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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

Explanation

The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 abolished parole for people convicted of federal offenses and ended indeterminate sentencing in the federal system. It replaced that approach with more fixed sentences guided by federal sentencing rules. So the correct choice is the one saying federal parole and indeterminate sentencing were abolished and replaced with strict sentencing guidelines.

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