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Prisons serve 4 roles; rehabilitation, punishment, deterrent and public safety. How you balance these is done differently in many countries. The US seems to hi
by valdiorn 5y ago
Prisons serve 4 roles; rehabilitation, punishment, deterrent and public safety. How you balance these is done differently in many countries.
The US seems to historically have focused on the punishment aspect most of all.
I'd say deterrent and then rehabilitation are the main ones in the UK.
In Scandinavia it's mostly about rehabilitation and public safety, with punishment being almost non-existent.
- ericmcer 5y agoDo they have any kind of therapeutic role for the victims of violent crime? I know revenge is petty but if someone hurt me badly or killed a member of my family it would be a bit of a kick in the teeth for our societies main concern to be how best to rehabilitate them.