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    devious acts. In the United States‚ acts of deviant behavior has been a social issued surrounded with controversy. Punishments for those who have been found guilty of devious behavior are dealt with within four types of punishment: retribution‚ deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ and societal protection. These four forms of punishment are what the American society use in an attempt to cease crime. Justification is required for the practice of punishment within the United States. Often times this justification

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    Three Types of Trust

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    the person to give you the full truth. Three types of trust Deterrence based Trust The most fragile relationships are contained in deterrence based trust. It is based on fear of reprisal if the trust is violated. One violation or inconsistency can destroy the relationship. Individuals who are in this type of relationship do what they say because they fear the consequences from not following through on their obligations. Deterrence based trust will work only to the degree that punishment is possible

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    example in this paper‚ I argue that military conscription is necessary for the survival of the state because in this anarchical and unpredictable international system‚ wars are inevitable‚ therefore conscription aids in building a plausible military deterrence force. Furthermore‚ military conscription is desirable to maintain political stability‚ which is a prerequisite to economic growth as well as a means of fostering social cohesion. In the context of Singapore‚ conscription takes the form of a two-years

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    The Purposes of Punishment

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    and authorities could reach success in it by punishing offenders. Oxford English Dictionary defines punishment as the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution for an offence. There are four main purposes of punishment – incapacitation‚ deterrence‚ retribution and rehabilitation – and the aim of this paper is to describe and analyze them and also to determine which purpose might be regarded as the most important. The first aim of the punishment that needs to be described is incapacitation

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    considered to be a deterrence. The death penalty should be abolished because it does not effectively deter crime. I will be discussing the lack of deterrence on the death penalty through the symbolic interactionism perspective. There should be no doubt afterwards that the death penalty is not a deterrence. There have been many studies done by criminologists on the deterrence effect and the death penalty. Many researchers have been able to show through their studies that there is a deterrence while others

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    and negotiation Workgroup prefers negotiation (faster‚ compromise‚ fewer resource expended‚ more guaranteed‚ most parties win a little) Sanctions and the Deterrence Curve- Friedman Goals of sentencing Incapacitation (keep offender out of society) Punishment (give offender what he deserves) Rehabilitation (reform offender) Deterrence (specific and general) Indeterminate sentencing can lead to unwarranted disparities in sentencing Determinate sentencing

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    When a defendant is sentenced‚ there are philosophical reasons behind this sentencing. The four basic reasons are rehabilitation‚ deterrence‚ retribution‚ and incapacitation. Because this process is sensitive‚ guidelines have been made to ensure that presumptive sentences are mandatory. Rehabilitation is considered one of the most "humane" goal of punishment. There are different ways a judge can impose a rehabilitation sentence. For example‚ a young woman is arrested for public drunkenness. The

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    May more nuclear weapons be better? To give an answer on whether more nuclear weapons would be better we need first to define what is meant with more and what we consider to be better. Does more refer to the quantity of weapons or the spread of them to more countries? And more importantly‚ in what ways is a situation with more nuclear weapons better than a situation without or no further increase to what already exists? Whether one concludes a positive or negative answer to this question the argumentation

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    The Rational Choice Theory

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    influence in politics and sociology over the past thirty years. This choice theory stressed the role of knowledgeable self interest in the decision making of individuals. The main purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of Rational Choice and Deterrence theories‚ to explain the similarities and difference between the two. The concept of Rational Choice was developed and rooted in the early classical theory approach. This approach was refined by Cesare Beccaria and Jeremy Bentham whose path positively

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    philosophy that the court determines is a suitable approach for preventing future crime. Deterrence is the first punishment philosophy. Deterrence is the philosophy that if fear of punishment for committing crimes is present‚ then crimes are less likely to be committed. Deterrence in today’s society is more for police and their presence in the community to prevent or slow down crime. The idea of deterrence also can be helped through punishment of crimes to be carried out swiftly and being a punishment

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