Abstract
This paper traces the history of two models that have been influential in shaping modem views toward criminals. One of these two—the medical model—is based on the concept of rehabilitation, that is, treatment predicated on the attributes of the offender. The second of these two—the just deserts model—centers on retribution, that is, punishment deserved for the seriousness of the crime. Each model has been dominant in various periods of history.
Footnotes
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This paper was presented at the Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, Philadelphia, October 18, 1986. It is based on a lecture, “Current Trends in Penal Philosophy,” which Dr. Wolfgang delivered at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, June 19, 1979, and published in Israel Law Review, vol 14, No. 4, October 1979:427-443.
- Copyright © 1988, The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
