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Paper Instructions:

Select one of the four punishments below to do the assignment on:

Capital punishment
Imprisonment
Probation
Fines

For this assignment, you will create a chart that discusses the goals of the sentencing you have selected (deterrence general/specific, incapacitation, rehabilitation, diversion, retribution/just desert, equity/restitution, restoration).

You will then classify the various types of sentencing with different structures (indeterminate/determinate, concurrent/consecutive). Finally, you will address mandatory sentencing laws: are they necessary and why or why not? Should all defendants get the same punishment for the same crime?