Multiple Choice
After the American Revolution, a movement to change how criminals were punished began, in an attempt to move away from laws that had been established in England. Instead of beating and killing, the new country decided to rely on:
A) incarceration.
B) public shaming.
C) electric shock.
D) hanging.
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