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“The only rational purpose for a prison is to restrain those who are violent, while we help them to change their behavior and return to the community,” New York University Psychiatry Professor James Gilligan.
Because I agree with this quote, I am FOR the resolution of REHABILITATION OUGHT TO BE VALUED ABOVE RETRIBUTION IN THE UNITED STATES CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. To debate this, I will be offering you the following definitions.
-> (Oxford Living Dictionary) Ought is defined as being used to indicate a desirable or expected state.
-> (The Free Dictionary) Rehabilitation is defined as the process of rehabilitating a witness involves restoring the credibility of the witness following Impeachment by the opposing party.
-> (Oxford Living Dictionary) Valued is defined as being cherished or otherwise held in the highest regard and/or esteemed.
-> (US Legal.com) Retribution is defined as being a theory of justice that considers punishment, if proportionate, to be the best response to crime.
-> (Oxford Living Dictionary) Criminal justice system is defined as being the system of law enforcement that is directly involved in apprehending, prosecuting, defending, sentencing, and punishing those who are suspected or convicted of criminal offenses.
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Justice within the context of today’s debate can be seen as solely retributive insofar as we are discussing the just response to wrongdoing and whether or not rehabilitation ought to be valued over this. My criterion for this today is the greatest good for the greatest amount of people which is Utilitarian within definition, it gives you a clear mechanism to weigh different paths as well as their consequences within the context of the same end state or goal, Justice. In addition, it is the most appropriate criterion for this debate