Assignment:
Explain what is meant by the phrase "continuum of sanctions." Provide examples and the describe the purpose of the different types of sanctions used along this continuum. Are there any sanctions that you think should not be used or used more?
What explanations have been offered for why Latino and African-American people have a disproportionately high representation in arrest and incarceration rates?
Although reducing recidivism is an important goal for correctional programs, evidence-based Practice allows for other ways to measure whether a program or practice works. What are at least three such measures?
The philosophy behind community corrections assumes that most offenders have made poor decisions along the way, but their need to retain responsibility and/or change overrides their threat to public safety and therefore they do not require incarceration. What are the weak points of this assumption? Do you think that this is the right assumption?