Shouldn't punishment be reformatory?
Well I say reformatory for in this case,the accused is treated as a human,who inspite of commiting a crime is generally considered repentant and is corrected of his fault.So instead of straightforwardly hanging the culprit,he's reformed into a worthier civilian;
Advantages:1)less crowding in jails
2)better citizens
3)literacy rate increases
4)The State is deemed merciful
5)Capital punishment is avoided
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Well... prisons are suppose to rehabilitation centers. Adult Correctional Facilities. To the surprise of many, some prisons still produce rehabilitated inmates. The problem is rehabilitation does not guarantee parole nor is it easily differentiated from an act. The first key to rehabilitation is education, for criminals and the masses. I would seriously look at the statistics of recidivism before making any suggestion on the pros and cons of your argument. Whilst juveniles have a much better chance at rehabilitation there are a significant number of adults out there for whom crime is a way of life and source of income. 1)Not necessarily. Crowding seems to be a result of what crimes are being prosecuted, not how people are being treated once they get caught. 2)This will at least be true for most criminals once they are released. The current system just has punishment, and then the person is supposed to reform once out (get a job, talk with parole officer). But, how is that supposed to happen? Ex convicts are treated terribly by the outside world because they haven't reformed on the inside, so this would really help. 3)It will be funny if we have a day where being able to read hinges on you stealing a car, and not graduating high school. I think this would actually be good as well. 4)Well, there will always be complainers, so maybe not. 5)This isn't a bonus for everyone. A couple of issues I have is that an idea about punishment is only as good as it turns out. Is there an example of this system in place somewhere? The other issue I have is that you can't reform everyone. We need to make sure we don't fall into that trap. Overall I think this might work. The idea that putting criminals in a confined space with a bunch of jerks is what we are doing now, and that is not a great plan. 1
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