In the United States, a person convicted of a felony drug charge is ineligible to receive federal financial aid to attend college. Because of this law, ex-convicts who are released from prison have limited access to higher education and high-paying jobs. Many return to a life of crime. This is an example of the __________ of the law.
A) latent function
B) latent dysfunction
C) symbol
D) manifest function

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The situation described is an unintended negative consequence of the law, which aligns with the concept of a latent dysfunction.

In the United States, a Person Convicted of a Felony