Rehabilitation, Treatment, and Job training
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Excalibur Rosalin
AJS113
Healing The human physic is very impressionable and once the sweet taste of freedom is experienced after a long term of confinement. It is beneficial to society and the ex-convict to have the tools necessary to survive the world that once casted them off as criminals. Unfortunately, some doubt the efectviness of rehabilitation like conservatives. The reason for this idea is because to a conservative our society is being too soft on these once ex violators and believes that we are cuddling them instead of smacking them in the face with the harsh reality of the crimes they committed. The key to rehabilitation is mainly preparing convicts of normal life and how to react among normal society. One key step to preparing convicts is job training. With job training it gives people the skills to live a normal life and to understand the real means dedication. Therapy is also another step one has to go through in order to follow social norms. Some criminals are just plain angry, if anger is linked to their criminal behavior than therapy is beneficial in deterring their emotions in committing acts of violence. Most anger managements have been used domestic abusers and drug addicts. Besides working on anger issues criminals have to be aware of victims. Victim awareness programs show these offenders how victims experience and how much damage is done to a victim due to their actions. You can say it improves the offender’s empathy to the situation and the victim. This program works wonders for first time offender and drunk drivers. But one major step is treatment of the offender habitual habits were it could range from drug abuse or sex offenders. It is imperative to treat these criminals of their mind set
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Before letting them out to society cause most likely they will be a repeat offender and just another statistic. With the right treatments in place, generally it