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Crime and Justice Activity

The document discusses the effectiveness of incarceration as a means of social order and rehabilitation, arguing for proportional sentencing based on crime severity. It highlights the flaws in the justice system, particularly regarding the treatment of drug offenders and the high recidivism rates due to inadequate rehabilitation support. Additionally, it critiques juvenile detention centers, noting that while some offer rehabilitation, many do not, leading to minimal chances of reform for young offenders.

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Crime and Justice Activity

The document discusses the effectiveness of incarceration as a means of social order and rehabilitation, arguing for proportional sentencing based on crime severity. It highlights the flaws in the justice system, particularly regarding the treatment of drug offenders and the high recidivism rates due to inadequate rehabilitation support. Additionally, it critiques juvenile detention centers, noting that while some offer rehabilitation, many do not, leading to minimal chances of reform for young offenders.

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Part 1:

Incarceration

Incarceration is a tool used for maintaining social order, but more effectively in rehabilitating

offenders is often questioned. Sentences should be proportional to the severity of the crime

committed by a person or people. For a crime like murder, life imprisonment or even a death

penalty may be appropriate as it removes dangerous people form the society for good once they

are dead. Rape and child abuse on the other are heinous crimes that should also attract long-term

sentences, potentially life imprisonment in order to make those people are no longer within the

community ever in future. However, drug offences should be approached keenly, violence should

not be instilled instead drug offenders should be subjected to rehabilitation programs rather than

long prison sentences. Most scenarios, the drug offenders do not receive the appropriate

sentences they deserve, because some violent criminals are released too soon due to many

reasons while non-violent offenders end up in jail for longer time being subjected to harsh

penalties. Therefore, the justice system should be able to observe a balance of punishment

subjected to every offender according to the severity of the crime committed

Reflection on the Podcast

Matt Snodgrass’s podcast on prison and offenders, my perspective on incarceration has taken a

new route. The high recidivism rate highlights the flaws in prisons, many offenders are released

only to reoffend because they are not given enough support in the society to encourage the

reason of changing in the society. This information is not well known by many in the society, as

many assume incarceration is the best solution to crime. However, if the society was educated
and awareness were raised about the lack of rehabilitation programs in prisons, they would be in

the fore front to advocate the need to reform.

Part 2:

Juvenile Incarceration

Juvenile detention centers are meant to rehabilitate young offenders, but the effectiveness has

millions of doubts. Some of these centers provide education and therapy, thus the juveniles have

a seamless moment to reintegrate back to the society. However, unfortunately other centers lack

these programs thus the juveniles are exposed to a hardened criminal environment, thus chances

of reforming become minimal and even when their sentence is over, the young offenders do not

reform. For example, a juvenile who has committed a murder crime still have a higher capacity

for change but only when treated with rehabilitation, unlike adults who have no chances of

rehabilitation programs.

Reflection on the Video

After watching “Prime Time – Juvenile Prisons” my knowledge of juvenile incarceration has

deepened. It explains how juveniles are treated in detention centers and the impact to their lives

in future. Some enters offer rehabilitation programs that help young offenders reform, while

others function like adult prisons, thus can be subjected to other criminal tendencies. The public

is also not on how juvenile incarceration affects a young person’s future behavior. One shocking

detail about the video is that, some detention centers fail to provide meaningful rehabilitation

programs.

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