American society, crime, public policy, punishment, rehabilitation, multiculturalism, diversity
'We are living in a modern society where the community's response to crime and punishments has evolved significantly over the years and this has actually impacted various sectors of our criminal justice system today, including sentencing practices, correctional practices and public policy, among others. Things that were once considered to be completely acceptable or a norm during the colonial times as forms of punishments, it is considered to be inhumane/barbaric and violating human rights today' (Siegel & Bartollas, 2017). As people's ideas about crime and punishments continue to change, it tends to have a constant change in our correctional systems about the rehabilitation of criminals before they are allowed to re-enter into society. This paper will provide an overview of the evolution of society's views on crime and punishment, the need for crime and punishment, and the shift in sentencing laws and impact. It will also provide an emphasis on punishment or rehabilitation currently and how an individual's ideas about multiculturalism and diversity impact their response to crime.
[...] If he has destroyed the eye of a gentleman's slave?he shall pay half the slave's price'" (US History, n.d.). In today's modern world, "people are supposed to be treated fair, consistent, and firm. The society has shifted into a time" where "justice equals punishment. You do the crime; you do the time. You do the time, you've paid your debt to society and justice has been done" (Price para. 1). "Due to the fact crimes are getting more unconventional and becoming more" recurrent, "there is now a much greater awareness of crime than has previously been the case. [...]
[...] "This act will give the court more flexibility, give lighter sentences to those committed lighter crimes, shortening sentences for those who hadn't committed serious crimes, and introducing new incentives in our correctional systems. Regrettably, "the measures approved by the Senate do not affect state corrections systems, which hold most of the offenders in the country. Some of these states took advantage of a federal grant through the Justice Department that is offered, but the current proposal will have a greater effect on offenders who have not yet been sentenced" (Sullivan para. [...]
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[...] The Shift in Sentencing Laws and Impact "Along with the need for crime and punishment, there is a need for the shifting in sentencing laws and impact. Currently, the United States holds the most offenders incarcerated. In the" nation, "there are 2.2 million people held and a 500% increase over the last 40 years" (The Sentencing Project, 2021). "This increase of individuals incarcerated in our correctional systems today is primarily due to the changes in laws and policy reforms experienced in the criminal justice system. [...]
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