Describe each of the five goals of sentencing and create a list of the favorable and unfavorable consequences, focusing on each.
Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
Discuss the differences between indeterminate and sentences of fixed terms. Which do you think are the most effective sentencing techniques, and why? How do truth-in-sentencing statutes figure into both of the two types of sentencing decisions?