prevention and other development projects. This study seeks to establish the benefits of probation concerning costs, offers reintegration into society and any other benefits compared to incarceration at a federal, state or county facility. The United States, for a developed country, is faced with numerous hurdles in the attempt to curtail a rapidly growing crime rate, which has resulted in a prison population that is the largest globally. For instance, in 2013, the US Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) stated that 2,220,300 adults, who are roughly 0.91% of the national population, were held in various local and federal penitentiary facilities. In fact, data shows that, per capita, the United States...