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A 3 page research paper that discusses the four principal purposes associated with the criminal justice system, which are deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation and retribution. Examining the efficacy of each of these purposes reveals that their implementation in today's criminal justice system is seriously flawed, particularly in regards to the current focus of that system, which is on incapacitation. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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four purposes, so this writer/tutor is assuming that the student means for the fourth to be retribution, as this factor is discussed in literature on this topic.) Examining the efficacy
of each of these purposes reveals that their implementation in todays criminal justice system is seriously flawed, particularly in regards to the current focus of that system, which is on
incapacitation. The purpose of deterrence can basically refer to any program that is designed to deter individuals from committing a crime. Deterrence is when the criminal justice system creates "disincentives
for future offenses" (Teles and Kleinman, 2000, p. 30). Currently, there are virtually no effective alternatives to prison sentences in regards to deterrence. Teles and Kleinman (2000) compare this situation
to that of a handyman whose toolbox only contains a hammer. "It would be nice to have a screwdriver, but you work with what youve got, and after a while,
everything starts to look like a nail" (Teles and Kleinman, 2000, p. 30). Incapacitation refers to "reducing or eliminating a persons capacity to reoffend for some period" of time
(Teles and Kleinman, 2000, p. 30). If an offender is in prison, society is protected. This necessarily entails society being able to produce and fund sufficient prisons to house the
offender population. Rehabilitation refers to "changing either the offenders objective circumstances or his value system in ways that make crimes less attractive" (Teles and Kleinman, 2000, p. 30). However, for
the most part, prison rehabilitation programs are ineffective because successful behavior modification is very situation-dependent. Forcing people to stop using drugs in prison does not necessarily translate into a lasting
behavior change that will stay in effect once the individual is allowed to return to society (Teles and Kleinman, 2000). Furthermore, todays prisons do not offer a great deal
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