America's Prisons
America's Prisons | Prisons Should Rehabilitate Inmates
In the following viewpoint, Katarina Ivanko argues that the main objective of prisons should be to rehabilitate inmates. Ivanko contends that crime is a complex problem and should not be met with the singular and simple solution of incarceration. She claims that too much responsibility is being placed in the hands of correctional workers, and that families, churches, and communities need to do more to help rehabilitate criminals and prevent recidivism. Ivanko is a mental health worker at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Are Prisons Effective?
- Chapter 1 Preface
- The Prison System Works
- The Prison System Does Not Work
- More Imprisonment Is Needed
- More Imprisonment Is Not Needed
- Imprisonment Reduces Crime
- Imprisonment Does Not Reduce Crime
- Privatization Would Benefit the Prison System
- Privatization Would Not Benefit the Prison System
- Chapter 1: Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 2: How Should Prisons Treat Inmates?
- Chapter 3: Should Prisons Use Inmate Labor?
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Chapter 4: What Are the Alternatives to Prisons?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- Parole Can Succeed as an Alternative
- Parole and Probation Have Not Succeeded as Alternatives
- Drug Treatment Can Succeed as an Alternative
- Drug Offenders Should Be Imprisoned
- Creative Sentencing Can Provide Effective Alternatives
- Creative Sentencing May Not Provide Effective Alternatives
- Shame-Based Punishment Can Be an Effective Alternative
- Shame-Based Punishment May Not Be an Effective Alternative
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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