Punishment, the word has brought fear to both men and children, tending to take on deeper connotations towards adult offenders. As a child you would be punished by your parents, school administrators and other parental figures, and mostly in not so severe circumstances, usually requiring very little corporal punishment and/or separation from entertainment devices. As we get older, crimes tend to be greater and therefore require greater punishment. Despite having histories involving death sentences and forced labor, some methods have done little to deter some offenders. The question this obviously raises is whether we should focus more on punishment or rehabilitation, focusing on what some would say is more severe punishment… while many will say we can't be too harsh. We have modes of punishment that range from corporal to separation, extremes that favor one or the other, and then extremes that unite them. “Those in favor of judicial corporal punishment argue that corporal punishment is a quick and effective method and less cruel than long-term imprisonment; adherents of this view believe that corporal punishment should be reconsidered in countries that have banned it as an alternative to imprisonment; some even want corporal punishment to replace fines for minor crimes like graffiti.” (K, 2013) Those in favor argue that long-term imprisonment could significantly alter a person's mental well-being, resulting in an almost brainwashed affect, someone who can no longer function as a productive member of society... which defeats the purpose of imprisoning and changing a situation person to be more active in starting a more productive lifestyle to begin with. As it stands, there are numerous reasons for and against this type or style of punishment with... middle of paper... that are in to help them understand and move on from that life. I don't believe in abandoning corporal punishment, but I believe in one or the other, I believe that to save this country from a failing correctional system; we must begin with what we have called, the “Corrections System”. We must reinvent what it takes to correct this behavior, reinstate punishments that steer the population away from committing these acts in the first place, and programs that help correct after the fact. Works CitedK, C. (2013). http://chandrasekharank.hubpages.com/hub/Corporate-Punishment-Pros-Cons. Retrieved from http://chandrasekharank.hubpages.com.Mathis, C. (2013, July 29). http://www.academia.edu/4172140/Punishment_Versus_Rehabilitation. Retrieved from http://www.academia.edu.Robinson, G. C. (2009). Offender rehabilitation: Theory, research and practice.