According to Bouffard and Mufti, although the process of sentencing less serious offenders to community service (CS) work has been employed in the U.S.criminal justice system for nearly four decades, relatively little research has been conducted on the _______________ of CS sanctions or effectiveness of such programs.
A) frequency
B) prevalence
C) severity
D) All of the above

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Bouffard and Mufti point out that despite the long history of using community service in sentencing less serious offenders, there has been limited research on various aspects of community service sanctions, including how often they are used (frequency), how widespread their use is (prevalence), and how harsh or lenient they are considered (severity), as well as their effectiveness. This suggests that all the aspects mentioned are under-researched.

According to Bouffard and Mufti, Although the Process of Sentencing