According to Padgett, Bales, and Blomberg, in Theory, _______________Was/were to Divert

question 17

Multiple Choice

According to Padgett, Bales, and Blomberg, in theory, _______________was/were to divert offenders from prison, while providing a greater level of offender accountability and surveillance than would be provided by traditional probation supervision.The end result, therefore, would be less penal control imposed on individual offenders and less expense to the taxpayer, without any compromise to public safety.

• A) intermediate sanction programs
• B) incarceration
• C) parole
• D) the death penalty

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