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Discuss good time and how it can affect an offender's sentence.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Discuss consecutive and concurrent sentences and give an example of each.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

The amount of time spent in confinement can be reduced by time off for good behavior. Good time was first used in 1817 and is still found in many jurisdictions, but not all. Some offenders can also earn sentence reductions by participating in education and vocational programs. The amount of time off one's sentence varies by jurisdiction. An advantage of good time is that prisoners can calculate their release date by subtracting the anticipated good time from their sentence. If prisoners become involved in disciplinary offenses or attempt to escape, they can lose their good time.

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Often times, someone is convicted of two or more charges. There must be a decision made to sentence them with concurrent or consecutive sentences. Concurrent sentences are one or more sentences imposed at the same time and served simultaneously. Consecutive sentences are one or more sentences imposed at the same time and served one after the other. If an offender is convicted of rape and possession of a handgun and can be sentenced to 10 years for the rape and 3 years for the possession of a handgun, he or she will serve 10 years if the sentences are concurrent but will serve 13 years if the sentences are served consecutively.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again



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