1. APK: Punishment “What is the Purpose of Punishment?”
Directions: Using 20 words answer this question thoroughly.

2. The Pillory Also called the “Stretch Neck”
Crimes: treason, sedition, arson, blasphemy, perjury, wife-beating, cheating, fortune-telling

3. Branks and Gags Iron cage worn around the head
Spikes around the tongue to keep people from talking
Crime: gossiping

4. Branding and Maiming
Sat on uncomfortable stool or chair and wore itchy, uncomfortable clothing
Minor religious offenses

5. Flogging Whipping to the point of bloodshed and delirium
Often used in the military to punish bad behavior or weakness in battle.

7. Modern Punishments The Electric Chair
Chairs still used in many states as “death penalty” sentences

8. Modern Punishments Lethal Injection
Sentence in “death penalty” cases in many states where the electric chair is no longer used.
“more humane”

9. Modern Punishments
Jail is meant to be a deterrent. It is a method of keeping you from committing crimes
Long Term incarceration- Is it a deterrent?

10. Rehabilitation or Punishment?

11. Boot Camp
Many people join the military to get out and stay out of trouble.
Some courts offer the choice of jail or the military for certain behaviors.

12. Modern Punishments/ Rehabilitation Attempts
Juvenile detention

13. Community Service
Community Service

14. Mental Institutions

15. House Arrest People are often places under house arrest to
Keep the prison’s from overcrowding
Keep minor criminals away from “hardened criminals”
House arrest bracelet

16. Other ways to combat recidivism
Monetary Compensation
Three-Strikes Laws

17. Things to think about… Is jail the best way to deal with situation?
Is rehabilitation the best answer?
Does jail rehabilitate or create more hardened criminals?
How do you feel about paying for these prisons with you county tax monies?
What other methods of deterrence do you think might reduce the number of people in jails today?