Why The Danish Prisons System Is Better Than The American...

Why the Danish Prison System is better than the American Prison System? There are various questions to consider before implementing a criminal justice system in a society. The most important question, in this regard, is about the individuals who are going to implement the justice system; should law makers have total control over the system or should professionals run it? Law makers have the power to establish a bill that constructs they very foundation of a system of which the country will go on. Professionals on the other hand are merely experienced individuals that are fully aware of the answers to â€Å"what if† and have a different prospective on outcomes. For example, in the United States of America, the criminal justice system is†¦show more content†¦On the other hand, the theory of rehabilitation states that punishment should be given to the crime and not the criminal him or her self. Theory of rehabilitation focuses on the humane methods to deal with the criminals. The American prison system is mostly based on the first stated the ory; that is why there are more strict rules for criminals in the US. Oppositely, the Danish prison system is based on the theory of rehabilitation. After the implementation of the open prison system in late 1970s, the country is making progress in the reduction of recidivism and the overall criminal rates. This paper explores some of the possible reasons of why the Danish prison system is better than the American prison system. The first source to know more about the above stated issue is the article written by Doran Larson in the Atlantic. This article is chosen as the first source to explore because of its relevance with the main topic. Larson has the experience of teaching English inside American prisons. He is a professor of English at Hamilton College and is a supporter of open prison system of Scandinavian nations. He started this article by telling the story of some tourists visiting the Suomenlinna Island (1). He then explained the reactions of an American family after going near to the prison walls. The family was distressed as compared to the tourists of other nationalities (1). Larson explained that the strict prison rules in America