Assignment task:
Which of the following is true of the primary sentencing rationales that operate in American criminal justice? A. General deterrence refers to a goal of criminal sentencing that seeks to prevent a particular offender from engaging in repeat criminality. B. Restoration programs often involve job or skills training, educational coursework leading to high school completion, and psychological treatment. C. Retribution refers to the use of imprisonment or other means to reduce the likelihood that an offender will be capable of committing future offenses. D. Just deserts is a model of sentencing that holds that criminal offenders deserve the punishment they receive at the hands of the state and suggests that punishments should be appropriate to the type and severity of crime committed.