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  2. The most recently formulated theory of punishment is that of rehabilitationthe idea that the purpose of punishment is to apply treatment and training to the offender so that he is made capable of returning to society and functioning as a law-abiding member of the community.

  3. Oct 21, 2016 · Rehabilitation – The aim is to change offenders’ behaviour through education so they can earn an ‘honest living’ on release. Incapacitation – Removing the capacity for offenders to re-offend through long term prison sentences, cutting of hands, chemical castration or the death penalty.

  4. Nov 27, 2018 · This entry explores the relationships between rehabilitation and punishment. It begins by unpacking the different meanings of rehabilitation and some of the major criticisms that have been leveled at rehabilitation.

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  5. A rehabilitation theory of punishment holds that punishment should aim to reform offenders and assist their transition from criminal to law-abiding citizens. Rehabilitation is successful where criminals come to reject crime out of choice.

  6. The objective of reform or rehabilitation is to reintegrate the offender into society after a period of punishment, and to design the content of the punishment so as to achieve this’ (Hudson, 2003: 26). As Raynor and Robinson (2009) note, this statement raises a number of issues.

  7. Module 7: Punishment—Retribution, Rehabilitation, and Deterrence. Introduction. Thus far we have examined issues of vice in American law and asked if they should or should not be considered crimes. In these last two modules we shift gears to examine one of the essential features of American criminal law... punishment.