How does paragraph 4 contribute to the development of the central idea? a. it highlights that certain rights are only accessible by people of high social or economic standing. b. it emphasizes the shortcomings of our criminal justice system and why people are treated unfairly. c. it compares the original wording of the amendments with how we interpret their meaning today. d. it details the rights that all people are supposed to have access to regarding criminal justice. the text -

D.  It details the rights that all people are supposed to have access to regarding criminal justice.

Explanation:

The informational text The American Criminal System by Rachel Slivnick details about the American justice system. She details how the criminal justice system in America is doing its job of providing justice for its criminals or any shortcomings to this system.

Paragraph 4 contains details about Amendments 4-8, where it presents the rights of the criminals and how the justice system works for them. This paragraph provides the information for the criminals and how they may avail of the rights and how it should work for their side. This paragraph provides the side of judicial justice system for the criminals, while the other passages contains the rights or workings of the system for the victims.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.