Types of Punishments for Criminals

A sample of 48 prisoners in two main receiving facilities in St. Cloud and Stillwater, Minnesota were identified because they were likely to be targeted for intermediate sanctions and would thus have perceptions about the severity of such sanctions that might be considered relevant. Data was collected by means of interviews with inmates whose official corrections file data was RAND staff coded for various demographic and criminal history data. The data was analyzed to test for differences using ordered logistic regression and various models compared by using the chi-square differences from likelihood ratio tests. The results supported the hypothesis that it is not necessary to equate criminal punishment solely with prison given that many inmates have a greater dread of intensive probation.

This research is based on questionable assumptions about the value of the opinion of inmates as to what would be the worse punishment, prison or intermediate sanctions. The results are affected first by asking only prisoners who might be considered for intermediate sanctions, though this is a logical decision to make and a good sample to consider. Means and standard deviations are developed for the rank orders of the 15 sanctions in the survey questionnaires, and the author uses this to suggest that inmate consensus is greatest at the highest and l

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t HIV transmission is a continuing problem both in society and in prison and for the same reasons--unprotected sex and drug use. The results show that transmission occurs in correctional facilities at quite low rates, which is counter-intuitive in some degree and which thus needs to be examined more carefully in terms of types of facility, length of incarceration, and other parameters which might affect the incidence. Such information would be valuable in preventing the spread of HIV in prisons and so reducing costs to prison systems and inmates alike. However, reducing sexual contact and drug use are difficult propositions and at some level may be impossible. The question is whether that level has been reached.  Finckenauer, J.O. "Public support for the death penalty: retribution as just deserts or retribution as revenge?" ABSTRACT Public support for the death penalty is determined from an examination of various surveys and polls reported in magazines, newspapers, and journals over time. A survey of literature is also used to ascertain the reasons for this support, based on statements given by respondents in studies and interviews. The author considers the evidence and offers explanations of changes in attitude based on
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