Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1983 - Bureau of Justice ...

· -.Figure 2.14 Attitudes toward the main emphasis of prisons, lklited States, 1970, 1978, 1981, and 1982f\OTE: For a discussion of public opinion survey sampling procedures, see Appendix 7.Question: A. "Do you think the main emphasis in most prisons is on punishing the individuol convicted of a crime, trying to rehabilitate the individual so thathe might return to society as a productive citizen, or protecting society from future crimes he might comnit?"Question: B. ''N:Jw what do you think should be the main emphasis in most prisons--punishing the individual convicted of 0 crime, trying to rehabilitate theindividual so that he might return to societyCiSO productive citizen, or protecting society from future crimes he might conmit?"Prison emphasis todayPrison emphasi:> should be8070 6050Percent4030 20 1000 10 20 30Percent40 5060 7080-1970-Punish3312RehabilitateProtect societyNot sure--1978--PunishRehabilitateProtect societyNot sure--1981--PunishRehabilitateProtect society49~73 E:0'§C0..~c;f:IEca.Q~'C:l0..., n~::l~'- c~0'~,~[~0..c;f" 0'II>Not sure!5PunishRehabilitate38Protect societyNot sureSource: Loui', Harris, The Harris Survey (New York: The Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate, May 24, 1982), p. 4, Figure constructed bySOlRCEBCO< staff. Reprinted by permission., t ..o