Which of the following statements best captures the relationship between punitive policies and sentencing length?

a. Punitive policies have an increased sentence length.
b. Punitive policies have a decreased sentence length.
c. Punitive policies have not had any impact on sentence length.
d. Not enough data are available to determine a relationship.


c. Punitive policies have not had any impact on sentence length.

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