question archive There are five specified purposes of punishment
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There are five specified purposes of punishment. Deterrence, Incapacitation, Rehabilitation/Reformation, Retribution, Restitution/Reparation. Some also include some also include Vindication as a purpose of punishment.
In our use of prisons which purposes of punishment do you think are the most important? Are we accomplishing these purposes? Are we failing at these purposes?
What are your reactions on various prisons or persons with mental illness and corrections?