SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES TO JAIL
James R. Doerr • September 7, 2016
In this podcast, attorney James Doerr discusses sentencing in criminal matters, particularly the sentencing options available to the judge in lieu of a lengthy period of incarceration.
- sentencing alternatives
- community service
- probation
- drug school
- theft school
- deferred prosecution
- SWAP
- electronic home monitoring
- work release
- alcohol and drug treatment
- jail
- prison
- incarceration
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