punish criminals for the crimes they commit such as incarceration, parole, and Probation. The goal of the criminal justice system to have criminals pay for the crimes they have committed and to reduce the number of crimes that are committed. Intermediate sanctions are a variety of punishments that are harsher than probation but not as harsh and costly as incarceration. Intermediate sanctions could be a way to deter crime but there a lot of pros and cons to the program. Intermediate sanctions has two
Justice system to take precaution when necessary and to not allow a criminal to go unpunished. It is known that the incarceration rate in Texas is much higher than any other state, but despite its high incarceration rate, its crime rate is not the largest among the other states. Vincent Schiraldi of the New York City Department of Probation explains, “The sheer numbers of people in prison and jail in Texas are signs of a system fixated on punishment, and devoid of compassion” but I strongly disagree
Law was to require anyone who was convicted of any new criminal felony acts, having suffered one prior conviction of a serious offense, to be sentenced to state prison for twice the term that was provided for the crime. If the defendant was convicted of any felony with two or more previous strikes, the regulation mandated a state prison term of at least 25 years to life for sentencing. The Three-Strikes law sentencing scheme was intended to keep child molesters, murders, rapists, sex offenses, robbery
the rate at which offenders commit other crimes. This can be measured by arrest, conviction baselines, or after being released from incarceration. There are many theories as to help reduce recidivism to prevent the overcrowding of prisons and so forth. However, the truth and reality remains that recidivism is a constant battle and challenge faced every day in our prison systems. Some look to probation and parole as ways to help reduce recidivism and the issues that surround it; however, these two prongs
the streets by imprisoning them longer so they do not continue presenting a threat against society. California’s “Three Strikes” law is the focus of much controversy because of the extensive sentencing they mandate. Some offenders receiving lengthy prison terms do not always commit violent or serious felonies, and subsequently enter claims for appeals based on violations of