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8. Rehabilitation and ReintegrationWhat is rehabilitation? - answer The process by which an individual involved in criminal
activity is corrected away from that behavior while at the same time restored to being a
law-abiding member of society
What did Robinson & Crow say about the definition of "rehabilitation" in 2009? - answer
The definition has a symbolic dimension, such that it implies a return to a former status:
that of a law-abiding citizen who is accepted by and enjoys the same rights as other
community members.
In other words, offender rehabilitation can imply not just behavioral change but also a
symbolic process whereby an individual is permitted to shed the negative label of
'offender' and be reinstated within the community after a period of exclusion or censure.
What did A. Craig et al (2013) say about the definition of rehabilitation? - answerThe
term rehabilitations means readying prisoners to rejoin society, as useful and law-
abiding members of the wider community.
Many people think rehabilitation is going easy on offenders. What does CHRIS HAY say
about rehabilitation? - answerThat it is a process that ultimately reduces or eliminates
further victimization.
The focus should be directed toward stopping future offences that create harm to
innocent victims and society, not focus on the offender.
Our criminal justice system focuses on offender and punishment.
According to Public Safety Canada, what is crime prevention? - answerAny initiative or
policy which reduces or eliminates victimization or the risk of individual criminal
participation.
Government and community-based programs which go beyond law enforcement and
criminal justice to tackle the risk factors that cause crime [proven to be more cost
effective and leads to greater social benefit and safety]
What does crime prevention minimize? What does it strengthen? - answerIt minimizes
the various risk factors associated with criminal offending.
It strengthens protective factors associated with strengthening individuals and giving
them the tools to be successful.
, What are protective factors? - answerPositive influences that help insulate a person
from engaging in criminal activity
What are risk factors? Give some examples. - answerNegative influences in people's
lives that may increase the likelihood of people engaging in criminal activity.
Examples include poverty, homelessness, mental illness, substance abuse, etc.
Which is better? Crime prevention or rehabilitation and WHY? - answerCrime
prevention.
It mitigates the cycle of criminalization and victimization, reduces the trauma
experienced by individuals, cost-effective, and reduces the burden of resources for
police, courts, and corrections
Rehabilitation implies that offense has already occurred, which means victimization has
already occurred. Crime prevention implies preventing victimization in the first place
What is the difference between punishment and rehabilitation - answerPunishment
means the individual must atone for their criminal behaviour
Rehabilitation means addressing the root causes of crime and the specifics of each
individual offender so that they might return to a more productive member of society.
What is a problem with the process of atonement? - answerIt demonstrates the
substantial power imbalance from the punishing institutions (judge) and the one being
punished.
What did Foucault (1995) say about a utopia of judicial reticence? - answerThat it will
take away life, but prevent the patient from feeling it; deprive the prisoner of all rights,
but do not inflict pain; impose penalties free of all pain
Does punishment deter crime and reduce recidivism? - answerNo. It actually hinders
people from being rehabilitated.
Why does our system focus mor eon punishment? - answerThe belief of deterrence
theory suggested by Beccaria's Classical theory.
Remember the 3 components of the deterrence theory? They ALL need to be working
together in unison. However, in our current criminal justice system, we do not have all
three components.
Why can't we have "swiftness of punishment"? - answerEvery offender has the right to a
proper trial, the right to retain legal counsel, and so on, so this creates significant delays
in the justice process.
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