Re:JSTOR is Now Available in 1k Prisons
by JumpCrisscross on Monday February 26, 2024 @01:49PM
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> In the US, I believe the overwhelming preference of the public (the "obvious layman view") is that prison should be punitive
"There are five main underlying justifications of criminal punishment considered briefly here: retribution; incapacitation; deterrence; rehabilitation and reparation" [1].
Deterrence and retribution are the punitive elements. To my knowledge, no model that excludes any one element works.
> Other cultures seem to find success with more rehabilitation-focused approaches
The problem is we're in the middle. Not as harsh as Middle Eastern and Asian models. (Counterfactual: Latin America.) Not as rehabilitative as the Nordic models. (Counterfactual: Europe.) We're good at incapacitating criminals.
"There are five main underlying justifications of criminal punishment considered briefly here: retribution; incapacitation; deterrence; rehabilitation and reparation" [1].
Deterrence and retribution are the punitive elements. To my knowledge, no model that excludes any one element works.
> Other cultures seem to find success with more rehabilitation-focused approaches
The problem is we're in the middle. Not as harsh as Middle Eastern and Asian models. (Counterfactual: Latin America.) Not as rehabilitative as the Nordic models. (Counterfactual: Europe.) We're good at incapacitating criminals.
[1] https://www.unodc.org/e4j/en/crime-prevention-criminal-justi...