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Thomas J Gale's Blog – February 2011 Archive (3)
An Alternative to the Popular 'Punitive' forms of Punishment commonly used in England and Wales today
The prison system in England and Wales is a system that claims to serve a number of purposes. It claims to be; an effective form of deterrence towards future offenders; to be a source of useful education and other means of rehabilitation, including drug and alcohol counselling; a provider of sufficient retribution for the offender and finally it promises to keep the offenders away from the public to prevent any harm being done while they are in custody. The latter is still partially true;…
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The punishment of offenders has a long and bloody history in England and Wales, as well as across the world. However in England and Wales; particular attention can be paid to the emergence of the pri…
The punishment of offenders has a long and bloody history in England and Wales, as well as across the world. However in England and Wales; particular attention can be paid to the emergence of the prison system as the most dominant form of punishment. I will explore the history of punishment, in relation to prisons, to try to justify why the prison became and remains so dominant. I will attempt to determine what other forms of punishment could act as a safety valve for our distressed prison…
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Case Analysis: Critical of Research Methods - Youth Gangs
In this case study I have chosen to look into an area of crime that has been at the centre of the criminal justice systems debate over the contradiction between punishment, restoration and rehabilitation. The subject of Youth Crime and especially Youth Gangs has been a concern of the public and authorities for decades, however only within the past twenty years has the topic been much of a threat or concern with regards to rising crime rates and a change in the public’s idea of what is to be…
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