根据Bennet的说法，“布兰代斯大学的国家Â量刑方案对北卡罗莱纳囚犯的犯罪历史和它的主任，Mike Corrigan研究所，说他的工作人员发现，20至百分之30北卡罗莱纳囚犯可能被安全地惩罚监狱外（Bennet，10杆）。”Â机构像布兰代斯提出建议国家立法者的选择量刑程序。Â。Â不幸的是，国家立法者可以通过法律，防止法官利用替代量刑尤其是在选举年。运行他们的活动在“严惩犯罪”的口号的政客，使其替代方案继续存在或新项目要创造困难，法官的地位运行Â候选人不支持这些程序和法官，为竞选连任往往不是句子或者在大选年。Â一然而，大多数的程序，“严惩犯罪”有利于政客是年轻的男性罪犯的训练营。Â这个计划开始于佐治亚州，现在由11个国家使用，可以说是有效地工作。ÂBoot Camp是一个更便宜的选择进监狱。Â采用军事类学科培养年轻的男人不想选择生活的犯罪和不太可能再犯时释放的程序。ÂÂ
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ替代惩罚其他的例子是社区服务，它可以非常有效的因为它使用罪犯从事公共劳动。Â可以节省的钱为县，市，并利用这个免费的劳动力的国家。Â酒精有关的犯罪，如对Â惩罚是安装在一个罪犯的车辆只允许发动机在一个人吹进一个对他或她的呼吸没有酒精开始有酒精。Â这是由加害人支付的，可以为犯罪人消耗酒精，一个成功的威慑力，同时保持Â醉酒司机上路。Â量刑小偷做一个全职的工作，用自己的薪水支付赔偿给受害人可以为罪犯犯下另一个入室盗窃的威慑。Â藏毒指控一个人是少量的药物可以被查处使用Â从检察官有没有人自愿报名参加一个物质滥用计划认罪协议。Â人逃税罪名成立Â可以判处罚金和缓刑而不是被判刑。Â非暴力罪犯必须愿意，必须要选择量刑程序是有效的，康复的迹象。Â一些程序要求罪犯保留就业，服从随机药物检查，E电子监控，并与缓刑人员的每周例会。Â
According to Bennet, "Brandeis University's National Institute for Sentencing Alternatives studied North Carolina prisoner's criminal histories and its director, Mike Corrigan, said his staff found that 20 to 30 percent of North Carolina prisoners were likely to be safely punished outside prison (Bennet, par 10)."  Institutions like Brandeis make recommendations to state legislators for alternative sentencing programs. . Unfortunately, state legislators can pass laws that prevent judges from using alternative sentencing especially during election years. Politicians that run their campaigns on the "get tough on crime" slogan, make it difficult for alternative programs to stay in existence or new programs to be created. Candidates running for the position of judge do not support these programs and judges that are up for re-election tend not to sentence alternatively during election years. One program, however, that most "get tough on crime" politicians are in favor of is boot-camp for young male offenders. This program was started in Georgia and is now being used by 11 states and is said to be working effectively.  Boot camp is a much cheaper alternative to prison. It uses a military type of discipline that trains young men to not want to choose to live a life of crime and are less likely to re-offend when released from the program. Â
       Other examples of alternative punishment are community service, which can be very cost effective because it uses offenders to perform public labor. It can save money for counties, cities, and states by using this free labor. A punishment for alcohol related crimes like DUI  is having a breathalyzer installed on an offender's vehicle which only allows the engine to start after a person blows into it an has no alcohol on his or her breath. This is paid for by the offender and can be a successful deterrent for the offender to consume alcohol, while keeping drunk drivers off the road.  Sentencing a petty thief to work a full time job and use his salary to pay restitution to his victim can be a deterrent for an offender to commit another burglary. A drug possession charge where a person is caught with a small amount of drugs can be punished using a plea deal from the prosecutor to have the person voluntarily enroll in a substance abuse program. People convicted of tax evasion can be sentenced to a fine and probation rather than being given a prison sentence. Non-violent offenders have to be willing to commit and must want to be show signs of rehabilitation in order for alternative sentencing programs to be effective. Some programs require an offender to retain employment, submit to random drug screenings, electronic monitoring, and weekly meetings with probation officers.Â
