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Custody vs. Treatment Report |
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Introduction |
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Dear C1 Community,  Welcome to the CorrectionsOne open debate on Custody vs. Treatment in Correctional Facilities. This report seek to stimulate debate around the question, "What is the best way to stop criminals from becoming repeat offenders - punishment or rehabilitation?" Check out the arguments on both side of the table, then cast your vote, contribute your opinion and make your voice heard. |
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Robert Hood, ex-'Supermax' warden
In this article, Warden Hood discusses how good wardens strike a balance between treatment and custody, during an exclusive interview with C1 ... Full Story |
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David Fathi, Human Rights Watch
American and Canadian societies are similar in many ways – people eat the same foods, watch the same movies, listen to the same music, and make many visits across the border. But these similarities conceal profound differences. For one, the U.S. incarceration rate is more than six times as high as Canada’s, and the United States has a homicide rate more than three times as high as its northern neighbor.Those who argue that incarceration is the answer to our crime problems are hard-pressed to explain why Canada can incarcerate a much smaller proportion of its people and still have a substantially lower homicide rate. But we don’t need to cross the border to find evidence that crime doesn’t necessarily go down when incarceration goes up ... Full Story |
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Dr. Bruce Bayley, Weber State University
Whenever the debate of imprisonment versus rehabilitation arises, the discussion turns to the concept of deterrence.Those who believe in the virtues of rehabilitation frequently cite the "fact" that incarceration is not a deterrent to crime. This is what I call one of the two 'Great Lies' in the treatment versus punishment debate. When someone is sentenced to jail or prison, that individual is physically separated from society (the modern version of banishment – society’s first form of punishment). In doing so, the person is quite literally deterred from committing any further crimes against the general public because (due to their incarceration) they simply no longer have physical access to the community ... Full Story |
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Comments
Here's a taste of what people are saying:
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"Thank you for the informative article. I've been on both sides of the debate (treatment vs incarceration) and have seen both methods work, but not in sufficient numbers to claim any sort of "victory". Basically it boils down to; if you have made Crime your career choice, 'we will leave the light on for you'." ~ Oneknight55 Posted in "The Two Great Lies" |
"I work at three different types of correctional facilities. I believe that it really and truly does come down to the very basic right of every individual: Choice. No matter how hard times get there is always a point where you choose." ~ Mark Posted at "Corrections Nation" |
"I remember seeing a documentary a couple of years ago that concluded that "punishment" was the only thing proven to be effective and that drug and alcohol rehab was so low and ineffective that even AA quit keeping records of how many remain 'sober. If any of this holds true then what's the solution?" ~ whtnova Posted in "Addicted to Punishment" |
