Question

Which system came into existence because of the general belief stated below?

The belief that criminals could have a chance at rehabilitation only if separated from each other’s corrupting influences led to the system of _______.

Answer 1

System of Auburn. This American penitentiary system relied on the rehabilitation of the inmates by solitary confinment, locating them in separated cells, and with the prohibition of talking withing each other. This system, popular in the 19th century, was based on forced silence, in a concept know as “sense of self”.