There are those who say people can't change. Then again there are those who reach an epiphany in life, and turn everything around. But when the heat is on, what are the odds that they will commit the same type of crimes or newer ones. Does the prison life ever leave the prisoner. Is there such thing as an EX-con?
2007-01-27 18:47:41 · 14 answers · asked by ILLput MY idONlaterWITHxox 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
sure they can. it's hard, but they can. unfortunately our legal system just locks people up w/out rehabilitation. and the turnaround rate for reoffenders is like 70%. they NEED mental and SOCIAL training, too!
2007-01-27 18:52:50 · answer #1 · answered by drunkinpoet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cons can be rehabilitated, but not under the current system. If people are exposed to the ideas of community, cooperation and common inerests, they can form the social bonds they hadn't experienced before. But federal and state leaders (and voters) aren't interested. So prisons are just warehouses, where prisoners are stored and allowed to go rancid in an environment of authoritarian abuse and jungle law. Punishment always SEEMS cheaper than rahabilitation or prevention, but you just end up needing to build more prisons.
Even when a prisoner gets out, he is stigmatized. His opportunities for gainful employment and social connections are limited, so old habits are easy to fall back into. Everything is designed to promote recidivism. If I were cynical, I'd say the government is okay with having more people locked down in prison. But I think they're just too cheap, lazy and cowardly to change.
2007-01-27 19:06:15 · answer #2 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an interesting question. I think people can be rehabilitated, not by the correctional facility necessarily, but rather by their own choice.
For instance, if a women is beat by her husband for years and then kills him eventually, she will probably never kill again (at least if she doesn't have abusive relationships). She isn't somebody that I wouldn't trust. She is a convict/criminal, but is she likely to "return" to a life of crime? Probably not.
On the other hand, a man convicted of sexual abuse of a minor (say, criminal - 30 years old, victim - 7 years old) is highly unlikely to be rehabilitated.
In essence, it depends on the type of crimes committed and what programs they were involved in during their sentence.
2007-01-27 19:00:00 · answer #3 · answered by eastchic2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It Is Happening ... Read some examples:
Can Prisoners Be Reformed? :
- Prisons in Crisis
- Is the Solution Part of the Problem?
- Is Real Reform Possible?
- Opening a Window of Hope ...
http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2001/5/8a/article_01.htm
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2007-01-27 19:05:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say yes if prisons were interested in rehabilitation like they were supposed to, but they aren't. The prison system is set up only for puishment, and usually the people that go in come out worse (notice I said "usually" not "always").
2007-01-27 18:55:47 · answer #5 · answered by tranquility_base3@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Did you ever read "Crime and Punishment"? It's a great book about that subject. I think that people have the potential to be rehabilitated but prison makes it tough. Also have to avoid cohorts when getting out.
2007-01-27 18:52:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If u believe that people can't change then u don't believe in free will. So is it fair for us as a society to put people in jail if it is impossible to change? Or better yet, maybe we should keep them in jail forever bec they can't change? Or how about creating controlled societies that only contain ex-cons in order to save the uncorrupted society from their out-of-controlled urge for crime? C'mon seksy avatar gurl, what do u think? I dare u to find someone with a more logical and?or correct approach than me. By the way, what time is it?
2007-01-27 18:58:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES ! Not everyone is, but lots move on - to lead productive lives.
It all depends on the type of crime I guess, but I know plenty of people who have been walking the straight and narrow for years. One guy I know even became a pastor when he came out, and his congregation has loved him for over 20 years now.
2007-01-27 18:53:38 · answer #8 · answered by Kate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that you are asking the correct question. I think that you should ask: Can anyone that has been a true criminal (you know, not just tossed in for smoking pot) but robbery, rape, murder etc. be rehabilitated. I don't believe so. I've known a few "real" criminals and they just get more cautious. I also have to add that this is not just a "male" trait.
2007-01-27 18:53:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. guys in prison have more opportunity to get stronger, and are hanging around with convicted prisoners at all times. i'm sure there are some exceptions, but they will all have those tendencies to re-commit, even if they don't act on them.
2007-01-27 18:52:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋