tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post4153666583805635440..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Big Sentencing Day in House Criminal Jurisprudence Tuesday, Part OneGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-40958278432752543422008-03-04T03:20:00.000-06:002008-03-04T03:20:00.000-06:00Through any prism, Drug Rehabilitation Center is t...Through any prism, <A HREF="http://www.synergytreatment.com/" REL="nofollow">Drug Rehabilitation Center</A> is the solution to pressing problems in the United States and around the world. Indeed, the increasing prevalence of painkiller addiction and prescription drug abuse in modern America means that an addiction treatment program is more important now that at any time in our collective history. With thousands of individuals falling victim to drug dependency every day, only a concerted effort to provide quality addiction treatment programs where they are needed can make our future a thing worth looking forward to. In the end, nothing could ever matter more than that.<BR/><BR/>As would perhaps be expected, it's difficult to pin an exact figure on the number of drug and alcohol addicts in the United States. Some studies suggest that as many as fifteen million Americans exhibit symptoms of unhealthy drug or alcohol dependence, a statistic which should if nothing else speak to the paramount importance of having an effective addiction treatment program available to addicts in shaping the course of postindustrial society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-35826110733622714752007-03-16T09:46:00.000-05:002007-03-16T09:46:00.000-05:00debbie wrote that "while in prison, a person canno...debbie wrote that "while in prison, a person cannot commit any more crimes on those outside the prison"<BR/><BR/>That wouldn't apply to the Dutton bills - like many "crimes," those are "victimless." Which makes you wonder if they really should be crimes. How many offenders, I wonder, does the segregation purpose really apply to? The parole board thinks that way about drunk drivers, by the thousands, but it's hardly the cheapest or smartest way to address the problem. That purpose broadly applied can lead to misplaced priorities - nearly all prisoners eventually get out, and by focusing on segregation we avoid asking the question, "What happens then?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50649864832045172002007-03-16T09:30:00.000-05:002007-03-16T09:30:00.000-05:00Actually, a3 (imposing penalties that are proporti...Actually, a3 (imposing penalties that are proportionate to the crime) is the vengeance part of the purpose.<BR/><BR/>I learned in a class that there are four purposes of imprisonment. You've covered three here: deterrence, rehabilitation, and punishment. The fourth is segregation--while in prison, a person cannot commit any more crimes on those outside the prison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-4031476871537462052007-03-15T15:41:00.000-05:002007-03-15T15:41:00.000-05:00[quote](a) The purpose of a sentence is to:(1) pro...[quote](a) The purpose of a sentence is to:<BR/><BR/>(1) provide punishment that is likely to reduce the chance that the defendant will recidivate;<BR/>(2) rehabilitate the defendant, "snip"<BR/>(3) impose penalties on the defendant that are proportionate <BR/>"snip"<BR/>(b) A sentence should be appropriate for the offense committed and the defendant being sentenced.[/quote]<BR/><BR/>I am astounded that in 2007 any American needs this set out in law to make it so, but full kudos to the guy for doing it.<BR/><BR/>Fingers crossed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com