a. retribution
b. rehabilitation
c. deterrence
d. incapacitation


D

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What will be an ideal response?

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