In Addition to Potentially Helping Rehabilitate Offenders Better Than Incarceration

question 39

Multiple Choice

In addition to potentially helping rehabilitate offenders better than incarceration, probation is also an appealing sentencing option because it:

• A) controls for recidivism better than other intermediate sanctions.
• B) holds the promise of great financial savings.
• C) only treats the most suitable offenders.
• D) is justified in the ladder of punishment as a just desert sanction based on the severity of the criminal act.

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Activity-Based Costing

A costing methodology that assigns overhead and indirect costs to related products and services based on their usage.

Selling Price

The price at which a product or service is offered to the buyer.

Direct Labor Cost

The total cost of all labor directly involved in the production of goods or services.

Activity-Based Costing

A financial allocation practice that designates overhead and indirect costs to related products and services, determined by the activities they necessitate.