Thursday, April 2, 2009
term 2 week 2
Q1)How does the treatment programme of the Singapore Prison Service help sex offenders?
They would be assessed on factors that shape their likelihood to re-offend such as how deviant their sex habits are,their attitudes towards sex offences and their history, after that they go through three programs.The first is how to defeat the secrecy,shame and denial surrounding their acts.The second one is to break up the thinking of sex.In the final one is to know how to develop a relapse prevention plan.Outside prison,they are treated by their family's help , counselling and the volunteers help them to find a job to keep them busy.
Q2)Do you think that sex offenders should be given a second chance in the society? State your reasons.
Yes, everyone should be given a second chance to repent themself , the conditions are letting them go counciling until they finally learn that they can do something useful as they may contribute to the society to make it about their past If the the prisoner is like the prisoner Bala Kuppusamy who always goes in and out of prison ,we should not forgive him until he has reached the stage like in the above prisoner I mentioned. I think there is no way for him to change unless he fully absorbs the pain he inflicted to the victim that would be an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth, if we let him off to easy, he will continue as he, knowing that every action aganist the law will just sentence him to jail.
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Thursday, April 02, 2009