New Poll Shows Most Americans Believe Goal Of Criminal Justice System Should Be Rehabilitation, Not Punishment [witnessla.com]

Alicia Doktor 1/31/184:00 AM

Eighty-five percent of voters believe that rehabilitation, rather than punishment, should be the goal of the criminal justice system in America, according to a new poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies on behalf of Justice Action Network.

Republicans (79%), Independents (83%), and Democrats (92%) agree
that the criminal justice system should focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment.

Three-fourths of Americans believe that the criminal justice system is in need of significant improvements, according to the polling results.

[For more on this story by Taylor Walker, go to http://witnessla.com/new-poll-...tion-not-punishment/]

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