2007-05-30 03:57:04 · 14 answers · asked by ? 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I think its possible but not with the system we have now.
Instead of having psychologists actually determine the causes of crime and try to develop criminals into socially acceptable citizens and to remove the need to commit crimes once out....we just round them up into prisons that are like feudal caste systems. When inmates leave they don't know how to exist outside of prison and many strive to get back in or only know one thing...crime past of which they learned in court.
2007-05-30 04:54:35 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Luv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few weeks ago I watched a recent interview with David Berkowitz (Son of Sam serial killer) and according to the interview he's a "model prisoner" now and has found religion, spends most of his time reading the Bible and offering religious counseling to other inmates. It was actually quite fascinating to see him so...normal considering he murdered a bunch of people because he thought a dog was commanding him to.
So judging from a 5 or 10 minute interview, there seemed to be a chance he has rehabilitated. Does that mean he should re-enter society? I really don't think so. He needs (and probably will) spend the rest of his life in prison. It was just nice to see that the guy seemed to have changed for the better.
So to answer your question, I really don't think a hardcore criminal can ever be fully rehabilitated. It's in their nature to be dishonest and deceitful. Whether it's a genetic thing or a product of their upbringing is beyond me. But if, for example, a theif managed to turn his life around and start fresh, as soon as he encountered obstacles in his new life he would be tempted to go back to his old way of making ends meet.
2007-05-30 04:23:30 · answer #2 · answered by Matt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost always NO! Look at the prisons. There are lots of repeat offenders.
This is especially true with sex offenders. They can't be rehabilitated. There is a very high rate that they will do it again!
2007-05-30 04:05:27 · answer #3 · answered by JessicaRabbit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I belie eve some people are just beyond reaching. Something inside them is missing, like a feeling of empathy. These people who commit truly heinous crimes should be locked away forever. The people who are rotting away doing 25 to life for possession of a drug should be released into community corrections and given treatment for their addictions.
2007-05-30 04:03:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible, but not probable.
Even if he were to forsake his ways and become a Christian, it would be a long hard road of transforming mind and spirit. Not that I don't believe it could be done. It would take a miracle to break a hardened criminal. I believe in miracles.
2007-05-30 04:04:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the offense: pedophiles and sexual sadists, NO..absolutely not...
Rapists and murders??? Maybe...
Drug dealers? Maybe
Yes, some former burglars and such are reformed and doing well in society....
Depravity, however, can never be rehabilitated...
2007-05-30 04:09:13 · answer #6 · answered by Toots 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a Christian, I believe anyone can reform. It is possible, although not probable. Its individual choice. And choices have consequences.
2007-05-30 04:19:30 · answer #7 · answered by Daniel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IN 99.99% of the time NO. It'd to bad we don't have some off planet location we can't drop them off on.
2007-05-30 04:00:30 · answer #8 · answered by madjer21755 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you know what a lobotamy is? Could work?
2007-05-30 04:01:01 · answer #9 · answered by booman17 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure can one well placed shot and they will never commit a crime again
2007-05-30 05:20:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋