Criminal Behaviors, Punishments and Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System
Criminal behaviors, Punishments and Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System
Abstract
This paper will give the reader an understanding of criminal behavior and how it can greatly impact the offenders punishment, and sentencing in the criminal justice system. There are many mechanisms of criminal behavior, and many forms of punishing offenders. The background of an offender, will impact the decision of how long the offender will be sentenced, which will lead to the beginning of the correctional system.
Criminal behaviors, Punishments and Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System What is crime? Crime is a violation of a criminal law. A criminal law is that portion of the law which defines crimes and specifies criminal punishments. Criminal behaviors, punishments, and sentencing all lead to the entering the correctional system. According to the 1967 President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice wrote that corrections is America’s prisons, jails, juvenile training schools, probation, and paroles.
Criminal Behavior
Why did the criminal do it? This question represents the essence of criminal behavior. To figure out the motivation behind crime, criminal behavior professionals use a variety of resources and techniques to answer this difficult question. They examine the history of crime, the sociological, biological, psychological and economic factors that contribute to crime. Theories are developed and tested using research, and data to support a hypothesis. The type of crime is studied, the evidence, the relationship between the criminals and their victims, and finally the factors associated with criminal behavior are examined. These include family life, personality disorders, health, substance abuse, sexual disorders, age, and gender. Criminal behavior has always been a focus for psychologists due to the age old debate between nature and nurture (Jones, 2005). Research has been conducted regarding this debate which has resulted in
Abstract
This paper will give the reader an understanding of criminal behavior and how it can greatly impact the offenders punishment, and sentencing in the criminal justice system. There are many mechanisms of criminal behavior, and many forms of punishing offenders. The background of an offender, will impact the decision of how long the offender will be sentenced, which will lead to the beginning of the correctional system.
Criminal behaviors, Punishments and Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System What is crime? Crime is a violation of a criminal law. A criminal law is that portion of the law which defines crimes and specifies criminal punishments. Criminal behaviors, punishments, and sentencing all lead to the entering the correctional system. According to the 1967 President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice wrote that corrections is America’s prisons, jails, juvenile training schools, probation, and paroles.
Criminal Behavior
Why did the criminal do it? This question represents the essence of criminal behavior. To figure out the motivation behind crime, criminal behavior professionals use a variety of resources and techniques to answer this difficult question. They examine the history of crime, the sociological, biological, psychological and economic factors that contribute to crime. Theories are developed and tested using research, and data to support a hypothesis. The type of crime is studied, the evidence, the relationship between the criminals and their victims, and finally the factors associated with criminal behavior are examined. These include family life, personality disorders, health, substance abuse, sexual disorders, age, and gender. Criminal behavior has always been a focus for psychologists due to the age old debate between nature and nurture (Jones, 2005). Research has been conducted regarding this debate which has resulted in
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