Sentencing Paper CJA/234 May 26‚ 2010 Sentencing Paper When a person has plead guilty or is found to be guilty of a crime the judge determines their sentence. Sentencing is imposing a criminal sanction by a judicial authority (Seiter‚ 2011). Every year there are thousands of criminals that are sentenced for their crimes. Sentencing is an important process in the criminal justice system. It is the result of punishment from the courts. There are different reasons for
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The Three Philosophies The three philosophies were ruled during the time of the Shang dynasty. They are Legalism‚ Confucianism‚ and Daoism. Legalism was a philosophy of punishment. Confucianism was a philosophy of peace ( but did have some rules). Daoism was a philosophy of peace‚ being laid-back‚ and kindness. Legalism was a philosophy of punishment. Legalism was based on the teachings of Hanfezi. Hanfezi lived from 280-233 b.c.e. He was also a royal prince from the state of Han. Legalism
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appiness Rests on Luckiness Moral philosophers‚ beginning with Bernard Williams and Thomas Nagel‚ have recently broached the topic of moral luck in the philosophical literature. They limit their discussion however to considerations of how luck affects our ability to carry out actions or how it affects the consequences of our actions. I wish to suggest that luck is also an important factor in determining our actions as ends in themselves. What actions we may choose to perform for their own sake
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BHINKAH S. v THE STATE 2009 SCJ 102 2009 MR 44 Record No. 7442 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MAURITIUS In the matter of: S. Bhinkah Appellant V. The State Respondent JUDGMENT The Appellant pleaded guilty before the Intermediate Court to two counts of an information: namely‚ larceny whilst being more than two in number‚ in breach of Sections 301 (1) and 305 (1)(b) of the Criminal Code (Count 1) and larceny whilst being more than two in number and whilst being masked in breach of Sections 301(1)‚ 305(1)(b)
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Sentencing Paper Amanda Robertson CJS/200 8/19/2013 Mr Winkler The four philosophical reasons for sentencing criminals are rehabilitation‚ incapacitation‚ deterance‚ and retribution. Rehabilitation is when a criminal is thought to be better off by
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sentences are forced Sentences are given to: Officers sentencing rebuff guilty parties secure the general population change a guilty party’s conduct guarantee guilty parties do something to compensate for their wrong doing decrease wrong doing later on At the point when officers or judges force a sentence on somebody discovered blameworthy of a wrongdoing‚ they will consider: the sort of wrongdoing and how genuine it is the law and sentencing rules in the event that the guilty party concedes
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Jeron April 8 2013 Assignment #7 Determinate sentencing vs. Indeterminate sentencing First of all‚ choosing amongst the two types of sentencing‚ indeterminate or determinate‚ really depends on the questions‚ what the crime is and is the crime violent or non-violent? If the crime is only non-violent such as fraud‚ then determinate sentencing would be the right fit for the suspects but if the crime that had occurred is murder‚ kidnapping‚ or other violent crimes‚ then the suspects would fall under
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In our present society‚ we all are able to live and interact with each other in a community‚ that is‚ a group of people who live in close association with one another and share common attitudes‚ identity‚ or interests‚ under an established and enforced code of law. This system of justice primarily projects a standard of basic ethics which are generally agreed upon despite of different belief systems‚ cultural norms‚ and religion. For example‚ theft is clearly not tolerated by our justice system and
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John Locke “The end of law is not to abolish or restrain‚ but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law‚ where there is no law‚ there is no freedom” – John Locke. What I feel that John Locke is attempting to express in his quote is that society believes that by having laws in place the government is taking away from the freedom they long to endure. However‚ by having laws in place it actually helps to enforce their rights to freedom. I chose
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The Sentencing of Juveniles Today‚ we live in a society faced with many problems‚ including crime and the fear that it creates. In the modern era‚ juveniles have become a part of society to be feared‚ not rehabilitated. The basis of the early juvenile justice system was to rehabilitate and create safe havens for wayward youth. This is not the current philosophy‚ although the U.S. is one of the few remaining countries to execute juveniles. Presently‚ our nation is under a presidential administration
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