The conclusion drawn from research on career-criminal prosecution programs like the San Diego Major Violator Unit was that
| a. | getting tough does not work if leniency is not the source of the problem |
| b. | getting tough increased the deterrent effect, because career criminals were previously treated leniently |
| c. | liberating the courtroom workgroup from traditional expectations moved more career criminal cases from the third layer to the fourth layer of the wedding cake |
| d. | these programs convinced the public that cases of career-criminals should be treated like celebrated cases |