Deterrence is a criminal justice goal that seeks to inhibit criminal behavior through the fear of punishment. Deterrence may result when the criminal justice system imposes any of the other four criminal justice goals. Retribution involves the act of taking revenge on a criminal perpetrator. Types of retribution are incarceration, victim compensation, fines, community service and public humiliation. Restoration is the attempt to make the victim “whole again.” The goal is to repair the harm the crime has done between the offender, the victim, or the community.
But in contrast there are very different at the same time. The crime control model is used in the criminal justice system for the prevention of crime. The crime control does not exclude that is possible to make a mistake, but based on the circumstances of the laws, the person is considered guilty until her or she is proven innocent. This model is based on old fashion laws which allow rapid and speedy convictions despite the mitigating factors of the case and the victim. The results, of the crime control model are wrongful convictions, being over-turned and this is a major downfall in the criminal justice system.
Prison time is an effective deterrent to a point, with some people more time is needed. Prosecutors should have the option of using a variety of punishments in order to minimize crime. The most fundamental principle of justice is that the punishment should fit the crime. When someone plans and brutally murders another person, it would seem that justice would be better served if they too were killed as they had planned to kill another human being. Our justice system shows more sympathy for criminals than it does victims and this should be altered.
Mr. Beccaria and other members of the Classical School fought for punishment to be set by legislative instead of judges having all of the authority for punishment. The members of the Classical School of Thought believed that preventing crime was more important than punishing the criminal. When criminals know what the punishment is going to be for the crimes that they are going to commit it will help to deter the crimes from being committed. When people do commit crimes the crime is done of their own free will. This procedure of knowing the punishment with it being severe to the
This has been developed in a variety of ways, in part of efforts to abolish parole, to adopt certain kinds of determinate sentencing guidelines and to put into practice other sentencing reforms. "www.thefreelibrary.com" (2011). I believe truth in sentencing is a deterrence of recidivism when using good time and work time credits. I believe every person deserves the opportunity to pay off their debt to society and prove that they will not be a repeat offender. Once a criminal has been convicted and has been sentenced to do their time, this is where they are able to show society and the criminal justice system that they have learned their lesson from their mistake.
Specific deterrence method focuses on the fact that if an individual is punished strongly for one crime, then they will not commit this crime again out of fear of punishment. With this method offenders find themselves going to secure, strict, even unsanitary facilities that drive them away from wanting to commit crimes later. In addition the experiences juveniles are subjected to while incarcerated are supposed to outweigh any benefits delinquent behavior will bring. An example would be having set mandatory sentences for certain crimes, that lets youths know that if they commit the crime then they will be incarcerated. Situational crime prevention stops juveniles by not enforcing strict laws that require harsh punishment, but rather by simply educating society
It depends on the nature of the crime for which he or she is imprisoned, his or her age, gender and background. * The root cause of the crime has to be found out. Once that is known, the right program can be carried out for the prisoner based on his or her needs. * If the criminal is suffering from a few psychological problems than it’s suggested to appoint the prisoner for counseling. Counseling is the best way of dealing with psychological problems.
The first goal is through deterrence and hopes to inhibit criminal behavior through the fear of punishment (University of Phoenix, 2011). The next goal the criminal justice system offers is to minimize crime by retribution that involves incarceration, community service, and public humiliation (University of Phoenix, 2011). The goal of incapacitation is removing the offender’s ability to recommit the crime (University of Phoenix, 2011). The rehabilitation goal tries to reform the offender and correct the behavior (University of Phoenix, 2011). The last goal the criminal justice strives for is to restore the victim.
Probation system There are three models of criminal justice. The first one is the retributive theory while the second is the rehabilitative theory and the last is the restorative theory. The first concerns itself with the punishment of people by putting them in boot camps in order to deter their ways. This process in turn reduces crime. The second one believes that working with these people change their ways reduce crime.
They STOP THE INCARCERATION AND START THE REHABILITATION 15 participate in anger management courses and substance abuse counseling if necessary, and do manual labor on the facility grounds or in the community. (Clark, 2013). Although shock incarceration is a better solution then adult prisons, it has been criticized over its incidents involving abuse of inmates by staff. (Cullen, 2012) Punishment and rehabilitation are a major part of the criminal justice system and will be effective in controlling crime if there is a way to incorporate the two factors to work together. Punishing and following up with rehabilitation through community supervision can help prevent crime.