30 POINTS PLEASE HELP Chris is writing a report on the statistics of those given probation as opposed to those incarcerated. He has read about overcrowding in prison. What point might Chris include in his report?
Offenders are more likely to be put in prison than put on probation.
Offenders are less likely to be put on probation than put in prison.
Four times the offenders are put in prison than those on probation.
Four times the offenders are put on probation than those incarcerated.
Over five million people are under the supervision of the criminal justice systems in the United States. Approximately, 1.6 million are incarcerated in local, state, and federal institutions. The remaining, or almost 70 percent of those under the responsibility of the criminal justice system, are being supervised in the community on probation or parole.
Four times the offenders are put on probation than those incarcerated.
Explanation:
Probation is one of the most widely used punishments. People who commit relatively minor crimes are given probation in order to give them a second chance at being a law-abiding citizen.
