what is the idea of commiting offenders to prison?
2006-12-02 00:55:15 · 23 answers · asked by chrstnrussell 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
to keep dangerous people off the streets!
2006-12-02 00:58:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you can't beat the problem, beat the person causing the problem!
First of all, thank god they stopped putting the insane in there.
No, not the "temporarily",
I mean that 100 years ago, they used to throw the sick ones in jail.
Oh, and it wasn't until the 1960's that we stopped placing kids with disabilites in institutions to be forgotten about!
And all of a sudden, nursing homes are the latest way to punish your parents for what they did to you.
I know some people I don't blame for it, either.
So, basically, anytime we lock people away, we are saying,
"We don't want you."
What would I suggest? Well, humanitarian that I am, I say, rehabilitate them!
Except, many prisoners just plain can't be rehabilitated. A few find the light, etc.-whatever-what-have-you, but basically, it ain't never gonna happen.
There are those who really are sick, like child molestors. Not only is what they do very sick, but they honest to god cannot control themselves. That is a sickness, whether of "mind" or brain (which I consider to be so closely related that they are almost the same), or spirit (whatever that is, it makes up its own mind no matter what the other two say).
But we punish these men, because let's face it, what they do is abhorrent and we can't help but blame them!
2006-12-02 01:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by starryeyed 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Now, prisons fall under the Department of Corrections. The technical reason for prisons is to "rehabilitate" the offender and make him or her a contributing part of society upon release. It's the kinder, gentler way of sentencing. Administration realized that just locking them up wasn't getting anything accomplished, as overcrowded as the prison system is. They do not serve their minimum time due to higher-risk offenders needing their spots. So attempts are being made, through religion, education, and job training, to make them have something legal and worthwhile to live for when they are released.
2006-12-02 02:54:14 · answer #3 · answered by laceharrington 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea of prisons is to preserve the safety of the community by removing the offender to a seperate location.
Although what tends to happen, is that you put criminals together for maybe 6 months to a year maybe more where they can exchange techniques and practice their craft with impunity (as they are already in prison) whilst improving their skills with state financed education programs (designed to help in rehabilitation) but which only tends to help habitual criminals to hone their skills further whilst seeming to reform.
perhaps this is a cynical view but it is easier for a person to learn new skills then reform and change in such an environment.
may be best to sent them to an Ahmish community or something like that. I think that (to some) may be punishment enough.
2006-12-02 01:08:59 · answer #4 · answered by bluegreenash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prisons are there to punish offenders and to protect society from them. There is supposed to be a rehabilitative function there as well but I'm not sure how well that part really works.
2006-12-02 04:23:52 · answer #5 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to keep dangerous people out of the general public. to keep them in a small place with strict rules where it is hard for them to be a danger to society. where they get incarcerated at 21 and released at 55 not knowing anything about the outside world so they commit a crime again to return to the only life they know. ok, so its not 100% good, but it works for now. it keeps the bad people from being a danger to me and those i care about, i just think they should give them more life skills before releasing them.
2006-12-02 01:14:21 · answer #6 · answered by kristeena911 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So that they can progress to the next level of crime by learning from other more experienced offenders, oh and to watch TV and live in luxury at the expense of British public.
2006-12-03 20:37:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ermmmmmmmm i must admit i think there are more baddies on the out than in the prisons
wish they could sort the prisons out and put em all away instead of letting half of them walk
to many people are still getting hurt killed mugged etc
respect
shaz
2006-12-02 07:59:45 · answer #8 · answered by sharon B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. For the protection of society
2. To ensure that people charged with criminal offences who show signs of being likely to abscond are brought to trial
3 To mark the disapproval of society at large in relation to certain behaviour, which merits severe punishment in the form of the loss of liberty of those guilty of such behaviour
4. Finally (a more modern concept) in order to make some attempt to rehabilitate offenders and assist them in abandoning their criminal careers.
2006-12-02 03:40:49 · answer #9 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To deprive offenders of freedom as punishment for broken laws of civilised society.
2006-12-02 00:59:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To keep them away from the public, in case they offend again.
2006-12-02 00:59:01 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋