In the 1960s, many conservative scholars and politicians argued that too many rights were accorded to criminal defendants over the previous two decades. In addition, they argued that we coddle lawbreakers because we think they should be __________, rather than __________.

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The correct answer is C) rehabilitated; punished. This reflects the conservative viewpoint of the 1960s that criticized the focus on rehabilitating criminals instead of punishing them, suggesting a shift from a rehabilitative to a more punitive approach to criminal justice.

In the 1960s, Many Conservative Scholars and Politicians Argued That