Assignment:
Write a 800 word paper that analyzes the principal objectives of punishment within the U.S. corrections system.
Answer the following questions in your paper:
- What are the state and federal objectives of punishment?
- How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections systems overall? Support your answer.
- What is determinate and indeterminate sentencing? Which sentencing model do you feel is most appropriate? Explain why and provide an example.