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prison alternatives
Title: prison alternatives
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 1126 | Pages: 4.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
prison alternatives
Prison Alternatives
Prison inmates, are some of the most dysfunctional people in society. Most of the inmates have had too little discipline or too much, come from broken homes, and have no self-esteem. They are very insecure and are at war with themselves as well as with society. Most inmates did not learn moral values or to follow everyday norms as they were brought up in society. Take a group of people, strip them of …showed first 75 words of 1126 total…
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Crime is the result of morally responsible people making wrong moral decisions, for which they must be held accountable. The just and necessary response to such behavior is punishment, which may include restitution for community service, stiff fines, or in cases where the offender is a danger to society, prison. But let's not kid ourselves any longer. The prison was not designed to cure the individual; it was made to lock him up.
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