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Incapacitation is based on being able to predict the future needs of the offender, not on the gravity of the current offense.

The rate of incarceration has increased for white women and declined for African American women.

Discuss the probation population in the United States today. Specifically, discuss who is more likely to be on probation, what offenses are probationers more likely to have committed, and what states have the majority of probationers.

The state-based act through which local governments receive subsidies for diverting minor offenders is the:

What takes place when an offender is referred to a program and the completion of this program will enable him or her to avoid criminal prosecution?

Discuss how proactive wardens distinguish themselves from other wardens.

Compare and contrast the juvenile system and the adult system.

What challenges do mentally ill offenders face while in prison?

The team that carries out the official act of putting an inmate to death is called the:

There has been a transfer of power in the courts that has undercut the formal court process with a more informal system shaped by backroom deals and agreements.