Sentencing

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that analyzes the principal objectives of punishment within the U.S. corrections system.

Answer the following questions in your paper:

• What are the state and federal objectives of punishment?
• How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections systems overall? Support your answer.
• What is determinate and indeterminate sentencing? Which sentencing model do you feel is most appropriate? Explain why and provide an example.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.