In Cold Blood Analysis

It’s a difficult call for many individuals about whether or not to punish individuals or help them become a better person. While some crimes are inexcusable and lead to life in jail or even the death penalty so can more petty crimes which brings up the case as to whether or not both groups of individuals belong in the same place and if they deserve a chance to be brought back into society. In the Ted Talk by Adam Foss about a prosecutor 's view on the justice system, Foss explains how many individuals can correct themselves and move on to a new path of life. Similarly, Jessica S. Henry explained how the justice system is also flawed and how individuals can be helped and how the process can be improved. The justice system is flawed and that …show more content…
If a person is prosecuted, found guilty, and sentenced to a certain amount of time in jail, they get a rather hateful mindset of what has happen and more or less plot their escape. This can be drawn to the Capote novel In Cold Blood which shows how Dick, an individual in jail, thought up a plot for murder while being locked up. Some argue that individuals might find jail as an enjoyable experience as they are confined together with like-minded individuals, but that only increases the chances of them committing more crimes as those people continue to treat crime as normal. The closed and confined atmosphere builds up hate in the human mind which is ultimately unleashed on the people who put him in there or individuals in life who they have simply held a grudge against. By giving these individuals a chance to right their wrong-doings through therapy it makes them feel that society is not against them and this love can translate into them having a better state of mind, because in many instances, people who commit crimes simply have not had the proper nurturing from the people around them. An example of this could be found in the Capote novel, In Cold Blood in which half of the duo that kill the Clutter family, Perry Smith, really doesn’t want to go through with it and is murdering these …show more content…
When one commits a crime there’s always an attributing factor that leads up to it, for instance you might have not been able to get a higher education due to a lack of money and this can lead to frustration and a lack of want to help others. Despite this, with the right guidance, that blurred mentality can and will go away if you are given the right support. In the TED Talk by Adam Foss who is a prosecutor, he speaks about a man who had committed crimes who he had gotten out of jail time. Later on Foss spots this Christopher at a gathering in which he gives a hug to Foss. Christopher “did community service...and he went on to graduate from a four-year school” The evidence confirms that an individual can correct himself by being offered a second chance. In fact, Christopher went above and beyond the expectations of an individual proving that the time you put your mind to the crime can be transferred to something meaningful. Jessica S. Henry also adds that an individual is better off in a healthy community then an “incarcerated” one (Huffington Post). All this ties back into the Nature v. Nurture debate and how when you are nurtured in a positive way, it helps you achieve a bright outcome in