Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Straits Times Reflection 8

Question 1. How does the treatment programme of the Singapore Prison Service help sex offenders?

Answer: It helps them learn about the way they think and how their actions flow from the programme. It also helps teach them empathy and to ensure that they are in a correct position to choose thr right thing to do.

Question 2. Do you think that sex offenders should be given a second chance in the society? State your reasons.

Answer: Yes. But it really depends on them if they want to improve and change into a better and civilised person. Giving them a second chance can give them hope to start afresh and prove that they had changed. If not, they may feel very hopeless and have less confidence in themselves of changing their character. After all the suffering and loneliness in prison, most of them will be afraid and would not want to make such an offence again. They would surely want to be free as soon as possible and change for the better, so a second chance would be good as well.

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