Discipline or Punishment
Discipline or Punishment – Which do you prefer?
A Question of Juvenile Offenders in prison
By: Shakira S. Scarborough
SOC120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility (GSG1150I
Professor James Slack
Abstract Raising children is a difficult task. It does not get easier as they become older. Nonetheless, juvenile children should not be punished in the same manner as adults. By means of religious journals, a report from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and statistics, I am able to prove through a utilitarian’s view that children do not belong in adult prisons. There are better alternatives which would give them an opportunity to become better citizens.
Discipline or Punishment – Which do you prefer?
Juvenile Offenders in prison
Pedro Alonso López may not be a name familiar to most in the United States. However, many in Columbia, Ecuador and Peru would know his name. He is an adult male that admitted to raping and killing 300 girls under the age of twelve. The penalty for committing so many murders was prison. Yet, what should be done about adolescents? Should they also go to the same adult prison as Lopez for committing non-violent crimes? Children need discipline as part of their learning processes in order to aid them in becoming productive members of society. Yet an adult prison is not the proper means of accomplishing this. Juveniles in adult prison are not receiving the education needed for future employment, and they suffer abuse. There are better options to aid them into maturing. We cannot forget that they are only children and it is not too late for them to modify their behaviors for the better. With proper discipline, there is an excellent chance that this can be achieved. After all, regarding punishment, utilitarians would consider actions as good if and only if a punishment were fair and were for the better good.
Some, such as a universal ethical egois, believes that sentencing a juvenile to an adult prison is not
A Question of Juvenile Offenders in prison
By: Shakira S. Scarborough
SOC120: Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility (GSG1150I
Professor James Slack
Abstract Raising children is a difficult task. It does not get easier as they become older. Nonetheless, juvenile children should not be punished in the same manner as adults. By means of religious journals, a report from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and statistics, I am able to prove through a utilitarian’s view that children do not belong in adult prisons. There are better alternatives which would give them an opportunity to become better citizens.
Discipline or Punishment – Which do you prefer?
Juvenile Offenders in prison
Pedro Alonso López may not be a name familiar to most in the United States. However, many in Columbia, Ecuador and Peru would know his name. He is an adult male that admitted to raping and killing 300 girls under the age of twelve. The penalty for committing so many murders was prison. Yet, what should be done about adolescents? Should they also go to the same adult prison as Lopez for committing non-violent crimes? Children need discipline as part of their learning processes in order to aid them in becoming productive members of society. Yet an adult prison is not the proper means of accomplishing this. Juveniles in adult prison are not receiving the education needed for future employment, and they suffer abuse. There are better options to aid them into maturing. We cannot forget that they are only children and it is not too late for them to modify their behaviors for the better. With proper discipline, there is an excellent chance that this can be achieved. After all, regarding punishment, utilitarians would consider actions as good if and only if a punishment were fair and were for the better good.
Some, such as a universal ethical egois, believes that sentencing a juvenile to an adult prison is not