Why Is There Strong Economic Pressure to Grant Probation to Serious

question 34

Multiple Choice

Why is there strong economic pressure to grant probation to serious felony offenders?

• A) Because treatment and rehabilitation programs can be coupled with probation, which result in cost-effectiveness.
• B) Because probation consistently results in an 80 to 90% success rate and is, therefore, money well spent.
• C) Because it costs less than incarceration, making it extremely attractive to policymakers.
• D) Because prison overcrowding has resulted in federal funding cuts to other alternative sentencing programs.

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