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JUS-330 Topic 2 Benchmark - The Goals of Punishment Name: Madeline Hesselgrave Instructions: Complete parts I and II. Utilize the GCU Library to locate three to five relevant, scholarly sources in support of your content. Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required. This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Part I: Explore a correctional agency in your state. In 350-500 words, explain how ancillary entities support the legal system in carrying out justice. (comp. 2.5) A correctional agency in Arizona is the Arizona Department of Corrections, this department supports a justice system that carries out proper justice by ensuring criminals get the punishment they deserve. The main goal of this agency, “to ensure offenders sentence is carried out, with legal punishment such as; jail or prison, or community service” (Clayton, 2001). Another set of goals that the agency has is to provide retribution, deterrence, incapacitating, and rehabilitation for inmates. Each of the goals has varied in the public and professional system. Arizona Department of Corrections provides retribution by assigning punishment to the people who commit crimes and are convicted. Deterrence is shown by instilling a healthy fear of punishment in those who want to break laws, it is meant to stop people from committing crimes in the future. The agency makes sure that people know there are punishments for wrongful actions. The department incapacitates prisoners from committing future crimes in a different way from deterrence because incapacitation involves an individual who is in jail or prison which means

they cannot commit crimes because they have been removed from society. Rehabilitation is very important to the Arizona Department of Corrections, they want to restore people with the ability to live a normal and functioning life after they are released from prison. The agency offers varying rehab programs and even job opportunities. The main goal of rehabilitation is to help convicts become functioning members of society and own up to the crimes they have committed. Technology plays a big role in the Arizona Department of Corrections, “the application of technology has great potential to increase staff safety by enhancing our ability to observe, to detect contraband and weapons… legislators believe we can observe and manage more inmates through its use” (Clayton, 2001).

Part II: In 500-750 words, discuss the controversy of Restorative Justice. Include the following: 1. Write a summary and analysis of the arguments supporters of restorative justice use to convince society of restorative justice’s advantages over incarceration and other punishments. 2. Which approach is the better model for a system of corrections? Support your rationale with research. Arguments that are often used by supporters of restorative justice used to convince society of restorative justice advantages over incarceration and other punishments is that it “reduces repeat offending for some offenders. It reduces crime victims desire for violent revenge against their offenders. Also, when used as a diversion it helps reduce the costs of criminal justice” (Levad, 2016). A crucial argument is that it reduces the cost of the criminal justice system. Restorative justice in modern society want to connect convicts with those around them, studies have shown, “the effectiveness of some restorative justice programs in reducing recidivism rates and empowering people to return to their communities as healthy and functional neighbors” (Levad, 2016). It allows for people to have better communication and gain compassion for offenders

instead of making them feel isolated and alone. Current methods of dealing with crime do not address the causes of crime but rather the symptoms, the current retributive system can be easily critiqued because a lot of places simply lock convicts up without giving them any way to be rehabilitated and confront the reasoning behind committing their crimes. Supporters of restorative justice believe that by locking people up it just makes them more hateful towards society and when they are released they will just go back to committing crimes. The approach with the best model for a system of corrections would be punishment, “imprisonment provides immediate and tough punishment. When a person is given a punishment it makes the offender think about the actions he/she took and the seriousness of the crime” (Robbins & Litton, 2018). By giving out punishments to criminals it makes the community feel better and protected, it also provides deterrence to those who are considering committing crimes because they see the potential punishment they could face. When offenders are placed in prison it is a way to protect the community from their harmful actions and stop them from committing more crimes. Jail must be considered a place of punishment but not a place of torture. Prisons are the proper way for criminals to be punished but they need to be in an environment where they can be rehabilitated. Criminal Justice officials should look into improving the quality of life for people that are incarcerated by implementing rehabilitation programs. Prison is the best model for punishment but it has to become a place where prisoners can learn to be rehabilitated and when they are released they can have the skills to live a productive life. If punishment is not enforced then crime rates will increase and people will believe they can do what they want and get away with it. By incarcerating criminals they have the chance to think about their actions and realize committing crimes lands them in a place they do not want to be in, prison.

References Clayton, S. L. (2001). An Interview with Terry L. Stewart: Arizona Director of Corrections Speaks out. Corrections Today, 6. https://search-ebscohostcom.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx? direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.79758689&site=eds-live&scope=site Levad, A. (2016). Restorative and transformative justice in a land of mass incarceration. Journal of Moral Theology, 5(2), 22–43. https://search-ebscohostcom.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rfh&AN=ATLAn3925043&site=edslive&scope=site Robbins, P., & Litton, P. (2018). Crime, Punishment, and Causation: The Effect of Etiological Information on the Perception of Moral Agency. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 1, 118. https://search-ebscohost-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx? direct=true&db=edsbl&AN=RN614998269&site=eds-live&scope=site...