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 judge could sentence the young woman to 10 days in jail or reprimand her to a 28-day program for the alcohol
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Capital Punishment is a highly controversial and emotional subject in which most people seem to have strong opinions. The debate is by no means new‚ however‚ in my opinion‚ the death penalty is cruel and inhumane. During biblical time‚ capital punishment has been an issue. In writing this paper‚ I intend to argue the topic from a utliitarian point of view using Rawls Priciple of Justice. Utilitarianism revolves around the concept of “the end justifies the means.” It believes that theoutcomes as
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Cruel Punishment Just like defining “Law‚” cruel punishment has no universally expected definition. The existing legal systems define cruel punishment in terms that best suit the applicability of their legal system as well as considering the expected morals in a particular society. The complexity surrounding definition of cruel and unusual punishment has been made possible by the elasticity of society and therefore flexibility of morals. What is moral in one society is definitely not moral in
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Capital Punishment: The Ultimate Consequence Capital punishment is exactly what it sounds like-the death penalty- and it is the ultimate judicial consequence for those who commit the most violent of crimes. This punishment is the optimum consequence in the United States Judicial System and one that is not and has never been taken lightly. Criminals pay the price for the crimes they commit‚ so if their crime is so awful that their decided punishment by this country’s judicial system is death‚ then
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Punishment Research Paper Punishment comes in different forms. Today’s criminal system has four justifications for punishment; these justifications for punishment are Retribution‚ Deterrence‚ Rehabilitation‚ and Social Protection. Rehabilitation is the oldest justification for punishment. Punishment is society’s revenge for a moral wrong. In principle‚ punishment should be equal in severity to the crime itself. Deterrence is an early modern approach. Crime is considered social disruption‚ which
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Introduction Ever since the enactment of the Indian Constitution in 1950‚ public awareness of problems with death penalty and prevailing legal standards have evolved significantly. India is said to be one of the most liberal and open countries in the world and our constitution is a testimony to this very fact. In dozens of countries‚ democratic governments in the course of conducting a major review of their national constitutions have decided to curtail‚ if not abolish‚ the
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Capital Punishment The purpose of this speech is to inform the audience of the cruelty of death and that imprisonment alone should be a great enough punishment. 1. The main attention getter is an imagination that I am going to create for the audience so they can imagine the living quarters of an actual prisoner. 2. With evidence such as innocent people being executed and factual evidence that the death penalty does not deter people from committing crimes‚ why should we as a society allow this
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Aloufi‚ Badriah Ali Pre-Degree 3 ILAC 31 May 2013 USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT Introduction Corporal punishment (CP) is the use of physical force with the intention of causing a child to experience pain but not injury for thepurposes of correction or control of the child’s behavior. Corporal punishment could adversely affect cognitive ability. Being slapped or spanked is a frightening and threatening event that children experience ashighly stressful. Fright and stress can
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Physical Punishment (including smacking) should be permitted because it is an effective form of correction of children. Do you agree? On the other hand‚ there are arguments suggesting that corporal punishment such as smacking cause adverse and detrimental physical and mental harm to children. A study done by Smith Et Al (2004) reported a number of negative developmental consequences for children who had experienced corporal punishment. These include anti – social behavior; poor academic achievement;
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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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