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OPTION TWO 'Crime is both deterred and prevented by the use of imprisonment.' Discuss. Imprisonment is a process of incarceration whereby the confinements of deviant members of society are segregated into confined spaces where the offender is punished according to the criminal justice system. I will in this essay discuss the process of the prison being used as a product of crime control against the notion of reforming and rehabilitating offenders. I will also evaluate the claim that crime is both deterred and prevented by the use of imprisonment. Imprisonment has been around for centuries, it was seen as a way of removing unwanted offenders from society. Historically England led the way in developing the prison system; correction houses would hold the town beggars and vagrants. In the 18th century prisons were used for 3 main reasons, the firstly being as a custodial establishment for those that were awaiting sentencing, the second in...

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