My theories at the foundation of my correctional system would be rehabilitation, incapacitation, and deterrence. Rehabilitation provides the client with skills, norms, and attitudes that will help them be law-abiding. This theory also targets the root causes of crime such as mental health and poverty. As a developed country, there is no reason we should have the highest incarceration rate. For these reasons, we must follow the lead of other developed countries that have taken a more rehabilitative approach. For other more violent offenses, however, such as murder, rape, and kidnapping should be met with harsher sentences. By locking these offenders away from the community, we are protecting society. Incapacitation is defined as physically locking people up so they can't physically harm the community. Hopefully, along the way, we deter other individuals from committing the same crimes through the correctional theory of deterrence. Deterrence uses the threat of punishment to deter o
Welcome to CJ 391! Thanks for sharing about your experience as a first gen student. Thats great!
ReplyDeleteBBBS is an awesome program! I volunteer when I was an undergrad, too.
Great, you already have some insight on what a prison looks and feels like. Keep that in mind throughout the class.
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