If prison imposes more of a cost on a wealthy criminal, a lower conviction rate for the rich is necessary to maintain a consistent expected punishment across income groups. This idea is based on the following assumption:

Question 10 options:

	The opportunity costs are subjective in nature.
	Criminal justice system has an incentive to move resources from prosecuting poor defendants to prosecuting wealthy defendants.
	Wealthier individuals face a higher opportunity cost of punishment.
	Rich criminals 'subvert' the system for their benefit.