This week’s reading focuses on the various types of sentencing theories‚ the types of sentencing options‚ and how they are applied. I found the just deserts and retribution perspectives to be interesting. While these theories are similar in their favoring of proportionality in sentencing‚ they differ in terms of when prison sentences should be imposed and the length of prison sentences (when they are imposed). Retributionists believe that individuals that cause harm should be inflicted with the
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have the class in the society called the upper class‚ the middle class and the lower class. In reality we have this stratum. Many of us believe that those rich people become richer and those poor people continuously become poorer. It is one of the reason why the concept of Karl Marx about the classless society is ideal wherein there will be no classes and people will all be equal in the society. The concept of classless society has been elaborated by Karl Marx‚ the father of Marxist philosophy which
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Personal Identity: Philosophical Views Tim V Kolton Alan Watts once said‚ "Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth." The task of personal identity is to define a quality of a human which makes him or her a unique self. The person whose identity is in question must realize themselves‚ and other people must identify this person. In other words‚ what makes John unique from Bob? One must consider both internal (mind) and external (body) perspectives. There
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useful or not‚ this kind of sentencing is certainly helpful to the criminal justice system in a time of budget deficits and overcrowded prisons. (We have
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Philosophical Implications of Cultural Relativism Philosophical position of Cultural Relativism is best understood in terms of its epistemological‚ ethical and logical implications. Philosophical means articulation‚ argumentation‚ analysis‚ and synthesis of the idea‚ principle or concept. [1] Implication is a relationship between two propositions that holds when both propositions are true and fails when the first is true but the second is false. It is to develop a logical cohesion among arguments
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“Delaware is one of the handful of states that gives judges the final decision-making authority in capital trials” (). “The shift to judge sentencing significantly increased the number of death sentences” (). A variety of things such as‚ gender increased the likelihood of receiving the death penalty. Countless people disagree with the decision of judges having rule over jury. During the 20th century many efforts were made to eradicate capital punishment. In 1958 they succeeded in abolishing the death
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REACTION PAPER IN PHILOSOPHY (THE MATRIX MOVIE) In life‚ we have two choices: to accept the painful reality of the real world‚ and to believe the illusion of a perfect world. This was evident in the movie The Matrix (1999). The characters in the film‚ especially the main character Neo‚ have to choose to live in ignorance in what one believes to be reality; or to awake to the truth that what one sees as reality is an illusion. Oftentimes‚ I prefer to believe in wonderful ideas‚ the fantasy world
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History of parole and indeterminate sentencing History of parole and indeterminate sentencing This paper discusses the history of parole and indeterminate sentencing‚ how do either have a place in the current correctional system? In addition‚ would we be better off to abolish them for good? Parole began with the passing of the legislation on June 25‚ 1910. In this time‚ there were only three prisons and there were a parole board at each of the three prisons that would grant parole
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Principles of Sentencing There are five general aims or functions or justifications of punishment: 1. DETERRENCE There is a belief that punishment for crime can deter people from offending. There are two forms: - Specific deterrence is concerned with punishing an individual offender in the expectation that he will not offend again. - General deterrence is related to the possibility that people in general will be deterred from committing crime by the threat of punishment if they are caught
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influential ones were Legalism‚ Taoism‚ and Confucianism. Legalism‚ the political philosophy concerned with the most effective way of governing society‚ is exemplified in the style‚ attitude‚ and philosophical outlook of the passage. Legalists portray humans as inherently evil and inclined toward criminal and selfish behavior. Thus‚ if humans are allowed to engage in their natural proclivities‚ the result will be conflict and social disorder. They must be shaped and guided. If humans are not “straightened
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