Redemption at a Correctional Turning Point: Public Support for Rehabilitation Ceremonies.

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      PUBLIC support; CRIMINAL psychology; CRIMINAL justice system; BLACK Lives Matter movement; POLITICAL science; JUVENILE offenders; RECIDIVISM; PUNISHMENT
    • Abstract:
      That rehabilitation ceremonies are ongoing in problem-solving courts throughout the country also indicates that court officials are optimistic about the potential for ceremonies to be part of the process of successful reintegration for those who have committed crimes. Some courts hold "rehabilitation ceremonies" for ex-offenders who have done certain things to prove to the community that they have left behind a life of crime -- such as completing rehabilitation programs and community service activities, taking responsibility and apologizing for their past crimes, and/or staying crime-free for a certain period of time (such as five years). At these public rehabilitation ceremonies, ex-offenders are declared "rehabilitated" and free from all legal penalties and other collateral sanctions of their crimes.How much would you agree or disagree that rehabilitation ceremonies for ex-offenders will help them reintegrate back into the community and stay out of crime? Ex-offenders can give these certificates to licensing agencies, employers, and state officials to show that they have paid their debt to society for their crimes.How much would you agree or disagree that "certificates of rehabilitation" will help ex-offenders be reintegrated into their communities and stay out of crime? That is, rehabilitation ceremonies that come with a certificate would offer official "signals" for the state that offenders are now "just like the rest of us" The broader point of this line of argument is that true offender reintegration will remain incomplete if the burden is placed solely on offenders not only to be rehabilitated but also to overcome the stigmatizing, life-long barriers potentially faced by all "ex-offenders.". [Extracted from the article]
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