The Shawshank Redemption / Imprisonment & Institutionalisation

Question 1

What are the objectives of sentencing? -

Answer 1

• public and community safety, protection of society against criminals.
• deterrence, to prevent or discourage someone from acting based on fear of punishment or retribution.
• rehabilitation- the restoration of someone to a useful place in society.
• acknowledging the harm to victim, closure and vindication for the family.

Question 2

What is the definition of institutionalise?

Answer 2

institutionalise means those who are put in institutions/prisons can become dependant on them.

Question 3

What are five ways prison may affect someone?

Answer 3

1. ) after being released they may struggle to fit in and assimilate with other members of society.
2. ) prison members often become dependant on the structure and routine of prison, they struggle to regain confidence.
3. ) some offenders become so dependant on the time spent in prison, they re-offend, so essentially their time spent in prison was pointless.
4. ) offenders are often surrounded by other criminals so they learn dangerous behaviours, they exit jail more of a criminal than they began with.
5. ) they cannot readjust the normalcy of society

Question 4

What are some quotes from the Shawshank Redemption?

Answer 4

“get busy living or get busy dying”.

“rehabilitation…. to me thats just a made up word”.

“these walls are funny, first you hate em, then you get used to em, enough time passes, so that you depend on em”.