Criminal Justice: Punishment Essay

Write an essay (Minimum 600 words) that addresses the following:

In part one of the essay, discuss the rationale behind the utilitarian, restorative and retributive approaches of punishment.

In part two of the essay, (review the websites below, and) discuss the effectivessness of each approach in terms of recidivism.

http://www.is.wayne.edu/StuartHenry/Effectiveness_of_Punishment.htm

http://www.sentencingproject.org/doc/Deterrence%20Briefing%20.pdf

http://www.umsl.edu/~keelr/200/ratchoc.html

http://www.soc.iastate.edu/Sapp/soc401rationalchoice.pdf

http://www.learning-theories.com/social-learning-theory-bandura.html

http://digitalcommons.uri.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1160&context=srhonorsprog

When completing your assignment, all spelling, punctuation, grammar, formatting, and citations should be written in APA style.  Must use at least one reference per approach when discussing punishment rationale and at least four references for part two. 

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