What are the problems with incarceration as the primary sentence? What alternatives would you recommend? What sentencing philosophy supports your favorite alternative? How are those alternatives supposed by a sentencing philosophy?

What are the problems with incarceration as the primary sentence? What alternatives would you recommend? What sentencing philosophy supports your favorite alternative? How are those alternatives supposed by a sentencing philosophy?

Please reply to the discussion question above and reference the course text material and video. Use scholarly sources (other than the assigned course text). The response should demonstrate the application of theory, law, policy, practice, and/or scholarly literature. Please check for the correct use of APA formatting, in-text citations and grammatical errors

Course Material:
Title: Americas Courts and the Criminal Justice System, 13th ed. Authors: David W. Neubauer and Henry F. Fradella Publisher: Cengage
Year Published: 2019 ISBN: 13-9781337557894

Read Chapter 14: Sentencing

Watch the following video:

Mandatory minimums

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z86627p2eR8 (9:00)

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