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AssignmentMultiple Choice

The History and Nature of Parole in the United States

Question 3 • Introduction to Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

What impact did President Ronald Reagan's Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 have on parole?

Answer
A
The law continued to allow states to have parole structures
B
This new law abolished federal parole and indeterminate sentencing for federal prisons and replaced them with strict sentencing guidelines
C
This law increased penalties for using marijuana and extended laws for credit card and computer fraud
D
The law made major revisions by re-establishing the federal death penalty
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