Multiple Choice
In their research on the American prison system,Bruce Western and Jeffrey Reiman argue that the prison system is designed to
A) train and socialize prisoners into a career of secondary deviance.
B) help prisoners repay their debt to society.
C) give prisoners marketable skills that will keep them from returning to prison.
D) make prisoners more respectable.
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