The central theme of MLR is on restorative justice. Restorative justice can be described as a remedial form of criminal justice, that allows the offender the chance to reconcile the situation with the victim. Through this, the offender has the opportunity to take responsibility for their wrongdoings, and compensate the victim in whatever way they can. An elected board of members (<10 people) from a given community will oversee the progression of the offender’s rehabilitation. If the offender refuses co-operation, then more serious measures such as prison sentences can be used as potential alternatives.
The problem in America, is primarily how we default to sending offenders to prison. Rather than looking intensely at that individual’s credentials, …show more content…
Let us say that a child decides to finger-paint his entire room without asking permission. This greatly upsets the parents, as they had not given permission to allow for such behavior, and the child becomes a deviant in the eyes of the parents. Their response is to apply the punishment of a 30 minute time out, to think about what he/she did. While in time out, the child does not undergo any real change. The child does feel restricted by having limitations placed upon them. The majority of his/her time is spent on thinking about how close they are to being finished with their time-out. The parents perceive it to be a proper punishment, as it is both conventional and socially acceptable. They decide to clean up the mess themselves, while the child is forced to wait.
It is important for us to ask ourselves the question “is the child better off by having to undergo this form of punishment?” The time-out and the finger painting have little to no relationship with each other, other than the fact that there is a crime and a punishment. However, if the punishment is tailored to the nature of the initial crime, we see a different story …show more content…
What MLR achieves is the prevention of those individuals getting sent to prison in the first place. Prisoners are expensive to maintain, especially on the massive scale in which the US has undertaken. Therefore, MLR would be a filtration system for offenders who have the potential for both incarceration, or rehabilitation.
If productive men and women are given a chance to re-integrate into the community, and the workforce at large, it will have the opposite effect, compared to if they were imprisoned. There would there be fewer prisoners that would need the support of taxpayers. Just as crime can transcend generational gaps, individuals who are given the opportunity to stay as law abiding citizens will produce like-minded offspring.
MLR will be available to people from any class, race, or location in the US. However, this is constrained only to those who meet the qualifications. It will be mandatory to undergo a review of work history, in addition to a background check before proceeding with MLR. This way, community time and resources will not be wasted on those who do not have enough potential for
The problem in America, is primarily how we default to sending offenders to prison. Rather than looking intensely at that individual’s credentials, …show more content…
Let us say that a child decides to finger-paint his entire room without asking permission. This greatly upsets the parents, as they had not given permission to allow for such behavior, and the child becomes a deviant in the eyes of the parents. Their response is to apply the punishment of a 30 minute time out, to think about what he/she did. While in time out, the child does not undergo any real change. The child does feel restricted by having limitations placed upon them. The majority of his/her time is spent on thinking about how close they are to being finished with their time-out. The parents perceive it to be a proper punishment, as it is both conventional and socially acceptable. They decide to clean up the mess themselves, while the child is forced to wait.
It is important for us to ask ourselves the question “is the child better off by having to undergo this form of punishment?” The time-out and the finger painting have little to no relationship with each other, other than the fact that there is a crime and a punishment. However, if the punishment is tailored to the nature of the initial crime, we see a different story …show more content…
What MLR achieves is the prevention of those individuals getting sent to prison in the first place. Prisoners are expensive to maintain, especially on the massive scale in which the US has undertaken. Therefore, MLR would be a filtration system for offenders who have the potential for both incarceration, or rehabilitation.
If productive men and women are given a chance to re-integrate into the community, and the workforce at large, it will have the opposite effect, compared to if they were imprisoned. There would there be fewer prisoners that would need the support of taxpayers. Just as crime can transcend generational gaps, individuals who are given the opportunity to stay as law abiding citizens will produce like-minded offspring.
MLR will be available to people from any class, race, or location in the US. However, this is constrained only to those who meet the qualifications. It will be mandatory to undergo a review of work history, in addition to a background check before proceeding with MLR. This way, community time and resources will not be wasted on those who do not have enough potential for