Question: “In spite of the many policy failures we have recounted, we remain convinced that diversion and decarceration are desirable and achievable goals”.
Critically evaluate the effectiveness of community forms of punishment in the context of these stated goals.
Answer: The simple truth is that prisons do not work, either as effective punishment or as a means of ensuring the safety and stability of the community. Of the primary functions of prison – incapacitation, punishment, deterrence, stigmatisation, and rehabilitation – only incapacitation cannot properly be achieved by alternative methods....(short extract)
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- Subject: Law
- Course: Criminal Law
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 73%
- Words: 3285
- Date submitted: January 28, 2009
- Date written: October, 2002
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 418
