Verkkosince 1994, school districts have mandated harsh punishment for less serious offenses in an effort to deter crime. These policies reshaped the. Verkkoanalyzes the present system of criminal justice and the objectives society has established for that system. It is suggested the focus of incarceration should be a. Verkkopunishment. 8 they also maintain that since rehabilitation does not lower recidivism and crime rates, there is no reason to forego traditional modes of incapacitation and. Verkkothis thesis incorporates a comparative analysis between the concept of perpetrator punishment within the american federal prison system to the concept of. Verkkopsychologists provide mental health and rehabilitative services to prisoners, but face challenges from a punitive corrections system. Verkkoscholars of mass incarceration point to the 1970s as a pivotal turning point in u. s. Penal history, marked by a shift towards more punitive policies and a consensus that.
