Incarceration can have a negative and positive impact on the criminal justice system. One of the downfalls is that incarcerating criminals can be extremely expensive. According to the American Correctional text, a total of $100 billion dollars is spent on the criminal justice system each year. A positive impact that the incarcerate model has is to enforce retributive justice on those who commit criminal acts. However, not all crimes deserve jail or prison time. People who are committing nonviolent crimes, in my opinion, should be given probation instead. Probation is less expensive and can also provide rehabilitative help for these offenders. Over the years, there has been a great amount of prison reform and many lawmakers were pushing to
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According to the Justia website, “Probation is ordered when the circumstances and seriousness of the crime suggest that the probationer is not a threat to society and that incarceration is not an appropriate punishment”. Probation is another program used for minor offenses and can provide a mentor to help defendants stay on track. Probation expenses is tremendously different from incarceration. The Pew Center On the States, cites figures of $79.00 per day for prison and $3.42 per day for probationers and a Texas study finds that prisons cost $44.01 per day and the daily cost of probation is only $2.13 (Craytor, 2012). It is very clear that the probation system saves the law system an abundance of money each year. Probation has more to offer than just low cost. According to the Incarceration vs. Probation article, Probation can offer rehabilitative measures and it maintains public safety as well. Probation does not only save taxpayer’s money, but it also provides vital treatment for defendants who are put on …show more content…
However, I do feel that offenders who commits minor offenses should be given probation instead of confinement. Probation has continued to have a great impact on society, therefore, I feel that non -violent criminals should be given some leniency. If an offender has committed a crime such as murder, rape, or any other serious crimes, they should be held in custody. The United States need to focus on decreasing the amount of money spent on the Law System and utilize the money for more important
According to the Justia website, “Probation is ordered when the circumstances and seriousness of the crime suggest that the probationer is not a threat to society and that incarceration is not an appropriate punishment”. Probation is another program used for minor offenses and can provide a mentor to help defendants stay on track. Probation expenses is tremendously different from incarceration. The Pew Center On the States, cites figures of $79.00 per day for prison and $3.42 per day for probationers and a Texas study finds that prisons cost $44.01 per day and the daily cost of probation is only $2.13 (Craytor, 2012). It is very clear that the probation system saves the law system an abundance of money each year. Probation has more to offer than just low cost. According to the Incarceration vs. Probation article, Probation can offer rehabilitative measures and it maintains public safety as well. Probation does not only save taxpayer’s money, but it also provides vital treatment for defendants who are put on …show more content…
However, I do feel that offenders who commits minor offenses should be given probation instead of confinement. Probation has continued to have a great impact on society, therefore, I feel that non -violent criminals should be given some leniency. If an offender has committed a crime such as murder, rape, or any other serious crimes, they should be held in custody. The United States need to focus on decreasing the amount of money spent on the Law System and utilize the money for more important