The current crime, incarceration rates, and the correctional population statistics for the United States

 

Examine the current crime, incarceration rates, and the correctional population statistics for the United States and the state/city in which you live. Write a paper explaining the crime, incarceration, and correctional population rates within your city/state as it relates to the rates within the U.S. as a whole. Discuss contributing factors to crime and incarceration. Discuss whether or not the U.S. can effectively utilize incarceration as a deterrence method to combat the issue of crime. Provide an alternative solution for non-violent offenses to replace incarceration and explain how the implementation of your alternative method can benefit corrections in the U.S. (Suggested sites to obtain data: BJS.gov and your state’s department of corrections website)

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