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1. Punishment would be more effective given that it will act as a possible deterrence for future offenders to commit various acts of crime, be it malicious or petty types

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Mr Shanmugam said MHA had commissioned a survey last year involving 2,000 residents. The majority of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the death penalty is more effective than life imprisonment as a deterrent against using firearms in Singapore (70.8 per cent), committing murder (70.6 per cent) and drug trafficking (68 per cent). MHA also commissioned a study of a sample of non-Singaporeans who are likely to visit Singapore and therefore might potentially encounter the country's laws and penalties. The study, conducted in 2018, found that 76 per cent of respondents believed that the death penalty is more effective than life imprisonment in discouraging people from committing serious crimes in Singapore, such as murder, smuggling of firearms and drug trafficking.For example, MHA found that there was a 66 per cent reduction in the average net weight trafficked for opium in the four-year window after the mandatory death penalty was introduced in 1990 for trafficking more than 1,200g of opium. In the four years after the death penalty for trafficking more than 500g of cannabis was introduced in 1990, there was "a 15 to 19 percentage point reduction in the probability that traffickers would choose to traffic above the capital sentence threshold"

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rehabilitation should be the purpose of the justice system as it is a more compassionate approach to deal with offenders by ensuring their well being 

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rehabilitation should be the purpose of the justice system as it is a more compassionate approach to deal with offenders by ensuring their well being 

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punishment should be the purpose of the justice system as it can act as a deterrent to future crimes, by influencing individuals to think twice before committing any crimes

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punishment should be the purpose of the justice system as it can act as a deterrent to future crimes, by influencing individuals to think twice before committing any crimes

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Rehabilitation should be the purpose of the justice system as it can better allow offenders to reintegrate into the society by gaining education and skills

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Punishment should be the purpose of the justice system, as it acts as a deterrence, which instills fear into potential offenders, which can prevent the crime from happening. in the first place. On the other hand, offenders may feel that rehabilitation is a not severe consequence for their actions, and continue their illegal means as there are no great negative consequences. Hence punishment should be the purpose of the justice system

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Rehabilitation, not punishment, should be the purpose of the justice system as it is more effective in giving people an opportunity to correct their behaviour through instilling discipline, thus allowing them to be integrated back into the society.

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Punishment, not rehabilitation, should be the main purpose of the justice system when it comes to deterrence, as punishment can easily frighten offenders from committing the same crimes again, while also scaring the public away from the world of crime. Rehabilitation, on the other hand, can only try to change the behaviour of offenders, and even then with limited effectiveness.

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Punishment should be the purpose of justice system, as the heavy consequences will stop people from committing crimes which can better regulate the order of the society.

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Rehabilitation should be the purpose of justice system, as it can help offenders correct their behavior better and can fit in the society afterwards.

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Rehabilitation, not punishment, should be the purpose of the justice system as rehabilitation encourages offenders to learn from their mistakes, change for the better and prevent them from falling back to crime and illegal methods. Punishment on the other hand is more of a one-off method, and it does not ensure that the offender will not go back to their old ways.

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Punishment should be the purpose of the criminal justice system instead of rehabilitation as it serves as a better deterrence to crime as a whole, allowing punishment to reduce crime rates by a larger extent than rehabilitation.

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Rehabilitation, not punishment, should be the main purpose of the justice system when considering its role of teaching offenders more than just the error of their ways, but also offering them a space to change their behaviours. Punishment, on the other hand, only serves to scare them into not re-offending.

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Rehabilitation, not punishment, should be the purpose of the justice system as the justice system functions as a protective shell that encourages the citizens to manage their incompetences and strengthens societal fellowship instead of imposing a discouraging and tense societal atmosphere.

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Punishment, not rehabilitation, should be the purpose of the justice system as it helps to maintain order in the society and acts as a deterrent for crimes.

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When dealing with offenders, the justice system should prioritise punishment over rehabilitation. One of the main purposes of the justice system is to deter offenders from repeating their crimes and the general public from committing them. Rehabilitation will help correct the behaviour of offenders but will not have much of an effect, if any, on the general public. However, punishment will scare the general public, deterring them mentally from committing crimes, achieving it's goal of lowering crime rates.

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Punishment, not rehabilitation should be the purpose of the justice system, because it also has deterrent properties, and can subsequently best maintain order in society.  Since prevention is than cure, with the presence of punishment, it prevents potential criminals from becoming actual criminals.

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Punishment should be the purpose of the justice system as it deters people from committing crimes in fear of the consequences that are much more severe than that of rehabilitation that offenders may abuse.

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Punishment, not rehabilitation should be the purpose of the justice system as it deters criminals from further committing crimes as a whole. Rehabilitation on the other hand puts no actual risk or consequences onto defendants, which may end up being futile in bringing justice to the crimes they committed.

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Rehabilitation, not punishment should be
the purpose of the justice system. Rehabilitation seeks to educate those who have committed unlawful acts on the reasons why the acts they have done were wrong and also to provide them with opportunities to rewrite their wrongdoings.

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Rehabilitation should be the purpose of the justice system as rehabilitation allows offenders to recognise their mistakes and change themselves, helping to solve the root problem rather than punishment where they are unable to internalise their wrongdoings.

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Punishment should be the purpose of the justice system rather than rehabilitation in countries that are not as financially stable. Without sufficient funds to be invested into rehabilitation, criminals will not undergo effective rehab, and will only to end up recommitting crimes.

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Rehabilitation, not punishment should be the purpose of the justice system as rehabilitation is more effective in making offenders have recognition of what they did wrong and not commit such criminal actions again, then being able to fit back into society.

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Punishment should be the purpose of the justice system as it prevents crimes from being committed in the first place, while rehabilitation tackles the aftermath of crimes committed. Criminals should also bare the consequences of their actions. At the same time, punishment serves as a strong deterrence for citizens to commit crimes.

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punishment, not rehabilitation should be the goal of the justice system as punishment works as a better deterrent to keep people from commiting crimes as it is a more severe consequence as compared to rehabilitation.

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Rehabilitation should be the purpose of the justice system rather than punishment considering the fact that there are offenders who were desperate or manipulated by others. Rehabilitation ensures the justice system’s aim to maintain fairness to all to be attained.

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Punishment should be the purpose of the justice system as punishment acts as a far stronger deterent than rehabilitation, thus reducing crime rates and recidivism rates more effectively.

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Rehabilitation not punishment should be the purpose of the justice system as it allows defendants to turn over a new leaf and alter their behaviour, preventing recidivism and the probability of them committing more crimes after being released from prison. Punishment on the other hand fails to address the root causes of why a defendant commits a crime, and does not allow them to understand how to become a good citizen outside of being a good prisoner.

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Punishment should be the purpose of the criminal justice system, not rehabilitation, as it is more effective as a preventive measure to stop crime at its beginnings.

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rehabilitation, not punishment should be the goal of the justice system because it adresses the root of the issue allowing people to learn why their actions are wrong rather than simply being tortured.

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Punishment should be the main purpose of the justice system especially for countries which are in poor economic situations because compared to rehabilitation, punishment has a much higher cost-effectiveness to ensure justice in society.

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Punishment is should be the purpose of the justice system as it serves as a way to deter the public from committing crimes as they would know of the ramifications of their actions. Rehabilitation is unable to provide this deterrence as it doesn’t threaten the public with any consequences for their actions.

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When dealing with offenders, the justice system should prioritise rehabilitation over punishment. One of the main purposes of the justice system is to lower crime rates by preventing offenders from repeating their crimes. Although punishment might work, offenders could take it negatively, causing hate towards the justice system and possible repeating of offences. On the other hand, rehabilitation will be seen positively by offenders, providing a higher chance of successfully lowering crime rates by correcting the behavior offenders.

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Punishment should be favoured over rehabilitation as the purpose of the justice system as it acts as an effective enough deterrent to prevent criminals from commiting crimes in the first place. Rehabilitation on the other hand, may result in criminals abusing the fact that there are no consequences and may result in them continuing to commit similar crimes in the future.

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Rehabilitation should be the main purpose of justice system because rehabilitation instead of punishment can really guide the defendants to reintegrate into the society and create more values for the society.

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Rehabilitation should be the purpose of the justice system as rehabilitation can motivate convicts to improve themselves whereas punishment is merely a negative consequence that fails to encourage correction.

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rehabilitation should be the purpose of the justice system as it can improve offenders’ mental wellbeing  while punishment can only remove unwanted behaviors but does not provide a replacement.

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Rehabilitation not punishment should be the purpose of the justice system as it is able to address a root cause of crime that punishment cannot, which is that offenders have typically fallen the gaps of societies' support systems.

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punishment should be the purpose of the justice system as it fully remove offenders from society to protect the citizens whereas rehabilitation does not.

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Rehabilitation should be the main purpose of the justice system in spite of the high degree of severity of crimes committed because heavy punishments usually violate the basic human rights

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Rehabilitation should be the purpose of the justice system as it helps to stop offenders from committing more crimes once they leave the justice system. Punishment on the other hand, does not give a chance for offenders to learn how to be good citizens, which might cause them to cause crimes again.

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Rehabilitation should be favoured over punishment as the purpose of the justice system as rehabilitation allows offenders to learn from their mistakes and rejoin society to contribute to it as a better and more productive citizen. Punishment, on the other hand, is more likely to breed a sense of hatred within the offender and increase their likelihood of reoffending, resulting in a negative effect on society in the long term.

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Punishment should be the aim of the justice system because it serves as deterrence and restoration of sociel order ensuring that such crimes are less likely to occur and justice is served compared to rehabilitation which may be deemed as not sufficient for certain crimes

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Rehabilitation should be the purpose of the justice system due to its more effective means of lowering crime rates and enhancing public safety compared to punishment which can be counterproductive