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Punishment – Reintegration of Ex-offenders into the Community (GAMSAT Essay Example)

Consider the following comments and develop a piece of writing in response to one or more of them. Your writing will be judged on the quality of your response to the theme, how well you organise and present your point of view, and how effectively you express yourself.   ‘All punishment is mischief: all punishment in itself is evil.’ - Jeremy Bentham   ‘Hanging is too good for him, said Mr Cruelty.’ – John Bunyan   ‘Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.’ – Elizabeth Fry   ‘A Child, punishment by selfish parents, does not feel anger. It goes to its little private corner to weep.’ – Rose Tremain   ‘This is the first of punishments, that no guilty...

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