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This 7 page paper discusses possible alternative punishments in the criminal justice system and victims’ likely reaction to them. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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the crime committed. This paper considers alternatives to the traditional system of punishment, and what victims of crime might think about such measures as shaming, peacemaking or restorative justice. Discussion
It shouldnt be a surprise to anyone that the United States is a very punitive country. It has a larger prison population proportionately than any other nation on earth, and
Americans tend to be extremely vindictive. The idea of prison being a place of rehabilitation, where offenders serve their time, consider their wrongdoing, and then rejoin society as useful members
has long been abandoned in favor of sheer punishment, the harsher the better. Its difficult to explain the hideous supermax prisons like Pelican Bay in any other terms that these:
they exist to make prisoners sorry they committed the crime. Of course, they also create hardened felons who usually end up behind bars repeatedly; and new prisons are being built
all the time, a clear indication of the failure of the system. If prison really did its job, then one incarceration would be enough, and no one would return.
Part of the problem is the vigilante mindset behind such things as the "three strikes" concept that sends people to do hard time for three offenses, no matter how slight
each one is. The idea behind the punishment is to deter criminals, but it doesnt always work, and can end up going to extreme ends, such as a young person
who suddenly faces a life sentences because he has three offenses: two counts of shoplifting and one for possession of a joint. This is hardly justice; its a grotesque miscarriage
of justice. However, it seems that many people would rather have this type of "overkill" if they believe it will bring down the crime rate. The question then becomes, given
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