ACT Reading 2.2 Social Science Passage

simply let criminals... do their thing.

We don't have to think too hard to get rid of answer (D) either. It's nice to think

about crime one day becoming nonexistent...

But this serene future seems highly unlikely given--you know--human nature.

This sunny outlook isn't discussed in the passage at all, making choice (D) is a definite no.

Though Ferri does mention this pro-punishment tactic in the passage, it's certainly not

what he'd label as "positive."

We can cross out choice (C).

Answer (D) does the best job of encapsulating Ferri's idea.

He thinks we should combine old-school practices with new understandings of human behavior

to come up with a way of dealing with criminals that's more "positive."

Note: This is different than only being positive toward criminals. "Great job robbing that

bank yesterday! Loved how you shot the teller in the leg when she tried to sound the alarm!"