Criminal Corrections

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This paper examines four of the most common methods used today for criminal corrections, also known as the goals of criminal law. These are retribution, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation. The paper concludes by selecting one of these methods as a representative of the best way to fight criminal behavior, one that will yield the highest benefits for society as a whole.

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"However, this report also declares that "to discuss imprisonment while excluding incapacitation as one of its purposes would be absurd" ("Incapacitation and Deterrence," Internet). Incapacitation is similar in some ways to retribution, for when a criminal is placed in jail or prison, they are incapacitated in the respect that they cannot leave to commit other crimes. Yet when a prison sentence is over, the criminal/felon is allowed to leave his/her confinement which opens the door to more criminal activity, unless of course the prisoner is radically incapacitated by having legs removed or being blinded."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Clear, Todd R. American Corrections: Criminal Justice. New York: Wadsworth, 1997.
• "Fundamentals of Criminal Law: An Overview of Basic Ideas." Internet. October, 2005. Retrieved from http://faculty.ncwc.edu/Toconnor/293/293lect01.htm.
• "Incapacitation and Deterrence." Internet. 2006. Retrieved from http://www.reform.co.uk/Filestore/pdf/Pages%20From%20Civitas%20Crime%20%20Civil%20 Society%20-%20Ch.3.pdf.
• Lafave, Wayne R. Criminal Law. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Group, 1986.
• Pauley, Matthew. Criminal Law: Its Nature and Sources. Wilmington, DE: Griffon House, 1999.

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