Do you believe that prison rehabilitates criminals?

Question

i think not...

Answer 1

the concept of prisoner rehab has largely failed...one has to be tough in prison but one rarely learns the more subtle aspects of living in society, which most of us practice with out conscious intervention... one may be a good warrior but not able to handle the tough necessities of responsibility and decision making...overcoming drug and alcohol problems and learning behavioural strategies for coping with stresses is very difficult for some people, but this may be one of the biggest factors in learning to live responsibly

Answer 2

I believe that there is some rehabilitation that takes place. Many will emerge from prison as individuals that can be a benefit to society if society gives them a chance. But there are many problems that exist. We as a society cannot easily forget that someone has been a prisoner and we hold that above their head for the rest of their life. Also, the acts that occur in prison are overlooked by the system. Certain gangs that exist, power that certain ones and gangs have inside the walls, sexual misconduct both forced and passive, drugs etc. These actions contribute to a persons stay in prison in a negative sense. Until these acts are addressed head on, we shouldn't expect a lot of good to come from our inmates. But, we shouldn't place all the blame on them.

Answer 3

Some yes, some no. Some inmates are going about their business, working hard, and are interested in getting out and never returning to prison. Others use their prison terms to get better educated at doing crimes, learning from more advanced criminals.

Either way, look at recidivism rates and that should help answer your question. There was a study that yielded scary results: From 1983 to 1994 over 100,000 inmates were tracked across 15 states in the U.S.A. Two-thirds of them were re-arrested within THREE years of their release from prison.

Maybe 1/3 of them were "rehabilitated."

Answer 4

no. it contains them. look up the site unicore.com which is a corporation that controls prison labor. this company is in the stock market. now how many regular hard working people can afford to invest in the stock market? how many even realize what is really goin on? do the math, the more people to be prisoned, the more workers working for the unicore, the more work done, the more money the corp will make, the more money the corp makes, the more money the investers make, and who are the owners of the corp? the investers of the corporation. and who are the investers? most likely not the ones being locked up or your average person with an average income.

Answer 5

The reformatory device interior the rustic is all incorrect. Punishment almost by no potential suits the crime. Prisoners could be recategorized and dealt with as such (or released): a million. death penalty = death interior a smart quantity of time. you have a million 3 hundred and sixty 5 days to allure with evidence or a speedy bullet to the back of the top. No lengthy term "death row" way of existence allowed. 2. psychological rehabilitation: coaching and coping skills taught, inmates examined and released after polishing off this technique. 3. Punitive rehabilitation: hard artwork camp, public works projects and so on as punishment for crimes, appropriate to the form and severity of the crime. This to be utilized in financial disputes including theft or destruction of assets.

Answer 6

Depends on the person and the prison. I could reform or make a worse criminal.
In fact, it goes beyond the prison walls and into how a society treats an inmate.
It is a rather complex issue.

Answer 7

I agree because criminals come out of prison more disturbed than they were before committing more crimes. The National-Union believes in a better probation program in partnership with non-profit organizations whose purpose is to help convicts find jobs and become a constructive member of society. Criminals are ease to fall back into the stereotypical lifestyle portrayed by society, http://www.voteprimous.com

Answer 8

Any kind of rehabilitation can only begin with the criminal themself.... it is not up to anyone else to dictate how they wish to proceed for thier life. If the criminal wishes to become something more than they are, they will have that mind set and will find the path to do so

Answer 9

I think prison is the worst form of tourtue there can be. BUt its hard to say what to do to chage it becuase fact remians that theres people in this world that dont need to be in society.

I say that you should kill all the rapeist and murders, but then theres people who say "how can you teach that killing is wrong by killing?"

either way i know prison can make someone go crazy. You gotta be reeeal stroing to come ouit the same.

And people hardly EVER come out "rehabilitated".

Answer 10

I think people reform themselves. The prison system pretends it is doing something, but the true fact is that if a person (and few of them do!) decide to change their life it is a personal thing and nothing anyone did to them or for them in prison makes a difference.