The Population Of Denmark And The Uk - 1535 Words

As of 1 January 2016, the population of Denmark was estimated to be 5 647 923 people. This is an increase of 0.25 % (14 141 people) from the previous year. As of 1 January 2016, the population of United Kingdom (UK) was estimated to be 65 039 319 people. This is an increase of 0.56 % (359 619 people) from the previous year. 65,039,319 5,647,923 = 11.51561715696195 This makes the UK 11.5 times more populated than Denmark. Even with this, when calculating on a fair scale of what is more realistic, it was still half of the UK’s rates. The Danish system is sometimes called too soft‘. This is because the sentencing structure itself is notably ‘less harsh’ than the UK approach. The typical sentence handed out to Danish prisoners is 6†¦show more content†¦The prison system also relies on the offenders taking their own responsibility. They even have to cook their own food. (Tull, 2013) The way that Denmark runs their prisons, in contrast to the UK, is that they strive for normalisation, whereas the UK strives for the complete opposite. (Foote, 2013) The UK idea is that prison should be far removed from normal life, depriving offenders of their own comforts as punishment for their crimes. Whatever the reason for the success of the Danish system, there is no denying that Denmark also has one of the lowest reoffending rates in the world. (Damon, 2003) Denmark is actually able to boast one of the lowest crime rates in the world, combined with a significantly better economical situation than the UK and one of the lowest poverty ratings in the world. Current rank is 59. (Theodora.com, 2015). This is partly because the Danish system focuses largely on rehabilitation, rather than simply incarceration. This is so that individuals can work on addressing the factors in their life that led them to this point and work towards retraining for their reintegration back into society. (Tull, 2013) The UK focuses on two theories one of which is the rehabilitation theory the other is retribution despite attempts to move away from this aspect society still has the divide made from when prisons mainly focused on punishment. This approach made it easier for offenders to re-offend as they are more de-humanized. (Liveleak.com,