Justice System: Punishment Versus Rehabilitation
Punishment versus Rehabilitation Paper
Katie Collett
AJS502
April 16, 2012
University of Phoenix
Punishment versus Rehabilitation Paper
Punishment is an authoritative imposition that is done to a person that results in their behavior that was deemed wrong by a group or an individual person. Punishment can come in many different forms for example the person that committed a crime could get the punishment as in jail time, probation, or even witness protection. Punishment to some people could be harsh and to others it could be easy. In other people’s eyes the people who are getting punished is not getting enough punishment or getting too much punishment.
Rehabilitation is to restore a useful life which could mean by therapy or an institution. …show more content…
Many victims think when the individual gets caught that they will feel better but in reality it does not feel any better. The reason for that is because they do not get the justice of their loved one to come back to them or they do not get to take back what was done to them. Being a victim can be tough to deal with and can be difficult to overcome but with help from their family and time the victim will eventually let it go.
The Justice system has a good system that makes the offender responsible for anything that was broke during their time of committing the crime. For example if a person breaks into a house and destroys the door and other items in the house the offender has to pay for the door and the items and replace any item they stole whether it is giving it back to them or buying them a new one. This system is called restorative justice and it is there to help the victims get their life back together. Restorative justice also helps the offender an opportunity to right their wrong and redeem their self.
Effect on the …show more content…
Depending on the sentence that an offender is given is what the rehabilitation is going to be. For example if the prison sentence is 6 months or less the rehabilitation period for 17 years old or under is 3 ½ years and for 18 years and older is 7 years. Rehabilitation helps the offender in so many different ways and it will keep helping the offender.
Refrences:
J. Chan, D. Oxley, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Crime and Justice Bulletin, The deterrent effect of capital punishment: A review of the research evidence, Retrieved April 16, 2012 from http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/CJB84.pdf/$file/CJB84.pdf
V. Wright, Ph.D., The Sentencing Project, Deterrence in Criminal Justice, Evaluating Certainty vs. Severity of Punishment, Retrieved April 16, 2012 from http://www.sentencingproject.org/doc/Deterrence%20Briefing%20.pdf
M.Price, J.D., Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program Information and Resource Center (VORP), Punishment What’s in it for the Victim, A Restorative Justice Discussion for Crime Victims and their Advocates, Retrieved April 16, 2012 from
Katie Collett
AJS502
April 16, 2012
University of Phoenix
Punishment versus Rehabilitation Paper
Punishment is an authoritative imposition that is done to a person that results in their behavior that was deemed wrong by a group or an individual person. Punishment can come in many different forms for example the person that committed a crime could get the punishment as in jail time, probation, or even witness protection. Punishment to some people could be harsh and to others it could be easy. In other people’s eyes the people who are getting punished is not getting enough punishment or getting too much punishment.
Rehabilitation is to restore a useful life which could mean by therapy or an institution. …show more content…
Many victims think when the individual gets caught that they will feel better but in reality it does not feel any better. The reason for that is because they do not get the justice of their loved one to come back to them or they do not get to take back what was done to them. Being a victim can be tough to deal with and can be difficult to overcome but with help from their family and time the victim will eventually let it go.
The Justice system has a good system that makes the offender responsible for anything that was broke during their time of committing the crime. For example if a person breaks into a house and destroys the door and other items in the house the offender has to pay for the door and the items and replace any item they stole whether it is giving it back to them or buying them a new one. This system is called restorative justice and it is there to help the victims get their life back together. Restorative justice also helps the offender an opportunity to right their wrong and redeem their self.
Effect on the …show more content…
Depending on the sentence that an offender is given is what the rehabilitation is going to be. For example if the prison sentence is 6 months or less the rehabilitation period for 17 years old or under is 3 ½ years and for 18 years and older is 7 years. Rehabilitation helps the offender in so many different ways and it will keep helping the offender.
Refrences:
J. Chan, D. Oxley, NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Crime and Justice Bulletin, The deterrent effect of capital punishment: A review of the research evidence, Retrieved April 16, 2012 from http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lawlink/bocsar/ll_bocsar.nsf/vwFiles/CJB84.pdf/$file/CJB84.pdf
V. Wright, Ph.D., The Sentencing Project, Deterrence in Criminal Justice, Evaluating Certainty vs. Severity of Punishment, Retrieved April 16, 2012 from http://www.sentencingproject.org/doc/Deterrence%20Briefing%20.pdf
M.Price, J.D., Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program Information and Resource Center (VORP), Punishment What’s in it for the Victim, A Restorative Justice Discussion for Crime Victims and their Advocates, Retrieved April 16, 2012 from