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In order for us within our society to be able to make decisions about the kinds of punishments we impose upon those criminals who are convicted of crimes, we must first understand why we punish criminals.
A. In order for us within our society to be able to make decisions about the kinds of punishments we impose upon those criminals who are convicted of crimes, we must first understand why we punish criminals.
B. To make decisions about the kinds of punishments we impose upon criminals, we must first understand why we punish criminals.
C. In order for us to be able to decide about the kinds of punishments we impose upon people convicted of crimes, we must first understand why people should be punished.
D. Beginning with understanding why we punish, we can then as a society make decisions about the kinds of punishments we impose upon criminals.
E. Deciding upon the kinds of punishments we impose upon criminals, as a society, we must first understand why punishment is imposed upon criminals.
MEANING
We must first understand why we punish criminals before we decide on what kinds we must impose upon them.
A. "to be able to make" unintended; "upon those criminals who are convicted of crimes" this seems redundant, also "those" criminals is unclear;
C. "to be able to decide" unintended; "why people should be" what people? unclear and unintended;
D. "beginning with understanding…, we can then" wrong tense and unintended;
E. "why punishment is imposed" or why we (society) punish? unintended;
Answer (B)