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In order to compare Probation and Prisons, it is important to define the aims of each service, and to ask the question what are the aims of each and do they achieve these aims
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In order to compare Probation and Prisons, it is important to define the aims of each service, and to ask the question what are the aims of each and do they achieve these aims. We also need to understand the meanings of punishment and rehabilitation. To define punishment the definition provided by Barbara Hudson will be used: 'punishment, in criminology, is punishment for crime, imposed by the judiciary in accordance with penal law, and administered by penal institutions such as prisons and the National Probation Service (NPS).' (Hudson, 2002, p234.) The definition of rehabilitation of offenders will be provided by M Cavadino & J Dignan: 'the provision of training and treatment which would cure them of their criminality, benefiting both them and society as a whole.' (Cavadino & Dignan, 2006, pg 22) It can be argued that prison is the best option for persistent and violent crimes, here the purpose of punishment...
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