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Why should prison be used as a punishment?
It simply removes them from society for various lengths of time. Advocates of deterrence follow the reasoning that punishment is only useful if it serves to deter convicted offenders from further crime and deterring members of society from committing crimes in the first place.
Are prisons a good form of punishment?
Research shows that long prison sentences have little impact on crime. Time in prison can actually make someone more likely to commit crime — by further exposing them to all sorts of criminal elements. Additionally, there are arguments that prison does not rehabilitate prisoners.
Is prison the only truly effective form of punishment?
“Prison is the only truly effective form of punishment, because it separates criminals from society.” To what extent do you support this view? You should give reasons for your answer, and include ideas and examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Should violence be part of a prisoner’s punishment?
Prison is punishment enough. But in the US, inmates also face violence and humiliation A recent photo showed a young, bruised Georgia prisoner with a dog leash tied to his neck and surrounded by a menacing prison gang. When will this end? Violence should never form part of a prisoner’s punishment.
Why is prison not fun?
Incarceration is not meant to be fun, of course. But a combination of strict sentencing guidelines, budget shortfalls and a punitive philosophy of corrections has made today’s prisons much more unpleasant–and much less likely to rehabilitate their inhabitants–than in the past, many researchers say. What is the role for psychologists?
Does the criminal justice system have a place in the punishment system?
Punishments that come from fellow prisoners, private resentments of guards or deliberate indifference to mental and physical illness have no place in the criminal justice system – not least because research shows they significantly reduce the motivation to obey the law in the future.