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Essay / The Pros and Cons of Judicial Corporal Punishment
Punishment, the word has struck fear into men and children, moving toward adult offenders, it tends to take on deeper connotations. As a child, you would be punished by your parents, school leaders and other parental figures, and usually in less serious circumstances, usually requiring very little corporal punishment and/or separation from entertainment devices. As we age, crimes tend to be more numerous and therefore require harsher punishments. Despite a history of death sentences and forced labor, some methods have done little to deter some offenders. The question this raises of course is whether we should focus more on punishment or rehabilitation, focusing on, some would say, harsher punishment... while many would say we shouldn't be too strict . We have modes of punishment that range from corporal to separation, extremes that favor one or the other, then extremes that bring them together. “Proponents of judicial corporal punishment argue that corporal punishment is a quick and effective method and less cruel than long-term imprisonment; proponents of this view believe that corporal punishment should be reconsidered in countries that have banned it as an alternative to imprisonment; some even want corporal punishment to replace fines for offenses as minor as graffiti.” (K, 2013) Those in favor would say that long-term imprisonment could significantly impair a person's mental well-being, resulting in an almost brainwashed, someone who can no longer function as a productive member of society… which goes against the idea of imprisoning and changing a person to be more active by initiating a more productive lifestyle to begin with. As it stands, there are many reasons for and against this type or style of punishment middle of paper... they are within to help them understand and leave this life. I don't believe in abandoning corporal punishment, but I believe in one or the other, I believe that to save this country from a failing correctional system; we must start with what we have called the “corrections system”. We need to reimagine what it takes to correct this behavior, reestablishing sanctions that deter people from committing these acts in the first place and programs that help correct them after the fact. Works Cited K, C. (2013). http://chandrasekharank.hubpages.com/hub/Corporate-Punishment-Pros-Cons. Retrieved from http://chandrasekharank.hubpages.com. Mathis, C. (July 29, 2013). http://www.academia.edu/4172140/Punishment_Versus_Rehabilitation. Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu.Robinson, G.C. (2009). Offender rehabilitation: theory, research and practice.