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

1. It is clear why sentencing length has decreased at the same time that more punitive
policies have been put into place.
2. The war on drugs has helped increase the rates of female and racial and ethnic
minority population imprisonment.
3. The creation of supermax prisons has led to a decrease in the warehousing of
prisoners.
4. One outcome of punitive policies has been an increase in rehabilitation programs.
5. Courts are forced to adjust their sentences to the lower relative capacity of prisons,
and parole boards are pressured to release inmates as prisons and jails fill up.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE

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