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Stanford Prison Experiment By Philip Zimbardo

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For many individuals, they believe that the principle purpose of a prison system is to merely punish these convicts. But, that is not entirely true. Scientists have proved that implementing a retributive-model for the prison system does not aim to better or convalesce negative behaviors, but rather it may be severely damaging to these criminal offenders. A famous psychologist by the name of Philip Zimbardo conducted the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment. He was curious to observe the effects of incarceration on select individuals. Based on the results of the experiment, Zimbardo concluded that these psychologically normal individuals became aggressive and disheartened when situated in an environment that resembles a prison. In addition
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