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    of criminals‚ you can tell by the four major purposes of a well-rounded prisons‚ these purposes are retributionincapacitationdeterrence and rehabilitation (Stop the Crime). Retribution means punishment for crimes that a person made against and jeopardize the life of many people. Freedom are taken from criminals to pay to society for their crimes and unpleasant things they have done. Incapacitation means that criminals are isolated so that they can no longer bother and harm the society‚ especially

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    Today’s criminal system has four justifications for punishment; these justifications for punishment are RetributionDeterrenceRehabilitation‚ and Social Protection. Retribution: “an act of moral vengeance by which society makes the offender suffer as much as the suffering caused by the crime‚” Deterrence: “the attempt to discourage criminality through the use of punishment‚” Rehabilitation: “a program for reforming the offender to prevent later offenses‚” and Social Protection: “rendering an offender

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    Just Deserts The concept of “just deserts” can be most effectively described in the writings of Andrew Von Hirsch. Basically those who commit crime deserve to be punished and by punishing them it may prevent further crimes from being committed (Siegel‚ 2012). There have been many different positions on this theory of just deserts. Some argue against while others strongly defend the effectiveness of this theory. We will look at both sides of the argument and review the pros and cons of each. The

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    Just Dessert Name: ADJ/215 Date: Instructor: Just Dessert It is a normal feeling for people in our society to want someone to be punished for the crime they commit. Without any type of punishment it feels like justice was not served especially when there is a victim involved. This in many people’s eyes is a way to justify punishment and it is based on the just dessert theory. With this theory it is the belief that a person should be punished based on the harm they caused and the

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    Just Deserts The very meaning of "just deserts" means just that; a reward or punishment in turn for a deed good or bad. In this response‚ the criminal acts and the punishment‚ or lack of is what the discussion will be about. For centuries there have been criminals and when caught‚ these criminals have had some form of punishment. As the world has progressed‚ in many countries the punishment no longer fits the crime. "Upon a pillory - that al the world may see‚ a just desert for such impiety."(

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    [Type text] [Type text] [Type text] REHABILITATION OR RETRIBUTION? The expectations of society for the criminal justice system are to punish and rehabilitate individuals who have committed crime. Punishment and rehabilitation are two acknowledged objectives of the criminal justice system‚ Retribution‚ which is based on "an eye for an eye‚ a tooth for a tooth" philosophy‚ simply means punishment and vengeance for what evils have done. While rehabilitation‚ as Nicholas Tan (1999) noted that "is

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    Sharon Mead Engl 1301.40707 Summer 2013 Essay 2 Just Desserts If you asked what my favorite food would be‚ I would ask could I possibly choose a dessert‚ because my favorite food no matter what will always be something that’s rich in sweetness in flavor. It has to be filled with sugary goodness and gooey chocolate centers also it has to make me savor each bite as if it were my last. If you would give me the choice I’d certainly pick German Chocolate Cake‚ for multiple reasons including the ones

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    On the other hand‚ there is an opposing view on rehabilitation instead of hard prison conditions‚ how offenders should re-enter into society‚ and more social protection. Rehabilitation does not necessarily satisfy the sense of justice. People argue that prisons’ purpose is to show disapproval against the offender’s wrongdoing‚ not make them better human beings. These people do not believe rehabilitation is enough of a punishment to signalize to the society what is right and wrong‚ and what consequences

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    does have a plan for deterrence and rehabilitation for prisoners. After the results relating to the prisoners that were arrested for drug offenses‚ the prison system has attempted to balance the disciplinary action and the rehab program for the drug offenders. The plan is to enforce stricter laws to sustain the deterrence plan to deter offenders from wanting to commit any future drug offenses and others not to want to commit any crimes related to drugs. As long as the deterrence discourages others

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    main aims of sentencing‚ which are rehabilitation and retribution of offenders’ in the criminal justice system. Rehabilitation‚ which is the aim and main purpose is to prevent prisoners from going back to prison for another crime after being released. Rehabilitation is a right way of getting them in the right frame of mind for when they have to make real life decisions as soon as step out of prison. In this essay‚ there will be an evaluation on why the rehabilitation programme can be a weakness‚ but

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