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AP® English Language and Composition: Comprehension Drill 1, Problem 1. The speaker would agree with all of the following statements except what?
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ACT Reading 2.5 Social Science Passage. According to the passage, why does Ferri believe the correctional school of criminal law is relatively ineffective?
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According to the passage, why does Ferri believe the correctional school of criminal law is
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relatively ineffective?
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While he might disagree with them, Ferri is generally respectful of the guys from other
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schools; he's not afraid to point out the areas in which they get it right.
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Choice (C) is incorrect.
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Answer (A) is wrong for the same reason as (C). Ferri just wouldn't say anything quite
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so radical.
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He would certainly admit that punishment and rehabilitation had to have worked for at least
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one person in the history of the world, so answer (A) is off the list.
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He never mentions anything about correctional facilities, and definitely doesn't comment
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on how full they are. (D) is wrong. The only option Ferri specifically mentions
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with regard to the correction school is (B), which recognizes Ferri's sociological obsessions.
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OK, we're pretty sure he wasn't that obsessed...
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