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| Rehabilitation |
The rehabilitative theory of punishment involves a philosophy that individuals
are incarcerated so that they have an opportunity to learn alternative behaviors
to curb their deviant lifestyles. Corrections, therefore, is a system designed to
correct those traits that result in criminal behavior. The rehabilitative model
argues that the purpose of incarceration is to reform inmates through educational,
training, and counseling programs. Under a rehabilitative model, would
