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    the use of punishment to maintain the social order. Those theories of punishment aim to provide understanding of why and how we punish. Generally‚ two of the most frequently used justifications of punishment are Retributivism and Utilitarianism. Retributivism is a theory of criminal justice that advocates punishment to be the best response and consequence in retribution for what criminals have inflicted. It is also the first theory answering the reason why we established punishment institutions

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    proper punishment to you? Can you guess what topic I am to present? Ok‚ today I would like to talk about the crime and punishment in Hong Kong. Whenever you read newspaper or watch the news on TV‚ you can notice that the increasing number of crime but behind the fact of the crime. Do you think the punishment given to the offenders is appropriate? To me‚ I discovered that some of the offenders are too heavily punishment while some of them are not effectively deterred by the punishment. Just give

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    Topic: Some people believe that there should be fixed punishments for each type of crime. Others‚ however‚ argue that the circumstances of an individual crime‚ and the motivation for committing it‚ should always be taken into account when deciding on the punishment.               Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.       Nowadays‚ many people are debating for whether we should fix punishment for each type of crime or not. And this becomes a very hot issue. There are so many arguments

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    Philosophies of Punishment: Retribution David A. Gonzales California State University‚ Fullerton According to the book‚ Criminal Law and Punishment‚ written by Joel Samaha‚ the characteristics of punishment include pain or unpleasant consequences‚ punishment prescribed by the law‚ punishment administered intentionally and punishment administered by the state (Samaha 22). The two sole purposes of punishment are prevention and retribution. The five philosophies of punishment include

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    Joseph Chehova Professor Gotlib Presentation Paper Theory of Punishment Punishment is described by the Webster Dictionary as ‘the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution to an offense’. Today‚ this definition may pass as true for many governments‚ but years ago when philosophers were discussing ideas about government and laws‚ one idea that stuck out was that of punishment. Different theories rose regarding justifying punishment‚ and deciding the purpose behind punishing people. Joel Feinberg

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    Punishment - Self-Reflection” Some people say “Only time can heal the wounds” But I think that is not true because sometimes there are wounds that don’t heal or perhaps‚ they haven’t healed yet? This document will be focused in experiences I lived when I was a child and the way they have affected me physically and psychologically‚ especially my relationship with me my father. Since I was a child I remember my parents being an example of respectfulness and authority. My parents used to be very

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    of my orginal work under the guidance of MR.NASER a textile owner tirur TABLE OF CONTENT SL.NO | NAME OF HEADING | 1 | DETAILS OF ENTERPRENUR | 2 | HISTORY OF BUSINESS | 3 | PHOTOS OF TEXTILE | 4 | FINANCE CAPITAL | 5 | EMPLOYERS | 6 | CUSTOMERS | 7 | DETAILS ABOUT THE PRODUCT | 8 | PICTURE OF MATERIALS | 9 | MARKETTING | 10 | SNOT | 11 | SATISFACTION OF OWNER | 12 | PHOTOS OF INTERVIEW | 13 | CONCLUSION | 1. DETAILS OF ENTERPRENUR:-

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    justice system in Europe. In his treatise Crimes and Punishments‚ he argued for a clear interpretation of the laws for all citizens and a more concrete system in which the laws were based. He saw a need for mass reforms in what was considered a crime and in the way the punishments were handed out for those crimes. Beccaria also showed that through knowledge and education‚ crimes could be prevented‚ therefore decreasing the need for punishments overall. These proposals for reform were based on the

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    Punishment over Rehabilitation Simone Weil‚ a French philosopher‚ once said‚ “As soon as men know that they can kill without fear of punishment or blame‚ they kill; or at least they encourage killers with approving smiles.” We punish criminals because there is an intrinsic good in the guilty suffering; because the offender had knowledge that he/she would be punished if they committed a crime. Because we make a contract to give up certain rights in order for other rights to be protected‚ those

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    III - Life Imprisonment as a Substitute of Death Sentence (1973-80) Now the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 in its Section 354 (3) provides that in case of death sentence special reasons are to be stated. Now imprisonment for life was the rule and capital sentence was an exception‚ thus‚ in Asgar vs. State of U.P . Where Appellant Asgar has been convicted under Sec. 302 of IPC for intentionally causing the murder of one Ramswaroop Singh on account of an alleged dispute concurring the repayment of debt

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