Advantages Of The Danish Prison System

Why the Danish Prison System is better than American Prison System?

There are various questions to consider before the effective implementation of a criminal justice system in a country. The most important question in this regard is who is going to implement that justice system. For example, in the United States of America, the whole system is getting affected by the decisions made by politicians and governments. On the other hand, in Denmark and other Nordic countries, the decisions about the prison system are based on the opinions of the professionals and the politicians do not have much to say in these matters. Another factor that must be considered before the effective implementation of any criminal justice system is the impact of that system on the general public and the criminals who are eventually going to be the part of the general public.

There are two theories that being considered widely for their implementation in the justice system. The first theory is called the theory of retribution

However, as the author focuses, the major reason is to make the criminals understand the worth of the adaptability in a social system that has been harmed by the actions of the criminals. The author does not agree that the open prison system is working well in Denmark. After exploring this source in detail, it can be said that the gang fights that have been exemplified in the support of Nielsen’s argument are more frequently present in the American prison systems. The basic purpose of the Danish prison system is to make the criminals understand the worth of the social life that they would miss by continuing over the path of the crime (Nielsen 137). This is the base of the theory of rehabilitation and cannot be judged by the interviews from only two inmates, which was the major issue in this