Is Shame Effective? Some food for thought.

After reading your exit slips, I was interested to see that many of you answered both yes and no to the question, "Is shame an effective way to teach a lesson?" This got me thinking (thanks, you all!) about the concept of shame and how it is still used in our penal system today. Would it be better to publicly shame criminals than to keep them in jail?

Naturally, I googled the question. Here's a few links to opinions on both sides of the argument:
http://www.epinions.com/content_2905317508

http://law.jrank.org/pages/2120/Shaming-Punishments-Policy-issues.html

http://gideonsguardians.blogspot.com/2005/12/shaming-as-legitimate-punishment.html

I think it would be exciting if some of you read these and came to class informed and opinionated. I'd love that! :)