Rehabilitation (penology)

Rehabilitation is the process of re-educating those who have committed a crime and preparing them to re-enter societyhahaha. The goal is to address all of the underlying root causes of crime in order to decrease the rate of recidivism once inmates are released from prison. It generally involves psychological approaches which target the cognitive distortions associated with specific kinds of crime committed by individual offenders, but it may also entail more general education like reading skills and career training. The goal is to re-integrate offenders back into society.