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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > punishment units
... > social science subjects > sociology > crime and deviance > community corrections > history, development, and definitions > punishment units
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punishment units  

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  • Interest in the concept of punishment units is linked to a desire to quantify the amount of punishment represented by various criminal penalties. The aim is to enable a standardized measurement of severity across different types of sanctions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Punishment Units]

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