Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Crime and Punishment

Any crime needs to be punished is a well known doctrine of any civil society.

To maintain civility uncivil methods have to be adopted from time to time. That is where the judiciary and law enforcement agencies step in.

Same is true with students. Corporeal punishment is banished from schools, but there is a rise in bizarre violent crimes hitherto unheard of from the juvenile community.

A rise in crime, suicides, Divorces and Office violence shows nothing but growing conflict within the society.

In the backdrop of the above it becomes imperative to use some form of punishment at school level maybe not corporeal.

Healthy punishments could be used to deter bad behavior of students.

Also other ways of inculcating good habits in students like sports and cultural activities can be taken up.

Education is the first line of defense of the nation towards progress.

Students should be made to pursue hobbies and involve them in creative projects to harness their energy and channelize towards their own good and the good of the society as a whole.

The only way to reduce violence is harmony in the society. Many schools celebrate grand parents day and other cultural events to involve the parents of the student and free them from the worldly tensions which create gateways of stress and conflict.

Also students seldom only know good things and show real cruel behavior. Hence the students should be exhorted towards practice and preaching good behavior and not just preaching the good behavior. This way the knowing doing gap of the students can be reduced.

Creative punishment can be used with students. For eg. if a student litters , instead of beating or reprimanding the students, the students could be asked to take part in a shram daan, school cleaning program.

Also to make them understand about importance of environment cleanliness, they could be involved in community cleaning programs to inculcate the discipline with in them.

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