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In some states there are 'three strikes' laws. These laws mandate that anyone convicted of three felonies is automatically sentenced to life in prison without parole. Why might murders increase as the result of these laws?
A) A rational criminal improves his/her subjective well-being by killing people. Therefore they will be more likely than the rest of the population to engage in murder.
B) Criminals tend to be irrational
C) Three strikes laws lead to a decline in the enforcement of crime
D) A rational criminal will respond to the incentives provided by 'getting rid of the witnesses' during the commission of otherwise nonviolent felonies
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A) A rational criminal improves his/her subjective well-being by killing people. Therefore they will be more likely than the rest of the population to engage in murder.
B) Criminals tend to be irrational
C) Three strikes laws lead to a decline in the enforcement of crime
D) A rational criminal will respond to the incentives provided by 'getting rid of the witnesses' during the commission of otherwise nonviolent felonies
Please help me with this question for my homework. Thank you in advance.