Rehabilitation or Retribution, Our criminal justice system. Options

[MissHygienic]

Which one should we focus on more in our criminal justice system? Basically, which one would serve as a satisfactory/fitting punishment for prisoners?

[jesusisthebestth...]

Which one should we focus on more in our criminal justice system? Basically, which one would serve as a satisfactory/fitting punishment for prisoners?

Edit: Oops, and if someone can fix the misspelling in my topic title, I'd appreciate it, thanks.

REHABILITATION: Jailtime is supposed to be about rehabilitation. What is the point of jailing someone for committing a crime without rehabilitating them? How are they supposed to survive when they get out? How is the victim's family supposed to feel when this criminal finishes his/her sentence or is paroled? Jail is nothing without rehabilitation. I can't say for sure because my family has never been the victim of any crime (knock on wood), but I would prefer to know that someone has been reformed after they've served a jail sentence because retribution is temporary but rehabilitation lasts a lifetime.

[Comptine]

REHABILITATION: Jailtime is supposed to be about rehabilitation. What is the point of jailing someone for committing a crime without rehabilitating them? How are they supposed to survive when they get out? How is the victim's family supposed to feel when this criminal finishes his/her sentence or is paroled? Jail is nothing without rehabilitation. I can't say for sure because my family has never been the victim of any crime (knock on wood), but I would prefer to know that someone has been reformed after they've served a jail sentence because retribution is temporary but rehabilitation lasts a lifetime.

The only successful rehabilitation stories have been people who underwent very expensive and extensive help.

Some place West of the Mississippi had a new program where each parole had two officers check up on them constantly. Work, shelter, and counseling was set up for them. There was a significant drop in repeat offenders. There was also a significant drop in budget.

I've had personal experience with a child molester. He hasn't been caught and he still owns an afterschool program for children. People like him never change, no matter how much jail time he receives.

Retribution is the way to go, within reason. Having a therapist sit a criminal on a couch and share feelings isn't going to change anything. Having them do productive things in jail won't change anything.