Does The Punishment Fit The Crime?


by SavvyRoo on May 9, 2015 | Views: 468 | Score: 3
Created with Highcharts 4.2.3 /Highstock 4.2.3Crime%Alternative SentenceDon't Know / NoOpinionPrison% of Americans thatbelieve thepunishment shouldbe...Sexual AssaultAssaultHousebreakingDrug DealingTheftDrug PossessionShoplifting020406080100
Alternative SentenceDon't Know / No OpinionPrison
Sexual Assault4393
Assault11782
Housebreaking25867
Drug Dealing29764
Theft44848
Drug Possession67727
Shoplifting79714
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SavvyRoo
SavvyRoo on May 9, 2015 5:12 PM said:

Serving hard time is, without a doubt, a life-altering experience, oftentimes not for the better. The question then becomes: is sentencing people to prison a fit punishment for the crime they committed? A large majority of Americans believe that, in the case of shoplifting and drug possession, alternative punishments should be imposed. In the cases of assault, housebreaking, and drug dealing, however, the punishment of jail-time fits the crime.

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