1. The struggle with conflicting goals within the correctional system has always been seen as an issue. In order for these goals to be accomplished, the conflicts that arise when correctional goals combine needs to be perceived as a positive change to the correctional system. Three of these goals are rehabilitation, incapacitation, and retribution. Rehabilitation is an attempt to restore a convicted offender to a constructive place in society through training or therapy (Clear et al, 2016). Incapacitation is to deprive the offender of having the ability to commit crimes, usually by detainment (Clear et al, 2016). Lastly, retribution is inflicting punishment on an individual who has chosen to violate the rights of others (Clear
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The goal of rehabilitation conflicts with that of incapacitation because rehabilitation seeks to help an offender obtain resources that will help them once they are finished with their sentence, while incapacitation chooses to take away a convicted offenders ability to commit a crime, but not putting effort towards teaching them how to do so. Rehabilitation conflicts with the goal of retribution since rehabilitation focuses on rehabilitating an offender properly, and acknowledging those who can properly enter back into society without committing another crime, while retribution focuses on having the convicted offender take responsibility for their actions in hope that they will choose to not reoffend. Determining a consensus can minimize the conflict between correctional goals. The goals rehabilitation, incapacitation, and retribution all demonstrate many positive aspects to help change the correctional system, and by combining all goals, the correctional system will see a …show more content…
A main reason that sexism has impacted these women’s experience as female offenders is the patriarchal system that society has placed women in a submissive position throughout history. Even though the patriarchal social structure is not as influential on today’s society as it once was, it is still a defining quality of society and is a main influence on the criminal justice system. With the criminal justice system deriving from a male dominant society, women’s needs and specific circumstances need to be taken into consideration (Film Media Group, 2006). Being acknowledged as the weaker sex, women receive shorter maximum sentencing compared to men, since female offenders usually have a less-serious criminal background than those of male offenders (Clear et al, 2016). Even though women offenders have committed crimes that do justify sentencing, their position within a family setting should needs to be taken into consideration. With the incarceration rate of women rising, prisons are not equipped to properly deal with specific issues the female gender may face involving pregnancy, sexual harassment against women while they are incarcerated, etc. (Film Media Group,
The goal of rehabilitation conflicts with that of incapacitation because rehabilitation seeks to help an offender obtain resources that will help them once they are finished with their sentence, while incapacitation chooses to take away a convicted offenders ability to commit a crime, but not putting effort towards teaching them how to do so. Rehabilitation conflicts with the goal of retribution since rehabilitation focuses on rehabilitating an offender properly, and acknowledging those who can properly enter back into society without committing another crime, while retribution focuses on having the convicted offender take responsibility for their actions in hope that they will choose to not reoffend. Determining a consensus can minimize the conflict between correctional goals. The goals rehabilitation, incapacitation, and retribution all demonstrate many positive aspects to help change the correctional system, and by combining all goals, the correctional system will see a …show more content…
A main reason that sexism has impacted these women’s experience as female offenders is the patriarchal system that society has placed women in a submissive position throughout history. Even though the patriarchal social structure is not as influential on today’s society as it once was, it is still a defining quality of society and is a main influence on the criminal justice system. With the criminal justice system deriving from a male dominant society, women’s needs and specific circumstances need to be taken into consideration (Film Media Group, 2006). Being acknowledged as the weaker sex, women receive shorter maximum sentencing compared to men, since female offenders usually have a less-serious criminal background than those of male offenders (Clear et al, 2016). Even though women offenders have committed crimes that do justify sentencing, their position within a family setting should needs to be taken into consideration. With the incarceration rate of women rising, prisons are not equipped to properly deal with specific issues the female gender may face involving pregnancy, sexual harassment against women while they are incarcerated, etc. (Film Media Group,