Rehabilitation of Criminals: A Waste of Time or Worth The Effort?
By: Heather Rose
Since 1960, the number of violent crimes committed per capita in the
United States has increased by more than 450%. More than 24,000 murders took
place in America in 1991.. With each passing year, rapes, robberies, murder, and
other forms of extreme violence has become a way of life for some individuals
who fall short of society's norms; however, it is only a small portion of
criminals who commit the majority of the crimes. It is no longer rare to be a
victim of a violent crime or to know someone who has been affected .
Get tough laws passed by many states have caused a increase in prison
spending. Prison populations in the 1980's have more than doubled resulting in
more prisons being built every year. Even with all the harsh sentencing
guidelines, judges are not sentencing criminals to do necessary time . Prisons
have become a revolving door society. Only 25% of those convicted are......
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