RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Medical Model versus the Just Deserts Model
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 111
OP 121
VO 16
IS 2
A1 Wolfgang, Marvin E.
YR 1988
UL http://jaapl.org/content/16/2/111.abstract
AB 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.