America's Prisons
America's Prisons | Shame-Based Punishment May Not Be an Effective Alternative
Searching for innovative, cost-effective sentencing, some courts have experimented with using shame to punish offenders and reduce crime. In the following viewpoint, Suzanne M. Retzinger and Thomas J. Scheff argue that shame-based punishment may not be an effective alternative to prison. The authors assert that shame is a complex emotion and current shame-based punishments ignore the harmful psychological consequences that an individual may experience after shaming. Therefore, the “crude” use of shame may backfire and do little to deter crime. If shaming is used, the authors...
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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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