The five goals of sentencing are deterrence, incapacitation, restitution, rehabilitation, and punishment. Deterrence aims to discourage future criminal actions through punishment. Incapacitation restricts offenders' ability to commit crimes. Restitution requires offenders to repay victims. Rehabilitation uses interventions to change criminal behavior, while punishment inflicts pain or suffering on offenders. Each goal has favorable and unfavorable consequences in the criminal justice system in influencing criminal behavior and recidivism.

1. Goals of Sentencing
Describe each of the five goals of sentencing and create a list of the favorable and unfavorable
consequences, focusing on each. Deterrence is a correctional goal focused on future actions (the
avoidance of certain actions) by both individuals and society. The expectation is that, as a result
of offenders receiving punishment, both they and others will be deterred or discouraged from
committing crimes in the future. Deterrence is favorable consequences in effect of punishment.
Incapacitation is thought of as reducing offenders’ ability or capacity to commit further crimes.
Correctional sanctions restrict offenders ‘opportunity to continue their criminality and, through
this restriction, society is protected from potential criminals. Some suggest that incapacitation is
reactive in that it is a punishment for past crimes. Incapacitation is favorable within society to
protect potential criminals. Restitution or making right by repaying society or victims for the
wrongs created by offenders. This is not a new goal in the way it is carried out. Criminal
sentences have historically included fines and victim restitution. Restitution is favorable in
society to repay its debts (Seiter, 2011, p. 30, 32, 33). In my opinion Deterrence, Incapacitation,
and restitution have their own different consequences in the criminal justice system within the
five goals because it reduces, repay, and move criminal activity in future crime. Rehabilitation
consists of a planned intervention intended to change behavior. It need not be limited to
criminals. For example, athletes participate in rehabilitation when they injure themselves. But
our concern is with rehabilitation of criminals. Various methods have been used over the years,
including treatment, job training, and cognitive therapy. Because of the breadth of rehabilitation-
type programs throughout the United States, an entire chapter of this book is devoted to different
varieties of rehabilitation (Worrall, 2008, p. 40). Punishment although different correctional
goals have been emphasized in varying degrees over time, the most dominate correctional goal

2. has historically been punishment, the infliction of pain or suffering. As a society, we believe that
punishment for inappropriate behavior is not only allowable, but also advisable. Criminal
offenders are brought to justice by the state, acting for society (Seiter, 2011, p. 28).
Rehabilitation, and punishment are unfavorable consequences in criminal behavior and some
parolees can fall back into crime life or relapse because they can’t help themselves into societies
misleading issues.
(Deterrence, Incapacitation, and restitution are favorable—Rehabilitation, and punishment are
unfavorable) and all five goals are different in the criminal justice system through the eyes of
criminals behavior offenders.
References
Seiter, R. (2011). Corrections. An Introduction. (3rd
ed) Prentice Hall
Worrall, J. (2008). Crime Control in America. What Works? (2nd
ed) Pearson Allyn and Bacon