general evaluations-dealing with offending behaviour

Question 1

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Answer 1

None of the ways of dealing with offending behaviour are mutually exclusive if all are somewhat effective they could all be used in a holistic combined approach.

Custodial sentences and behavior modification can be argued not to have any long-term beneficial effects. But anger management programs offers transferable skills such as enhancing personal relationships outside the prison, and restorative justice develops empathy. However, the second two options require trained staff.

Many members of society will only accept long and potentially unpleasant custodial sentences for offenders, seeing this as retribution. Seeing giving treats (behavior modification) or potentially shorter sentences for engaging in workshops or victim meetings as unacceptable. This is problematic for policy makers and researchers trying to reduce recidivism in society.