title: The medical model versus the just deserts model.
abstract: This paper traces the history of two models that have been influential in shaping modern views toward criminals. One of these two--the medical model--is based on the concept of rehabilitation, that is, treatment predicated on the attributes of the offender. The second of these two--the just deserts model--centers on retribution, that is, punishment deserved for the seriousness of the crime. Each model has been dominant in various periods of history.
authors.affiliation: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Wolfgang
mesh_terms: D002203:Capital Punishment; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006806:Human Rights; D011330:Prisons; D011678:Punishment; D012926:Social Control, Formal / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States