Philosophy 338 Professor Hubin THE UTILITARIAN THEORY OF PUNISHMENT I. Utilitarian Theories of Punishment: Utilitarian justifications are forward-looking (consequentialistic) in nature. All of the questions about the justification of punishment (general justification‚ title and severity) will be answered by appeal to the utility (value) of the consequences of an action. A. The General Justification: All punishment is‚ according to the utilitarian‚ intrinsically bad‚ because it involves the
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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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Neshan Kahkejian Dr. Estermann English 104-13 10 October 2012 Achieving True Happiness The question “why are we on this planet?” is one that everyone at some point in his or her life ponders about. For some it might be family‚ others success or religion‚ but at the root of it all‚ if we are not happy‚ what is the point of asking? “Happiness” can be defined as a mental state or emotion in which we are content with everything in out surroundings and encounters. In the essay‚ “Born to Be Happy
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our justice system has become less focused on giving criminals a just punishment and more focused on the fame and publicity that a large scale crime can allow. With every big criminal case‚ there are people rushing to read the headlines and learn everything there is about the criminal: their past‚ their living situation‚ their family‚ their mental state. We become so focused on the criminal that we often times overlook the crime itself. Headlines focus more on the people who pulled the trigger than
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arrow in flight‚ if it deviates by a plus or minus .0 degrees‚ in any direction‚ will not hit its mark. True it may come pretty close‚ may fall with in acceptable boundaries‚ but more times than not it will miss the mark altogether. Seems to me people always say they want that arrow (the truth) to hit dead center bulls eye all the time‚ but because of hidden agendas though the aim‚ was true when the arrow was loosed‚ the arrow ends up being deflected by things beyond the archer’s control and never
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The film True Grit‚ directed by the Coen Brothers in 2010‚ is a western film that can most certainly be portrayed as a revisionist western in that the general cinematography brings forth a darker feel‚ with more realistic elements‚ straying away from the typical romantic feel of classic westerns. 1. The general iconography in True Grit evokes a more realistic‚ rugged feeling from its audience. A classic western often portrays the protagonists as clean-cut individuals‚ as in Stagecoach
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In the essay‚ Punishment‚ Communication and Community R.A. Duff seeks to find a way to reconcile criminal punishment in a liberal community. Duff argues the way to go about it is to make sure that punishment is inclusionary instead of exclusionary. Criminals should be treated as equal members of our political community and not as pariahs who need to be separated from the masses. Punishments that are currently in place are exclusionary. In the United States and the United Kingdom some localities
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since 1976 is 1‚429 individuals (Facts‚ 2016). The state with the highest number of capital punishment trials is Texas‚ and the combined total of deaths in Texas and Oklahoma is more than the Midwest‚ West‚ and Northeast combined (Facts‚ 2016).The death penalty is real‚ and opinions about the death penalty run rampant and range from two extremes‚ however‚ the death penalty is a mistake. Capital Punishment is wrong because it affects more than just the accused‚ it uses inconsistent methods to persecute
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better in Benjamin Franklin’s era than the current time period. Most people have heard the saying‚ “as American as mom‚ baseball and apple pie”‚ however‚ I feel that what makes a person an American is deeper and more meaningful than that. Being a true American involves pride‚ honor and responsibility. Real Americans take pride in our flag‚ the American people and our country. They should display the flag properly‚ at all times and not just on national holidays; and show due respect when the honor
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Introduction Capital punishment‚ also known as the death penalty‚ is defined as the physical execution of a person by the state as punishment for a crime. The existence of the death penalty dates as early as the eighteenth century B.C. in the Code of King Hammaurabi of Babylon. The code outlines twenty-five different crimes for which the death penalty was applied. At this time‚ the means by which the death penalty was enacted included crucifixion‚ drowning‚ beating to death‚ burning alive‚ and impalement
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