Explain the historical mission of probation
What will be an ideal response?
Until the end of World War II, the mission of probation was to show leniency to first-time, minor offenders. After the war, doubts that prison was "correcting" offenders led to the adoption of another mission—rehabilitation. Judges started putting repeat and even violent offenders on probation to reform them. But by the 1970s, there was a backlash against probation. The public, fed up with crime and judges who were "soft on criminals," demanded that probation accomplish a third mission—punish offenders and protect the public from "felons on the streets.". But there was a problem standing in the way of accomplishing the punish-and-protect mission—paying the high price of exploding prison populations. Despite worries about its "softness," probation is still the clear punishment of choice, probably because the public is not willing to pay the high costs of confinement.
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What will be an ideal response?
The stated purpose of an indeterminate sentence law is:
A) Retribution. B) Incapacitation. C) Rehabilitation. D) Punishment.
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A. Superid B. Superego C. Ego D. Id