Different Models of American Prisons
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What are the different models of American prisons? How do these models differ? What would happen if there was only one model to follow?
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The expert determines what are the different models of American prisons. How these models differ are determined.
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The two different models of prisons in America are punitive and rehabilitative models. The difference between these models is that one model is focused on punishment and the other model focuses on rehabilitating prisoners to become effective members of society upon their release. In the punitive model prisoners are assumed to be beyond the threshold of rehabilitation and the only justice that can be given to victims of their crimes is to ensure that they serve their punishment in its entirety. Programs that would be offered in rehabilitative prisons, such as drug abuse counseling, educational assistance, and ...
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