Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper that debates the effectiveness of punishment compared with the effectiveness of rehabilitation of convicted offenders in prison and under community supervision. Address the following points:
- Deterrence of crime
- Effect on victims and victims’ families
- Effect on the offender
- Social effect on society
- Fiscal effect on society
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Punishment Versus Rehabilitation Websites
Institute for Justice http://www.ij.org/
U.S. Department of Justice http://www.justice.gov/
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences http://www.acjs.org/
International Association of Chiefs of Police http://www.theiacp.org/
American Correctional Association http://www.aca.org/
Bureau of Justice Statistics http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/
Federal Bureau of Prisons http://www.bop.gov/
National Criminal Justice Reference Service http://www.ncjrs.gov/
National Sheriffs’ Association http://www.sheriffs.org/