Sean hasn't always been on the wrong side of the law; he grew up in a two-parent household and at a young age was involved with his church and the community garden that his dad loved. When his dad was arrested and sent to prison for growing copious amounts of marijuana, everything changed. When his father was sentenced, Sean's mom left him with his grandma and disappeared from the scene. Sean has had many chances to reform his behavior in the juvenile system, and his grandmother has tried to get him counseling and a mentor. Despite his young age of 16, Sean was sentenced as an adult in a shooting rampage that killed one and wounded four. Sean hasn't ever come to grips with his childhood and his feelings of abandonment. He has been seeing the prison psychologist and is getting treatment. What model provides the rationale for giving inmates this opportunity inside prison?

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The medical model of corrections emphasizes the need for treatment and rehabilitation of inmates, rather than just punishment. It suggests that criminal behavior is a result of psychological or social deficiencies that can be treated. In Sean's case, seeing a psychologist and getting treatment aligns with the medical model's approach to addressing the root causes of his behavior and attempting to rehabilitate him.

Sean Hasn't Always Been on the Wrong Side of the Law;