单项选择题

An essential purpose of the criminal justice system is to enable purgation to take place; that is, to provide a ______ by which a community expresses its collective ______ the transgression of the criminal.

(A) catharsis...outrage at
(B) disclaimer...forgiveness of
(C) means...empathy with
(D) procedure...distaste for
(E) document...disapprobation of