Explain The Five Philosophies Of Punishment
Philosophies of Punishment
CJUS 263
Professor D. Chise unknown 2/27/2014
How many times have we watched the news and the headline story involves a man being arrested for a violent crime? And let’s say that the crime is forcible rape. Our first thoughts are, “Oh man, they need to castrate that joker!” or “They need to put that guy in the same cell with Big Bubba!” Don’t lie! We have all had those thoughts. We especially take offense if the crime involves a child, an elderly person, or a disabled person. In our legal system, we have five philosophies of punishment. The first one is retribution. This is the one that is commonly confused with revenge. The one we “feel”. It dates back to the Biblical times of an “eye for an eye, …show more content…
This is also known as community justice. The purpose is to promote healing and reconciliation through restitution and community participation in an attempt to assist the victim. The rationale is to restore a sense of well-being to the victim, their family and the community. It requires the offender to make restitution. He/she is a part of making the sense of well-being come about. This is done through community service, reparative probation, family group conferencing, and victim-offender mediation. (Carruthers) The advantages are that the community/victim decides how the repair is conducted through community reparation boards or through citizen circles. (A reentry process) The victim has a part in their healing process and the offender gets to feel a sense of retribution. The disadvantages are that some feel this is too lenient, does not deter criminal activities, and they fail to see how the community is protected. Some also feel that this promotes discrimination among offenders. (Alarid & Reichel, 2013) I think that one way to implement crime control using this theory is, again, the neighborhood watch. (Or something similar)
Bibliography
Alarid, L. F., & Reichel, P. L. (2013). Corrections. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Custom Publishing.
Carruthers, P. (n.d.). Sentencing Trends: Anaysis and Recommendations. Retrieved from Council on Crime and Justice: http://www.crimeandjustice.org/
Gebelein, R. S. (2000, 05). Sentencing and Correctiions: Issues for the 21st Century. Retrieved from U.S. Dept Of Justice: www.ncjrs.gov
Territo, L., Bromley, M. L., & Halsted, J. (2004). Crime and Justice in America: A Human Perspective, 6th Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall Education, Inc.
CJUS 263
Professor D. Chise unknown 2/27/2014
How many times have we watched the news and the headline story involves a man being arrested for a violent crime? And let’s say that the crime is forcible rape. Our first thoughts are, “Oh man, they need to castrate that joker!” or “They need to put that guy in the same cell with Big Bubba!” Don’t lie! We have all had those thoughts. We especially take offense if the crime involves a child, an elderly person, or a disabled person. In our legal system, we have five philosophies of punishment. The first one is retribution. This is the one that is commonly confused with revenge. The one we “feel”. It dates back to the Biblical times of an “eye for an eye, …show more content…
This is also known as community justice. The purpose is to promote healing and reconciliation through restitution and community participation in an attempt to assist the victim. The rationale is to restore a sense of well-being to the victim, their family and the community. It requires the offender to make restitution. He/she is a part of making the sense of well-being come about. This is done through community service, reparative probation, family group conferencing, and victim-offender mediation. (Carruthers) The advantages are that the community/victim decides how the repair is conducted through community reparation boards or through citizen circles. (A reentry process) The victim has a part in their healing process and the offender gets to feel a sense of retribution. The disadvantages are that some feel this is too lenient, does not deter criminal activities, and they fail to see how the community is protected. Some also feel that this promotes discrimination among offenders. (Alarid & Reichel, 2013) I think that one way to implement crime control using this theory is, again, the neighborhood watch. (Or something similar)
Bibliography
Alarid, L. F., & Reichel, P. L. (2013). Corrections. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Custom Publishing.
Carruthers, P. (n.d.). Sentencing Trends: Anaysis and Recommendations. Retrieved from Council on Crime and Justice: http://www.crimeandjustice.org/
Gebelein, R. S. (2000, 05). Sentencing and Correctiions: Issues for the 21st Century. Retrieved from U.S. Dept Of Justice: www.ncjrs.gov
Territo, L., Bromley, M. L., & Halsted, J. (2004). Crime and Justice in America: A Human Perspective, 6th Edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall Education, Inc.