Are prisons for protecting the public or the criminals?

Answer 1

Lets say we send you to prison and you can let us know if your protected in there. Prisoners aren't very nice to each other and the guards aren't nice to them either. I sure wouldn't want to go visit any time soon.

Answer 2

Protection?

Depends.

There is something called protective custody.

Although after being attacked and starved by prison gaurds I am fairly certain it isn't for protection of the prisoner.

However "protection of the public" is questionable as well. If it was just about protection then death would be a manditory order.

It is to "stop the situation" or remove the thought from the public mind.
There are other reasons. Protection isn't the main element though. It is about penalization in most cases.. that is impeding or destroying the "criminals" life. Taking away their money, resources, friends, family etc.. it is removing them from society. Not for "protection of the public" but for the reduction of the criminal.

Althoug prisoners have lives on the inside too in some cases, freinds etc.. It is just an extension of the "slave" system.

That is the legal point when members of society can be removed from that society in some aspect. Former prisons had forced labours etc..

Bear in mind that the large majority of people are "servios"or slaves of the state. They just have some rights such as ownership as long as they pay their "slave tax". be it income tax etc..

prisoners on the other hand may be applied to specific labour or held in stock. In genreal no right to ownership or travel. Or possesion or movement. It is about resttriction action in "society".

Protection is only a small element although it comes up in cases or bail, the protection element is a bunch of hokey.

p.s. my case was stayed and withdrawn but I still served two months in custody awaiting trial, a trial that never happened. After I was found Criminally Responsible and fit to stand trial I was let go.. the damage was already done though. wasn't convicted.

Answer 3

Both, that is why there is razor wire, or high walls and armed towers or perimeter vehicles to prevent them from getting out and from people attempting a perimeter assault to get in to get them out.

The punishment is set down by the courts. That is their sentence.

There are mainstream prisoners and there are Protection Prisoners.

Protection prisoners are deemed that due to being a crown witness, or a paid informant, the nature of their offence (molesters, rapists murders of children) rape or beatings of the elderly) cultural differences, drug debt in gaol and stealing from other prisoners, mentally ill, intellectual disability, effeminate traits, gay, transexual, transgender etc.

There are first offender units, Drug Therapy Units, Special Needs Units, Youthful Offender units (17 yrs) Workers Units, Education Units , Employment Units, Induction Units, and the basic mainstream unit. Depends what goal you are in.

Most of the prisoners are good people, just made bad choices. The majority are Junkies. High recitivism, cannot kick the habit. Most Murderers are model prisoners and cause no grief (most are crime of passion) There are a minority that are just oxygen theives where society has no place for them. They are lost causes, that give grief to alot of prisoners. When they get too bad they are housed in a unit away from the rest of the centre in some cases for years and in total segregation.

Yes there are standover tactics all the time. That is also montitored. The days of gassing and bashing crims are over. Sackable offence.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Your question doesn' t make sense.

Prison is for punishment, rehabilitation and deterrence, depending on who you ask. Personally, I am concerned that criminal justice is becoming just another "big business." This concerns me as I think it should be about justice.

If you think prison protects criminals, you would be delirious. Prison is a very dangerous place for criminals, especially young ones.

Answer 5

i think everyone can sleep little easier whilst the criminals are behind bars.....the public are being protected as the streets are a little safer and the criminals are being protected from further incriminating themselves....depending on the crime and person they are not that protected from themselves and their fellow criminals whilst in prison....they get to live the life with fear that they have made so many other people feel.....

Answer 6

I just wrote an English essay on this. Joy. I'd say both. You see, they both pose a danger to the other- Prisoners through violence, etc, and society through indifference and lack of help. Also, prisons can help (well, someday maybe they can) rehabilitate prisoners and also call the public's attention to some of the dregs of society.

Answer 7

The public in most cases. But I think it protects the murderers from their victims families.

Answer 8

they are mostly for protecting th public but if the crimanals get loose and the public go after them they put the crimanals in there for protection. there are different kinds of prisons for that very reason

Answer 9

prisons are for rehabilitation trying to teach them consequences and responsibility....and if they never get it right then yeah prison is protecting the public......the more molesters and murderers off the street the better

Answer 10

Prisons are for the public, of course. Why else do you suppose we'd pay for them? Criminals certainly do not.