Punishment for the Crime, Rehabilitation for the Future

In our crime for justice, we often wants criminals to be sent to prison, however alot of people have different opinions as regarding what those criminals should experience in prison between rehabilitation and purnishment. Many are of the opinion that since they commit different kind of offences, most of their crimes being devastating to the victim then the right way to deal with them is through severe punishment, but others felt it should be through rehabilitation, so their mind can be renewed with the aim of making them a better person by the time they're finally out. Are you wondering which I'll pick between both? Find out below.

Personally I'll go for rehabilitation in prison if I were to pick one, but then a combination of both can go a long way in bringing about accountability for their crimes, but purnishment shouldn't be the ultimate goal. One thing I can say though is that both actually has their importance and plays a vital role in a functioning justice system. Yes I understand the vast majority society would prefer for criminals to be punished because they felt that'll make the victims get the justice they deserve, but the truth is that even though we see those purnishment as a means of justice, the truth is that they ain't really justice because what the victims has lost may never be recovered. At the end of the day what I think we should be more concerned about is what happens when their prisons sentence ends, afterall we've seen many come out from prison to take revenge on those who got them their or become a much more terrible person.

So to start with, let me start by stating some of the important of purnishment in prison, the most important being how it makes offenders accountable for their actions, in most situations purnishment is more or like a consequence to the crime being committed and some of those purnishment are the prison sentences in itself, given the fact they lock away from the society and deprived of their freedom, others are fines, community service, probation, restitution amongst many others to name but few. What we must understand though is how purnishment doesn't necessarily change a person, I remember committing offence while I was younger and got punished by my parents, that didn't detached me from doing same thing again. What I'm saying in essence is that it's very possible for someone to complete their prison sentence and not become a better person.

On the other hand, if rehabilitation were to be the prescribed aim for prisoners, then we can all agree that it's always aimed at preparing offenders a better life, given the fact that it's purpose is to help prisoners change their behaviour and as well become a responsible member of the society. Talking about different rehabilitation means that can be given to prisoners, they're education, vocational training, psychology support, reintegration among many others. Rehabilitation is an avenue to reduce the chance of offenders going back to their evil act. And one thing I can say for a fact is that the society will be a better place if offenders come out as a new person, than when they come and return to their criminal lifestyle.

The fact that I pick rehabilitation or felt that's what prisoners ought to undergo doesn't mean the justice system is soft and that because it doesn't mean they'll not face the consequences of their actions or take responsibility, and that's why they still face either prison time, fines, probation and the likes. Overall I think the aim of our justice system is to hold offenders accountable and also create an opportunity for them to have their mind and personality revamp so they'll no longer go back to causing harm.

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