offenders are a result of social illness
institutional experts decide the offender's release
socioeconomic and psychological factors are important
humane treatment of offender
punishment satisfies society's desire for just deserts
reintegrate the offender back into society and make whole
serve fixed times for sentences as justice for wrongs done to society
sentencing is flexible, changes with the progress of the offender
treatment of offender is voluntary, not required
more to deter the offender from repeating than to rehabilitate them
commits offenses as a way to adapt/survive to social problems
make both the offender and society healthy
treatment is the punishment for offenders
