Prison: rehabilitation vs. retribution

[awkwardblackgirl]

There are a lot of variables to consider when considering what role the criminal justice system should have on offenders. One of the things I am interested in doing research on is the effect of vocational rehabilitation on recidivism in ex offenders. I am currently volunteering for an organization that provides services for ex offenders to successfully reintergrate into society. Like ClassME mentioned, if you're a felon, the chance of getting back on your feet is VERY SLIM, regardless of whether the crime you committed was violent or not. I don't think the prison systems do enough for those who are mentally stable/have a non-violent history to get a 'second chance.' I think one of the biggest reasons is because it is very expensive to employ qualified clinicians/trainders, and we all know that prisons these days are just out to make money. Ideally, I think that prisoners should be compartmentalized based on crime, mental health status, mental history, job history, education, etc. and 'treatment' individualized based on the results of the analysis. Someone who committed murder and is doing 25-life has different needs than someone doing a few years for drug possession. The fact that all offenders are lumped into the same pool is really an injustice.

Sorry if my thoughts are all over the place and I could go on and on..., but thanks for helping me come up with a potential thesis topic

 

[AllHolosEve]

nah kuz concentration camps are designed to kill you...neegaz in the pen are slaves b because they're making money for the cacs that own the prison all the while without having their freedom....

sounds like slavery to me

exactly, they want n!ggas alive to make that money off em, then we get des!nc!t!zed (fukk spel!ng) to h!t that box Qu!cker, k!ll!n our own people, 2 b!rds 1 stone.... its a setup breh...

 

[Banned Account12]

Prison/Jail is nothing but a crime school.

Out of all the felons i know, none of them came out rehabilitated, just more crime educated

 

[Born2BKing]

There are a lot of variables to consider when considering what role the criminal justice system should have on offenders. One of the things I am interested in doing research on is the effect of vocational rehabilitation on recidivism in ex offenders. I am currently volunteering for an organization that provides services for ex offenders to successfully reintergrate into society. Like ClassME mentioned, if you're a felon, the chance of getting back on your feet is VERY SLIM, regardless of whether the crime you committed was violent or not. I don't think the prison systems do enough for those who are mentally stable/have a non-violent history to get a 'second chance.' I think one of the biggest reasons is because it is very expensive to employ qualified clinicians/trainders, and we all know that prisons these days are just out to make money. Ideally, I think that prisoners should be compartmentalized based on crime, mental health status, mental history, job history, education, etc. and 'treatment' individualized based on the results of the analysis. Someone who committed murder and is doing 25-life has different needs than someone doing a few years for drug possession. The fact that all offenders are lumped into the same pool is really an injustice.

Sorry if my thoughts are all over the place and I could go on and on..., but thanks for helping me come up with a potential thesis topic

We need to chat, I also run a program for ex-offenders.

 

[keon]

i think they need to change the rules/qualifications towards felons who are trying to get jobs & change their lives ..instead of just asking if "you ever been convicted of a felony" it should be more like "have you been convicted of a felony in the past 7-10 years", because its a lot of people that have committed a felony (or felonies) when they were teens/young adults(like me), but have stayed out of serious trouble for years..crimes you committed at a young age should never be a lifetime scar imo

 

[awkwardblackgirl]

We need to chat, I also run a program for ex-offenders.

Definitely, anytime.

 

[Sandy_Cheeks]

The shyt is a business too. It costs more to house an inmate than to send such said inmate to college. Our country is all ass backwards. It's a complex situation though but I de believe race plays a HUGE part in it.

 

[Constantine]

it doesn't matter how you became a slave.

most slaves in history were acquired after defeat in war.
Most neegaz locked up now are political prisoners..

With all due respect, how is Jerome selling a dime of crack a political crime I'm all for reducing sentencing disparities between selling coke vs crack, but at the end of the day the person still sold what they did so they could get some js, or some Ralph Lauren.

 

[BigE's Taper Fade]

With all due respect, how is Jerome selling a dime of crack a political crime I'm all for reducing sentencing disparities between selling coke vs crack, but at the end of the day the person still sold what they did so they could get some js, or some Ralph Lauren.

neegaz gotta eat b
maybe dat neega's a felon and can't get a job b...bills gotta be paid..rent aint cheap kids gotta eat...all while trying to avoid crippling debt

fiends are going to buy the drugs anyways
same way the government feels that someone wil lalways buy alcohol and cigarettes..
therefore its politically motivated that they got nikkaz doing football numbers for selling hard..

 

[Binary]

neegaz gotta eat b
maybe dat neega's a felon and can't get a job b...bills gotta be paid..rent aint cheap kids gotta eat...all while trying to avoid crippling debt

fiends are going to buy the drugs anyways
same way the government feels that someone wil lalways buy alcohol and cigarettes..
therefore its politically motivated that they got nikkaz doing football numbers for selling hard..