Question

Which of the five goals of criminal sentencing do you most agree? Why?

Answer 1

Rehabilitation is the one that like people use. As in when an offender goes to jail after s/he commits a crime. Afterwards (after sentence is over) he/she is allowed back into society with the same rights as before.

Restoration seems like a type of thing to work in a sort of utopia. When the victim and criminal meet and reflect on what was wrong and what the offender can do to make it up. This could work in some cases, such as if someone caused harm to someone else's car or something. But lets say if a murder was commited, then this would most likely not fly as to the victim's loved ones would seek vengeance.

Incapacitation: This seems very sketch, as for the offender can't make up for what they did. Some people do have good in them but have to commit a crime. Ex) if a poor person needs something and they don't have it, like money or food. Then he/she will probably steal it. This punishment is for when a person commits a major crime, not some little thing (so I will place it in the middle of my list).

Retribution: This is one that is like a dime for a dime. And is proportional to the crime commited. If you do believe that people make mistakes sometime (even if it is really bad) you would not like this. I think that this is a real good form of justice. In my opinion the criminal should suffer that equal to the crime they commited.

Deterrence: In my opinion the threat of giving a punishment is weak. This would enable the criminal to commit more crimes before s/he would get a real punishment

1. rehabitation
2. Retribution
3. Incapacition
4. restoration
5. Deterrence

Answer 2

I am the darkknight

Answer 3

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @justus
My question was asking which of the 5 do you agree with most and why, I believe you read it wrong.
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Tfw you write a full essay and then realize you read the question wrong.

Answer 4

I agree with the first one the most. Rehabitation

Answer 5

I explained why and why I agree with others less

Answer 6

@justus seems to me that the instructor wants your own thoughts on this, not anyone else's. The ability to think for yourself is a valuable tool in the real world. If you spend the majority of your youth so heavily dependent on the opinion of others, then you may have difficulty making important decisions on your own IRL. For some people, they spend so much of their youth relying on others that when they become adults, they have trouble functioning independently in society. Questions such as these require your own ability to think, reason, and decide. Avoid relying on others to decide for you as that could become a means by which someone might control you.

Answer 7

@justus seems to me that the instructor wants your own thoughts on this, not anyone else's. The ability to think for yourself is a valuable tool in the real world. If you spend the majority of your youth so heavily dependent on the opinion of others, then you may have difficulty making important decisions on your own IRL. For some people, they spend so much of their youth relying on others that when they become adults, they have trouble functioning independently in society. Questions such as these require your own ability to think, reason, and decide. Avoid relying on others to decide for you as that could become a means by which someone might control you.

Answer 8

Okay

Answer 9

Delete my post please

Answer 10

@Hero

Answer 11

Typically, totalitarian regimes focus most of their police force on retribution. Although it may induce fear amongst the population, it is negatively viewed upon by society. You could look up several countries that follow this and they receive backlash all the time.

Incapacitation is another common aspect of totalitarian societies. They expel figures against the political interest in society. Examples: Tiananmen square, Dalai Lama, Falun Dafa..etc. You can look them up as you please.

Deterrence is an aspect followed in more modern, developed, and notable countries. It is psychologically most efficient as well. It acts as a 'negative punishment' psychologically in society. I support deterrence as a goal.

Rehabilitation is another goal that modern and socially-acceptable police depts follow. It also psychologically acts like a 'positive reinforcement' in society. If you learn from your mistakes, then you will regain your civil rights. I support.

Restoration is also great, if and only if the society is mature enough to handle it. In past kingdoms and societies, it was common, but in a much more embarrassing way. Criminals would be investigated in public and then would receive death penalty in front of crowds.
Restoration would good in an appropriate environment. There is a social psychological phenomenon called 'social facilitation'. This is where if you are in front of many, you tend to perform better, and are more willing to cooperate as a socially matured individual.
There is also social impairment, which does the exact opposite and presents a disadvantage to this idea. However, more police depts are trying to incorporate this philosophy in their practices.


Hence I'm for deterrence and rehabilitation. Restoration is okay if the conditions are right.

Answer 12

Sorry didn't see your response Hero

Answer 13

you could just delete your answer if you want to, its okay

Answer 14

but thank you for taking the time to answer my question

Answer 15

Uw