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Punishment and Solitary confinement

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Difference between Punishment and Solitary confinement

Punishment vs. Solitary confinement

A punishment is the imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome upon a group or individual, meted out by an authority—in contexts ranging from child discipline to criminal law—as a response and deterrent to a particular action or behaviour that is deemed undesirable or unacceptable. Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which an inmate is isolated from any human contact, often with the exception of members of prison staff, for 22–24 hours a day, with a sentence ranging from days to decades.

Similarities between Punishment and Solitary confinement

Punishment and Solitary confinement have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Imprisonment, New York City, Penology, Prison, Restorative justice.

Imprisonment

Imprisonment (from imprison Old French, French emprisonner, from en in + prison prison, from Latin prensio, arrest, from prehendere, prendere, to seize) is the restraint of a person's liberty, for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Penology

Penology (from "penal", Latin poena, "punishment" and the Greek suffix -logia, "study of") is a section of criminology that deals with the philosophy and practice of various societies in their attempts to repress criminal activities, and satisfy public opinion via an appropriate treatment regime for persons convicted of criminal offences.

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Prison

A prison, also known as a correctional facility, jail, gaol (dated, British English), penitentiary (American English), detention center (American English), or remand center is a facility in which inmates are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state.

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Restorative justice

Restorative justice is an approach to justice in which the response to a crime is to organize a mediation between the victim and the offender, and sometimes with representatives of a wider community as well.

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Punishment and Solitary confinement Comparison

Punishment has 113 relations, while Solitary confinement has 159. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 1.84% = 5 / (113 + 159).

References

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