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continuum of sanctions  

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  • The consequence for violating society's criminal law calls for a sanction proportionate to the seriousness of the offense. Over time, society has developed a wide range of consequences, which more recently have been used in a continuum. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community Corrections; Continuum of Sanctions]

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