Simply put‚ punishment follows the Law of Effect. A consequence is presented after a given behavior is enacted‚ and if done properly‚ leads to a decrease in the unwanted behavior. The effectiveness of punishment however is a bit more complicated in real life situations such as that of the prison system. There are three ways effectiveness of punishment can be increased. Frequency of application‚ immediacy of application‚ how often and how quickly punishment is enacted plays a role on deterrence‚ and
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Deanda Jones The Humane Treatment of Animals vs. Factory Farms The first questions we have to ask ourselves; do animals have rights‚ do they have feelings‚ do they feel pain‚ do they need as we do? To find the answer‚ one needs merely to think back on empirical data if one has ever owned or been around an animal‚ a dog or a cat‚ or horses or farm animals. Take for instance a mother cat. When a mother has kittens‚ she looks for a sheltered‚ warm‚ safe place to do so. When they
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Juvenile Crime Paper Malina Wiese CJS/200 December 9‚2012 Juvenile Crime Paper Juvenile Court is a tribunal having special authority to try and pass judgments for crimes committed by children or adolescents who have not attained the age of maturity‚ generally defined as persons under the age of 18 and above the age of 10. Adult Court is a court of law where adults can be tried‚ and if convicted‚ face adult punishment such as probation‚ adult prison‚ or even the death penalty. Juvenile cases
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of the mistake is minor and other times it is disturbingly extensive. Either way‚ a punishment is almost mandatory and in the case of an extensive punishment life imprisonment is only too often considered and acted upon. Shutting a child away in prison should be out of the question for three main reasons: they have a chance at rehabilitation‚ such an immense degree of punishment is unconstitutional and juveniles are in no way the same as adults. As a teen‚ you are most vulnerable to the shaping
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Punishment vs. Rehabilitation Brenda A. Dove AJS/502 Version I September 10‚ 2012 John V. Baiamonte‚ Jr. Ph.D. Punishment vs. Rehabilitation Punishment versus Rehabilitation‚ there has been many debates on the effectiveness of punishment compared to the effectiveness of rehabilitation of convicted offenders in prison and under community supervision. If an individual commits a crime serious enough to warrant incarceration‚ then the individual is sent to prison as a form of punishment. While incarcerated
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sorts of psychological issues. Child killers and molesters should have more severe punishments including mandatory rehabilitation programs‚ mandatory registration programs‚ and life-long case management. Child killers and molesters should be given mandatory rehabilitation. “More than half of cases on molesters and pedophiles found committed their first offence by the age of
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Introduction A. Opener: B. Thesis statement: This term paper explores how family issues attribute to juvenile delinquency and how to overcome it. II. First and foremost‚ an unstable family structure is one of the contributing factors to juvenile delinquency. A. Single-parent household vs. two-parent household B. Child maltreatment 1. emotional neglect 2. physical abuse III. Secondly‚ studies have shown that juvenile delinquency is conclusively related to the family environment. A. Family cohesion B. Increasing
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Running head: THE CURRENT TRENDS REGARDING Corporal punishment Corporal Punishment: The Current Trends XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX November 20‚ XXXX Abstract This paper is about the different corporal punishment techniques that are used throughout the world‚ the effectiveness of corporal punishment‚ and the constant debate regarding ethicalty issues that are associated with corporal punishment. The information and statistics that were utilized in this research paper
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The juvenile system works similar in function as the adult system does mainly because they both aid in rehabilitation and changing people’s lives in a positive way. The juvenile criminal system has community-based treatments‚ issues with the prisons and jails‚ and the aftercare programs. There are different programs that help treat different problems with these juveniles. Institutions are separated just like adult institutions are for men and women. There are aftercare programs that help ease a person
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6.) Alternative sentencing (Instead of sending juveniles to industrial schools). Example‚ probation which would include the completion of a community service order‚ or drug program. Many juvenile offenders can be effectively rehabilitated through community- based supervision and intervention. There is need for alternatives to detention; research on traditional confinement in large training schools or correctional facilities has found relatively high recidivism rates (Austin‚ Johnson and Weitzer
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