According to Cullen and Gilbert, goals of proportionate punishment, individualized handling, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation ______________ in many states. Thus, determinate sentencing seems on its face to promise "something for everyone."

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The sentence "proportionate punishment, individualized handling, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation co-exist in many states" implies that these goals are all present in the justice system simultaneously. The authors suggest that determinate sentencing seems appealing because it could potentially address all of these goals.

According to Cullen and Gilbert, Goals of Proportionate Punishment, Individualized