Tyrin Chenault
25 Jun 202125 Jun 2021 at 18:33
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In this chapter McQuilkin and Copan presented their own ideas on how
crime and punishment should be handled. From the reading it seems as
though McQuilkin and Copan do not believe that the current criminal
justice system is effective at what it was meant to do. According to
McQuilkin and Copan the purpose of our criminal justice system should be
to (1) rehabilitate, (2) deter criminals from continuing crime, (3) protect
the innocent and (4) enact justice.-I think that these are really strong
ideals when it comes to crime and punishment. To me the most important
would be rehabilitation because I believe that everyone can be helped if
their needs are met. Part of my belief derives from the fact that I believe
that crime is a byproduct of people’s needs not being met. This opinion is
a little different than that of McQuilkin and Copan since they believe the
environment is the main factor of crime.-However, both ideas can fit hand
in hand when you look at the communities affected by high crime rates.
According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics those in low income
communities experience crime rates double that of high income
