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> commonly seen as retribution and punishment, or more generally some kind of revenge Role of the incarceration is 1) incapacitation, at a bare minimum prevent
by JackFr 9y ago
> commonly seen as retribution and punishment, or more generally some kind of revenge
Role of the incarceration is 1) incapacitation, at a bare minimum prevent continuing criminal activity; 2) Rehabilitation, in so far as causes and proclivities toward criminal activity can be remediated, do so; 3) Punishment, enjoying the rewards of criminality offend our sense of fairness.
The problem is (3) seems to be the only one we're capable of...
- sobani 9y ago4) deterrent, to make you think twice before committing a criminal act. The urge for long prison sentences can be explained by reasons 1, 2 and 4. And I guess reason 3 as well; the longer someone is incarcerated, the longer they will have to think about what they did wrong and how to fix their life. note: I don't believe that longer sentences are effective for any of those reasons, but others do