American Law and Justice Rehabilitation Treat and reform the lawbreaker The correctional system should try to turn the wrongdoer into a productive member of society Prison has to provide job training psychological counseling and educational programs ID: 711383
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The Purposes of Punishment
American Law and JusticeSlide2
Rehabilitation
-Treat and reform the lawbreaker
-The correctional system should try to turn the wrongdoer into a productive member of society
-Prison has to provide job training psychological counseling and educational programsSlide3
Restitution
Seeks repaymentThe offender repays the community or
victom
in money or servicesSlide4
Incapacitation
Seeks to isolate a criminal from society to protect ordinary citizensSlide5
Deterrence
Seeks to prevent further crimes, can happen in two ways
Specific deterrence- targets the criminal in question hoping that the memory of the harsh punishment
General deterrence- targets other potential criminals, others see the harsh punishments and become discouraged from committing the same crimeSlide6
Retribution
Seeks revengeDates back to “eye for an eye”
Impose punishment to get even with criminals.