Point of chapter 9: We should begin looking toward INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS on a GRADUATED LEVEL of punishment and control that exist between freedom (parole) and incarceration. Why? 1) prison are costly 2) Not all offenses deserve incarceration 3) Not all prisoners are alike 4) Not all experience prison the same way 5) Prisons are not effective 6) Prisons may actually INCREASE crime CHAPTER 9 BEGINS WITH ALTERNATIVES It begins by asking: If you're in the judge's shoes, and were about to impose a sentence, how ADEQUATE are avaiable choices? --what is the goal of sacntions? --Are existing sanctions effective? --Are the available? --Are alternatives appropriate for the crime? IN ILLINOIS: (more detail at: http://www.idoc.state.il.us/subsections/reports/statistical_presentation_2004/part2.shtml#25 Class M: 20 to 60 years Class X: 6 to 30 Class 1: 4 to 15 Class 2: 3 to 7 Class 3: 2 to 5 Class 4: 1 to 3 THE CONTINUUM OF SANCTIONS CONCEPT This means a range of correctional management strategies based on escalating degree of intrusiveness and control over the offender, along which an offender is moved based on his/her response to corrections programs and behavior. An examle of such a continuum: 1) Financial penalties 2) Summary probation 3) FARE probation (day fines--based on what offender earns per day) 4) Regular probation (more controls than others) 5) Community punishment (service, etc) 6) Intensive probation 7) County jail 8) Shock incarceration 9) Prison (Note: There's much in between these, as well) ASK YOURSELF: What are some problems with this? 1. Class (those with money more likely to be able to afford fines) 2. Race (Is there a racial bias in this? 3. Is justice served? BOOT CAMPS Information
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