Fines, Home Confinement, Electronic Monitoring, Intensive Probation Supervision, Restitution, Community

question 47

Short Answer

Fines, home confinement, electronic monitoring, intensive probation supervision, restitution, community corrections, and boot camps are examples of _________________________.

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Definitions:

Minimum-Wage Law

A regulation that sets the lowest hourly wage a worker can legally be paid.

Negative Income Tax

A proposed system where individuals earning below a certain amount receive supplemental pay from the government instead of paying taxes.

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

A refundable tax credit for low- to moderate-income working individuals and families, aimed at reducing the tax burden and encouraging employment.

Utilitarianism

A theory in normative ethics holding that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, generally defined as that which produces the greatest well-being of the greatest number of people.