Type of Sanction
Purpose of Sanction
Benefit of Sanction
Drawback of
Sanction
Community Service
Orders
To offer alternatives
to incarceration.
Retribution
This is an
opportunity for
offender to make up
for their mistakes.
Not harsh enough
punishment therefore
offender might not
learn and still be a
harm to society.
House Arrest and
electronic monitoring
To restrict freedom
for offenders by
having curfews.
Rehabilitation
Reducing costs and
overcrowding in
correctional system.
Also have high
security of the
whereabouts of the
offenders.
Keep family
relationships intact.
Have to pay for the
electronic monitor.
Still requires for
officers to make
more frequent home
visits.
Drug court
Nonviolent offenders
with substance abuse
problems.
Rehabilitation
Hold offenders
accountable by drug
testing. They offer
treatment and after
care services. Also,
health care,
education, job
placement, and
housing placement.
If relapse majority of
the time offenders
will be back in jail.
Fines
Offenders are ordered
to pay by the court a
specified sum of
money.
Deterrence
State revenue and
reduce overcrowding
in prisons.
If someone has
money and they get a
fine this is not a real
punishment where
they can learn from
there actions. People
with less money have
to figure it out and
pay.
Day reporting centers
Intensive
programming while
in punishment.
Structured
environment
Rehabilitation
This is cost-effective
to ensure community
safety.
Delivers therapeutic
services for at risk
youth and mental
patients.
May require more
sanctions.
