CCJS 100 Research Conference 5 Paper

CCJS 100 Research Conference 5 Paper Order Description I have heard it said that you can tell the level of civilization of a society by how they treat their prisoners and their mentally challenged. By that standard we might have a ways to go. Some of you who are parents know what it is to impose punishment on your children. In administering punishment we should always have a goal. We don't arbitrarily try to hurt them and we don't punish them for punishment's sake. In the criminal law system there are ostensibly four reasons for imposing punishment on a person convicted of a crime. Rehabilitation Incapacitation Deterrence Retribution Which do you think is the most important and why? Or do you think we should have another goal, distinct from the four listed above? If so, what would it be? Do you believe it makes more sense to punish the crime or the criminal? For example, all drug dealers should be punished equally harshly, from the recreational pot dealer to the multi millionaire cocaine importer; all murderers should be punished equally harshly, from the 10 year old who shoots his friend because they got into an argument, and he didn't realize that death follows from that, to the assassin for hire.Your response to this question will say something about your views on crime causation. In addition to the two questions above, you will have to do some independent research on the Attica rebellion ( there is a GREAT deal of material written about what went on during the rebellion and its aftermath. PLEASE CITE YOUR WORK PROPERLY APA STYLE) Following your research,please make a determination of (1) how legitimate were the Inmates' grievances? (2)To what extent, if any, were the policies of the prison and the State Correctional System responsible for the outburst by the inmates? (3) Was the response of the government reasonable? (4) What would you have done if you had been in charge of the situation? YOU MUST ANSWER All 6 QUESTIONS IN DETAIL. WRITE DOWN THE QUESTION FOLLOWED BY YOUR RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS. BE SURE TO USE AT ONE PAGE FOR BOTH INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION IN ADDITION TO THE 3 PAGES USED TO ANSWER THE 6 QUESTIONS.