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Do You Feel That Custodial Or Non-Custodial Sentences Have The Most Impact In Controlling Crime?  

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DO YOU FEEL THAT CUSTODIAL OR NON-CUSTODIAL SENTENCES HAVE THE MOST IMPACT IN CONTROLLING CRIME? In this essay I will be talking about crime and its effects on society and the people who live in it, the problems with controlling crime. Furthermore, I will be looking at forms of sentencing in the criminal justice system, problems with the current method of custodial sentencing, including its effects on prisons, alternative methods of sentencing and finally questioning the possibility of a change in the sentencing framework. Feelings about crime are both contradictory and complicated. Crime is a highly emotive issue for people, particularly for those who have lived in the same area for many years and perceived its fabric being eroded by vandalism, burglary, drug and street crime. Many feel that society is trapped in an irreversible decline, which criminal justice institutions are powerless to stop. These views tend to lead to feelings of anger...

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