Why is the Relative Rate Index (RRI) an important part of research on incarceration?

A. The RRI provides guidance on which inmates in jails, prisons, and halfway houses are most likely to be ready for release.
B. It allows people to study inmates that state and local governments do not report in their data totals.
C. It allows people to compare the proportion of a certain race or ethnic group that is incarcerated rather than looking only at the number of incarcerations.
D. The RRI is a "colorblind" method of measurement that does not take race, ethnicity, or religion into account when determining incarceration rates.


C. It allows people to compare the proportion of a certain race or ethnic group that is incarcerated rather than looking only at the number of incarcerations.

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