Punishment in the form of incarceration is inevitable, especially in a society that tends to be tough on crime. However, how a person does after they have served their time is incredibly important and can be. The first step to helping ex-offenders is making people aware of the stigmatism that comes with having a record. People make bad choices in life sometimes, but they can also learn from them, and having a record shouldn’t affect the way you look at a person. The next, most important step, is changing policy and creating programs that will allow people previously incarcerated an equal chance to thrive in society to keep them from re-offending. With the right programs and policies in place, ex-offenders can get off on the right foot and hopefully keep from committing any more
Punishment in the form of incarceration is inevitable, especially in a society that tends to be tough on crime. However, how a person does after they have served their time is incredibly important and can be. The first step to helping ex-offenders is making people aware of the stigmatism that comes with having a record. People make bad choices in life sometimes, but they can also learn from them, and having a record shouldn’t affect the way you look at a person. The next, most important step, is changing policy and creating programs that will allow people previously incarcerated an equal chance to thrive in society to keep them from re-offending. With the right programs and policies in place, ex-offenders can get off on the right foot and hopefully keep from committing any more