Of the four goals of prison, I believe that deterrence is the best current approach to correction best accomplishes. Deterrence, a principle in which punishment should prevent the criminal from reoffending. It also assumes that potential criminals would weigh the costs of punishment versus the benefits of the crime act.
Of course, this creates a fear to criminals who seek no punishment. Deterrence is better than the other three method because of limitations. Incapacitation, a method that removes criminal (s) permanently from society in order to prevent reoffending may be seen as a good alternative reason, but it does not prevent the criminal from reoffending elsewhere. That being said, incapacitation has a limitation of "people get out of the program... new comes in".
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Although this may be similar to deterrence, retribution does not prevent a person from committing or reoffending a crime. Lastly, rehabilitation describes that a criminal can be cured and return to society. This can be seen by others as a disease of the criminal that can be healed. It was said that most rehabitation focus on juveniles. Many believe that rehabilitation does not work because of high recidivism rates (commits crime again).
After watching the video clips from Dr. McCarty's class, I believe that training would be the best preparation for correctional officers (prison guards) because there are stuff(s) that even work experiences or education cannot teach you. In others words, different environment requires different types of training. Correctional officers must deal with criminals as a daily routine. If a correctional officer was not up for the challenge, then he/she should not be hired as a correctional