Sentencing and punishment is highly effective in balancing the rights of victims‚ offenders and society. The sentence or punishment imposed on an offender must reflect the societal values in order for it to be truly effective in achieving a just and fair outcome for all parties involved. This is achieved in the purposes of punishment‚ the role of the victim in sentencing‚ the types of penalties and alternative methods to sentencing. The purposes of the various punishments‚ seeks to balance the rights
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Alternative 1: Termination of Mandatory sentencing for minor offenses A tradeoff for option one‚ the termination of mandatory sentencing for minor offenses‚ convey a problematic idea. Giving these minor wrongdoers the inappropriate perception by committing a minor misconduct there won’t be any aftermath. As concurred by Evan Bernick and Paul J. Larkin‚ Jr. (2014)‚ “they argue that mandatory minimum sentences reflect a societal judgment that certain offenses demand a specified minimum sanction and
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Sentencing Paper CJA/234 02/12/2014 Instructor: Mr. Mitchell Punishment may sound like painful word‚ but in fact it is nothing more but a consequence given to a criminal offender. The state and federal correction system have similar objectives for criminal offenders as a form of punishment. Due to request for harsher punishment‚ sentencing affects both the state and federal correction system. Upon pleading or finding an offender guilty‚ the
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alternative outcomes in the sentencing process. The different alternatives are a newer approach than what it used to be before World War 2. The sentencing process is the post-conviction stage of the criminal justice process‚ in which the defendant is brought before the court for the imposition of a penalty. If a defendant is convicted in a criminal prosecution‚ the event that follows the verdict is called sentencing. A sentence is the penalty ordered by the court (“Sentencing‚” n.d.). The main goal
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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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Today in our country our justice system runs by two models in order to keep peace and order to the public the first model is the determinate sentencing model what the Determinate model is when the judge is about to pass a sentence on to defendant and to address the problem with crimes that has been going around since the 1980s for example the government of some states in our country passed the three strike laws where when someone commits a crime that is considered serious then they get harsher
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emotional‚ social‚ cultural‚ spiritual and economic health. For instance‚ an example of physical wellbeing being comprised is getting injured‚ not getting adequate rest‚ nutrition or exercise. It is a common misconception that being unwell in one aspect of wellbeing will only affect that factor‚ however wellbeing is interconnected and dynamic in nature. This implies that it’s constantly changing and one factor (eg; physical) can affect the other factors as well‚ such as being ill could restrict you
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The four fundamental philosophies surrounding the purpose of sentencing are retribution‚ deterrence‚ Incapacitation‚ and Rehabilitation. Retribution is the belief that those who commit criminal acts should be punished according to the seriousness of the crime and that no other circumstances are considered. It relies on the principle of just deserts‚ which holds that the severity of the punishment must be in proportion of the severity of the crime. Deterrence is the thought that if the punishment
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CRJU/210 Week 3 Assignment 1 Trends in Prison Sentencing Samantha Mullins Orscinil Beard October 23‚ 2014 Prison Systems How did Rhodes v. Chapman change the operations of prisons? Rhodes v.Chapman changed the operations of prisons by trying to control prison population. Rhodes vs. Chapman stated that two inmates being housed in one cell is not cruel and unjust‚ because the prisoners were out of the cells for most of the day. What is the general mission of most correctional agencies? The general
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Arguments at sentencing May file appeals Counsel defendant and family about civil matters if applies. Should a defendant be found guilty an defense counsels job continues as referenced in this slide. If found guilty a defense counsel will present arguments at sentencing to persuade a lighter sentence‚ or mistakes‚ although this will not change a guilty verdict‚ it does however provide the defense and the defendant the opportunity to address the court. It does also allow the prosecution and the victims
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