Liberals and Conservatives agreed on one point about sentencing policies in the 1970s and 1980s. Which of the following best describes the area of agreement?
A) There was too little discretion in the system.
B) Judges and correctional officials needed more flexibility to decide punishment.
C) There was too much discretion in the system.
D) Increasing spending on rehabilitation would be more cost-effective than imprisonment.
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