1Criminal justice researchers Lawrence M. Friedman and Robert V. Percival came up with a "wedding cake" model of criminal justice2Like any wedding cake, Friedman and Percival's model has the smallest layer at the top and the largest at the bottom3The "top" layer consists of a handful of "celebrity" cases that attract the most attention and publicity 4Recent examples of top-level cases include the trials of former FBI agent John Connolly, connected to the mob-related death of a Miami gambling executive5The second layer consists of "high-profile" felonies 6The third layer consists of "ordinary" felonies, which include less violent crimes such as burglaries and thefts or robberies in which no weapon was used7Finally, the fourth layer consists of misdemeanors, or crimes less serious than felonies 8Misdemeanors include petty offenses such as shoplifting, disturbing the peace, and violations of local ordinances.
-Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the selection?
A) Sentence 1
B) Sentence 3
C) Sentence 5
D) Sentence7
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