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“We all know that prison does not work except in the most limited sense of temporarily locking up people who continue to be a danger to others.”(Editorial The Independent 25th August 2003) Discuss the accuracy of this statement.
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Lecturer: Rob East November 2004 Student Number: 031097754 Word Count: 1500 "We all know that prison does not work except in the most limited sense of temporarily locking up people who continue to be a danger to others." (Editorial The Independent 25th August 2003) Discuss the accuracy of this statement. When considering this opinion, it is important to first look at the role the prison system is intended to play in criminal justice before analysing whether it actively achieves this role. There are two separate categories that the aims of sentencing fall into, Retributive theories of sentencing and Utilitarian theories of sentencing.1 Retributive theories of sentencing have three main components: Retribution is retrospective and mainly concerned with the fact that society is being avenged for the wrong-doing, as opposed to the future effects of the punishment. It could be said to be based on the 'eye for an eye' adage and led to the tariff system being...
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