Summarize the Factors That Contribute to Americans' Preference for Retribution

question 27

Essay

Summarize the factors that contribute to Americans' preference for retribution over rehabilitation in our criminal justice system.

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Definitions:

Social Movements

Collective efforts by groups of people to achieve a shared objective, often to enact social change or resist social policies.

Vancouver Riot

Refers to the public disturbance that occurred in Vancouver, often associated with the 2011 riots following the Vancouver Canucks' loss in the Stanley Cup Final.

Social Movement

A collective effort by a large group of people to achieve a specific goal, often related to social change.

Frame Alignment

In social movement theory, it is the process of making individual and social movement frames more congruent and mutually supportive to foster mobilization.