Philosophy of Punishment: Deterrence General and Specific Sentencing Model: Indeterminate Sentencing For the philosophy of punishment I chose deterrence‚ specifically because of the goals and benefit this philosophy. The deterrence punishment is divided in to two separate categories. First on is the general deterrence‚ the goal of general deterrence is to prevent non-offenders (those who’ve not committed a crime) from committing crimes by exposing non-offenders to the reality
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Delinquency Deterrence Punishment for violating the laws can be lenient or they can be harsh‚ and they can be used to prevent others from committing crimes as well as deterring people from becoming repeat offenders. People assume that juveniles are not rational beings; meaning that they do not know the difference between right and wrong and that they do not understand the consequences following their actions‚ however that assumption is wrong because juveniles can be deterred from committing
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Specific Deterrence Critical Thinking Critique Your name Park University Author Note This paper was prepared for Criminology CJ200‚taught by Professor____________. The theory of specific deterrence holds that criminal sanctions should be so powerful that known criminals will never repeat their criminal acts. Critical Thinking The theory of specific deterrence holds that criminal sanctions should be powerful enough that convicted criminals will never repeat the criminal
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The threat of punishment does not deter juvenile delinquency because if the juvenile is punished for his/her offense and is threatened by punishment their entire life without any update on the punishment then why would it be a legal punishment be any different? However‚ if a juvenile is being punished after doing wrong throughout life then the threat of legal punishment will be consider to be a strong deterrent. The first strategy is the general deterrence‚ the purpose of general deterrence is to
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theories in which crime prevention is grounded on. The first one resides on the principal of the classical school. The origin of crime prevention goes back to 1764. The publication of Dei Delitti e Delle Pene by Cesare Beccaria marks the beginning of the classical school of thought. In the 1720s‚ the Black act consisted of more than 200 capital offences. The rationale was that‚ the threat of terror would prevent individuals from committing crimes. This is known as deterrence. The deterrence theory is divided
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2 Check Point CJS 240 ------------------------------------------------- Delinquency Deterrence Response Throughout life’s time‚ juveniles have committed crimes for various reason from peer pressure- to-finding themselves as to how they will fit best amongst this world. Most juveniles recognize there are consequences in which they have to deal with‚ when their criminal-like behavior warrants that punishment. Whereas others may be opposed to it‚ simply because they feel as though it is
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Tiffany Robinson CJS/240 September 20‚ 2012 Delinquency Deterrence Response Farrell Binder The threat of punishment does not deter juvenile delinquency. According to Wadsworth‚ children are punished less severely than adults‚ limiting the power of the law to deter juvenile crime (Wadsworth‚ 2005). According to the Choice Theory‚ “Choice Theory holds that youths will engage in delinquent and criminal behavior after weighing the consequences and benefits of their actions.” Some experts believe
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insular worlds‚ most juveniles are fueled by their selfish‚ self-centered desires. Even with experience as their best teacher‚ juveniles often feel superhuman and invincible‚ at least until the worst of all possible scenarios happens to them. Typical of youth‚ such unbridled and extravagant thinking causes juveniles to feel practically untouchable by the long arm of the law. As personal perceptions make a person ’s reality what it is‚ the perceptions of juveniles‚ no matter how warped‚ lead them
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The deterrence theory can be dated back to the early 1600’s‚ with combined research from Thomas Hobbes‚ Cesare Beccaria‚ and Jeremy Bentham. The information obtained by these theorists did not coincide with the current European legal practices‚ which stated other reasons for crime control. Deterrence is when a person fears punishment therefore they do not commit crime. Hobbes argued that punishment for a crime must be greater than the benefits of committing the crime in order for an individual
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Theories of Punishment and their Applicability to Punishment of Juveniles There are several theories that describe the administration of punishment to law offenders. Juveniles are minors who commit crimes punishable by law. There are different drives to committing crimes among the juveniles. Some commit crimes based on the benefits derived from such acts which outweigh the risks involved in such an act. Based on this drive of committing crimes‚ the theory of deterrence is applicable. The theory
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