Critical and Reflective Thinking

I think our criminal justice system should be more rehabilitative rather than punitive. Wrongful convictions do happen so i think its best to focus on rehabilitation, so that those who have been wrongfully convicted have a chance at life. Even those who have not been wrongfully convicted – who really did commit a crime – deserve a second chance. People change and a mistake that was made early on in life shouldn’t determine the rest if your life if you are willing to take steps to change. There are some cases when punitive action should be put in place – for example when there is no chance to stop a serial killer from killing. Other than some few cases i think we should focus on giving a second chance to those who have learned from their mistakes.