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    The six forms of punishment are capital punishment‚ imprisonment‚ probation‚ restitution‚ fine‚ and community service. Capital punishment is when somebody commits a very serious crime like a first degree murder or something in that nature. The way capital punishment punishes is by lethal injection or electric chair. Imprisonment is for those who commits a crime that is not major or minor. For imprisonment they will be put in

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    Six forms of government according to Aristotle and what form is in your country? There are six forms of government‚ according to Aristotle. There are three main forms (government of one‚ government of a few‚ and government of many) with two which derive from the main ones: Royalty – Tyranny; Aristocracy – Oligarchy; Constitutional Government – Democracy. First of all‚ Royalty is a constitutional government of one which purpose is the common good as a whole. However‚ in most cases it turns out

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    state authority to dispense justice in the form of punishment to maintain social solidarity. There are many forms of punishment that can be given to an offender‚ each with their own functions for the offender and society itself. Imprisonment is one of the most widely used forms of punishments globally‚ the ideology of imprisonment globally tends to remain the same. There are several functions of imprisonment and whether it is an effective method of punishment is widely argued by sociologist. To remove

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    In this essay I will give the explanation and punishments of Article 86 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Article 86 – Absence without leave is described as “any member of the armed force who‚ without authority – fails to go to his/her appointed place of duty at the prescribed time‚ goes from that place; or absents themselves or remains absent from their unit‚ organization‚ or place of duty at which he/she is required to be at the time prescribed; shall be punished as a court-martial may direct

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    Introduction Punishment is a process through which "the consequence of a response decreases the likelihood that the response will recur" (Gray‚ 2002‚ pp.115). Further‚ punishment can be seen as an effort to decrease the response rate to stimuli by either removing a desired stimulus or presenting one which is undesired (Gray‚ 2002). Recent studies suggest that punishment can be an effective method of behaviour modification. However‚ as reported in Lerman and Vorndran (2002)‚ there are a number of

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    Capital Punishment: Proper Punishment or a Form of Revenge? The death penalty has been around forever‚ in every recorded civilization there has always been some form of capital punishment. The methods of carrying out the death penalty have changed throughout history‚ from the more brutal types of our ancestors such as stoning and crucifixion‚ to the so-called humane ways‚ like lethal injection or the gas chamber being used today. There are more countries that have abolished the death penalty

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    off the essay will on the history of Capital Punishment and why the death penalty was stopped in the first place‚ after it will show the wrongly convicted people of having the death penalty punishment and how it can effect on society. After that I will be describing the advantages and disadvantages of having the death penalty back and to conclude I will give you my opinion on my views of the death penalty. Hanging was a tradition form of Capital Punishment in Britain but others like be-heading was

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    Corporal Punishment --- Is it an effective means of discipline For years‚ corporal punishment has been a way to punish misbehaving children in schools across the country. This subject has been full of controversy within the child development ans psychological communities. In the article‚ “Is Corporal Punishment an effective means of punishment”‚ published by the American Pyschological Association (apa.org)‚ June 2002. In a large-scale meta-analysis of 88 studies‚ psychologist Elizabeth

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    The Death Penalty is an Outdated Form of Punishment The protective authority is becoming cleverer to stopping crimes and is still increasing for the past years. With the punishment of the death penalty crimes have not been decreasing. In fact the crime in the United States are 5 times more than Australia and Britain. The death penalty is an outdated form of punishment and should be abolished because it is cruel and unusual. With the death penalty enacted criminals have been killed for their crimes

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    Annotated Bibliography Issue: Should Spanking Be Considered A Form Of Disciplinary Punishment? Book: Kazdin‚ Alan E. and Corina Benjet. “Spanking Children: Evidence and Issues.” Yale University School Of Medicine. Child Study Center. 2003. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. This site is an online article clip from a book published by The American Psychological Society. Within this article are the discussion of different views on spanking‚ key conclusions about its effects‚ and the methodological limitations

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