Should judges in the United States today impose banishment as a sentence?

1. Should judges in the United States today impose banishment
as a sentence? Should people be banned from towns? Counties? States? The United States? Explain your answer.

2. What are some of the possible unintended consequences that may result from the practice of banishment? Can you think of a
situation where the act of banishment could cause a greater
harm than the actual crime being punished?

3. Is the practice of banishment more effective if coupled with
other forms of punishment, such as fines or community service: How might the type of punishment applied along with
banishment differ by offense type? Would the seriousness
of the offense matter?

Complete your original post then, reply to at least two other
students’ original posts. Responding to a peer with “I agree”, or “That sounds great” are not acceptable responses to your peers. Your response should contain constructive/substantive information regarding their original post. This is required every week.

Include at least Two citations for the sources you used to form
your response. Yes, your text can be used as one of your
sources.

Part 2

Using the information from this week answer the question
below. Additionally, provide citations for the sources you use.
(hint, yes, your text can and Should be a source for your
assignments)

1. Illustrate how the Community Model reflected the social and political values of the 1960’s and 1970’s.
2. How might the social and political values of today influence
the Corrections system for the future?

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