Does the Freedom Sentence Work?

Authors : Slávka DÉMUTHOVÁ

Pages : 37-45

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Publication Date : 2011-04-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In the presented study, the main objectives of the freedom sentence are stressed.  They are compared with the reality of statistics and practice in the imprisonment  houses. Numbers of recidivists show the need for a better evaluation of the  expected influences of this kind of punishment. Among various theories of  criminality, the Cloninger´s biosocial theory is presented. Within these terms, an  antisocial personality is characterized through the high level of novelty seeking,  low level of reward dependence and harm avoidance. This model provides an  explanatory background for understanding persistent social failures as well as low  correctional potential of the prison. It turns an attention to the basic problems of  freedom and determinism, which are discussed at the closure of the paper.
Keywords : Freedom, Criminality, Imprisonment Sentence, Correction, Neurochemistry