10.The judges's creativity is not reserved for individuals only; lawbreaking companies also can receive alternative sentences. They are usually directed to make large contributions to charities or projects that will benefit their community. 11.Instead of trying new types of sentences,some judges have explored new ways of using the old ones.They have given prison term to be served on weekends only,for instance-a sentence that allows married offenders to retain their jobs and to keep their families together.Although the public tends to find the weekend sentences much too light,the offenders do not always agree.Says one,"it's worse than serving one term full time,because it's like going to jail twenty times
10. The judges’s creativity is not reserved for individuals only; lawbreaking companies also can receive alternative sentences. They are usually directed to make large contributions to charities or projects that will benefit their community. 11. Instead of trying new types of sentences, some judges have explored new ways of using the old ones. They have given prison term to be served on weekends only, for instance－a sentence that allows married offenders to retain their jobs and to keep their families together. Although the public tends to find the weekend sentences much too light, the offenders do not always agree. Says one, “it’s worse than serving one term full time, because it’s like going to jail twenty times.
But prison personnel object that it is too easy for weekenders to bring drugs and other forbidden goods to the other inmates:they have to be searched carefully and create extra problems and work for the guards. 12.Alternative sentencing is now practiced in seventeen states and is spreading fast.Judges meet regularly to compare sentences and share their experiences.The federal government has announced that it would provide guidelines to prevent the courts from giving widely different sentences for similar offenses.The judges have not welcomed the idea:they feel that it will narrow their choice of sentences and clip the wings of their imagination
But prison personnel object that it is too easy for weekenders to bring drugs and other forbidden goods to the other inmates: they have to be searched carefully and create extra problems and work for the guards. 12. Alternative sentencing is now practiced in seventeen states and is spreading fast. Judges meet regularly to compare sentences and share their experiences. The federal government has announced that it would provide guidelines to prevent the courts from giving widely different sentences for similar offenses. The judges have not welcomed the idea; they feel that it will narrow their choice of sentences and clip the wings of their imagination
13.The supporters of the new justice point out that it presents many advantages.It reduces prison crowding,which has been responsible for much violence and crime among inmates.It saves a great deal of money,and decreases the chances of bad influence and repeated offenses.It also provides some help to the victims, who have always been neglected in the past.Many judges think that alternative sentences may also be beneficial to the offenders themselves,by forcing them to see the effects of their crimes and the people who have suffered from them.The greatest resistance to the new kind of justice comes from the families of victims who have died.Bent on revenge,many angrily refuse any sort of compensation.They want the criminal locked up in the good old-
. 13. The supporters of the new justice point out that it presents many advantages. It reduces prison crowding, which has been responsible for much violence and crime among inmates. It saves a great deal of money, and decreases the chances of bad influence and repeated offenses. It also provides some help to the victims, who have always been neglected in the past. Many judges think that alternative sentences may also be beneficial to the offenders themselves, by forcing them to see the effects of their crimes and the people who have suffered from them. The greatest resistance to the new kind of justice comes from the families of victims who have died. Bent on revenge, many angrily refuse any sort of compensation. They want the criminal locked up in the good old-
fashioned way.They believe,reasonably,that the only just punishment is the one that fits the crime.And they fail to understand the purpose of alternative sentencing.What the judges are trying to find is the kind of punishment that will not only be just,but useful to society,by helping the victims and their families, the community,and those offenders who can be reformed."This,' says a“creative”judge,.“is true justice.” From A Changing Scene, ed.,Lucette Rollei Kenan.N1982. Approximately 1,2v0words
fashioned way. They believe, reasonably, that the only just punishment is the one that fits the crime. And they fail to understand the purpose of alternative sentencing. What the judges are trying to find is the kind of punishment that will not only be just, but useful to society, by helping the victims and their families, the community, and those offenders who can be reformed. “This,” says a ‘‘creative” judge, ‘‘is true justice.” From A Changing Scene, ed. , Lucette Rollet Kenan, New York, 1982. Approximately 1,200 words
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