should young offenders institutes be made more like prisons rather than the 5* hotels? they seem to be?

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will changing these young offender institutes, change the way the youth of today think that they can get away with the law, ie: going to a luxury hotel for a while.

recently a young person (no names given) was sentenced to 3 years for killing a child whilst driving a stolen car, and he said " its ok its mint here" is that the kind of attitude that we should allow youths to get away with, this person seems to have no remorse for what they have done, they have taken a young childs life, and left behind the grieving family, i know nothing will ever sadly bring back the young child, but for this person to say this isnt it just the typical attitude of the younth of today, this person who done this, would think twice of commiting a crime again surely if they weren't living in pure luxury.

my heart felt sympathies go out to the parent of the young child to whom lost his life. and too all others to whom have lost loved ones

Answer 1

Hell yes if you are man/women enough to to the crime take the responsibility like the smart as* you are......that's whats wrong ........ they get a pat on the hand treated like babies ....... when the victims and/or families are hurt physically mentally for the rest of their lives some one they care about dearly should be taken away from their lives (not killed) to feel that loss.......oh right they have no feelings

Answer 2

I have worked with young offenders and adult prisoners, also visited prisons regularly when with the probation service and have had close friends serving prison sentences.. I understand what you are saying, however and this is a UK perspective as I have not been to any institutions any where else in the world, making prison tougher for YOI's become a vicious circle, they get hardened and more likely to come back into the system, many repeat offenders are institutionalised and this effects their ability to act pro-socially on the out.. Adult prisons could also be views as cushy by some, but its still a lack of freedom, liberty, privacy and returning to Victorian prisons does effect human rights, yes i know victims have rights, but the more we make things awful for those serving time, the higher risk of them coming out and being more violent. I have been a victim of crime several times this year and often feel as you do.. but in practise this does not work.. we STILL fail to look at and try to understand the root cause of crime and these offences and education is still the key..

Answer 3

All prisons become comfortable after the first shock to those new to prison. A one week sentence can have more of an affect on a first time criminal than a six month sentence as people simply get used to that way of life.

My suggestion is to keep first time offenders separate from repeat offenders. Reduce the amount of contact between prisoners at all levels (expensive but would be effective) and reintroduce the concept of responsibility to all prisoners. At the moment they don't have to clean their clothes, cook their food or do anything really.

Break prisons into smaller units, make the people in those units responsible for their own upkeep and, if they fail, then let them suffer because of their own mistakes. At the moment all 'suffering' is someone Else's fault leading to institutionalisation and lack of responsibility which in turn leads to no real fear of prison.

By separating first offender the second offence carries the original fear of prison as the first. Shorter sentences also keep that fear resident, does not allow for acclimation and also saves the country a fortune. The call for longer sentences is self defeating and from a psychology point of view ineffective.

Also army style camps also rob the prisoner of responsibility leading to the same problems of lack of responsibility.

Answer 4

I think young offenders should get what adults would get for that kind of sentence(even though the verdicts can be rather unpleasing).The parents should also be fines for not bringing up their children in a responsible manner and don't give me that crap that parents cannot do it,of course they can.Going back to the young offenders,they should be put in prison so they can get use to where they will probably spend a lot of time in for various crimes through out their live.One a criminal always a criminal,they are no good for our society,lock them up and throw away the key,let them rot

Answer 5

Although I agree that the current system does not work, Young Offender Institutes are not like 5 * hotels.

Answer 6

They could be staying in mansions, the fact is their freedom is taken away. Its not a hotel if you cant leave is it? These kids who have offended are going to say its awesome, not because of their surroundings, but the fact that they are getting three meals a day, and are surrounded by adults that acually care where and what they re doing. I agree that its a tragedy, but isnt it a bigger tragedy to just throw these kids in a concrete cell, when they are still young enough to be rehabilitated?

Answer 7

It should be made like a prison rather than what it is now. The fear of law as is lost. But depending upon the circumstances the prisons may be segregated to run like an offender institute not the other way round.

Answer 8

No. A lot of youngsters get banged up and end up more criminal than they actually were. Give them a chance to repent somewhere out in the community - perhaps working in and old people's home, emptying the bedpans.

Answer 9

I think your right, they have more at these detention places than they do at home, access to playstations, good trainers and tracksuits, they get money when they get out to go and get themselves clothes and things, they dont have to worry about going to school, the school goes to them, basically its like saying, its alright kids you commit the cromes we'll put you up in a top notch hotel, with all the food you can eat, clothes entertainment! What exactly is that teaching them? And it seems to be cool to teenagers these days to say Ive just got out! They really go to town and brag about it and then all there mates have to go out and do crimes then so that they can do time and be in with the cool gang!!

Answer 10

The kids always need ample protection from each other, the guards, etc. But with the protection in place offenders should not be catered to. Punishment shouldn't be fun and correctional facilities should not be a place that they don't mind coming back to.