for non-violent offenders‚ or should they be given alternative punishment? The United States of America has a higher incarceration rate than any other country in the world. The imprisonment rate in USA is even greater than China’s‚ India’s and Russia’s incarceration rates combined. Today‚ we can say (within the margin of error) that out of 100 people in the United States‚ nearly two are in prison. This increase is mainly attributed to three common factors: mandatory sentencing‚ non-violent crime
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Institutional Aggression The term refers to collective violence E.g. violence within institutions such as prisons‚ students‚ police and army They are danger for both inmates and workers Benjamin Mogmat a member of ‘the number’ in a South African prison was sentenced to nine years. Now in prison he claims to have killed more inmates than he can remember. All to impress a gang. Initiation rituals One way institutions show aggression towards each other is through violent initiation rituals
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To extend Gerbner’s definition of violence‚ I selected 4 television programs to count verbal as well as physical aggression in these TV shows. One of the many educational television programs that I selected was Barney. To my opinion Barney did not contain any verbal or physical aggressive behavior. This show taught children how to live with one another and how to avoid aggression. I also chose one child’s cartoon which is an all-time favorite Tom and Jerry. Tom and Jerry contained at least 10
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“Anger suppressed can literally ‘eat away at our guts.’” By Tyler Dunivan-Scott Our feelings and emotions and our likes and dislikes give our life meaning. That which makes us happy or unhappy‚ fulfilled or dissatisfied to a large degree decides our course of action and our health. Diseases not only make us feel unwell‚ but negative and suppressed emotions and feelings are a major contributing factor in causing our diseases. Certain emotions are traditionally linked with problems in certain
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sentences for offenders under 18 was cruel and unusual punishment‚ and therefore unconstitutional. At the heart of the decision is the recognition that it is fundamentally unjust to mandate a life sentence for children convicted of homicide without considering mitigating factors. Young offenders in the juvenile and criminal justice systems lack adjudicative competence because of developmental immaturity (Grisso et al.‚ 2003). Moreover‚ the prevalence of mental illness among young offenders heightens
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of a person’s emotional states anger is the most dangerous emotion that someone can feel. Anger can cause a person to do irreplaceable damage to themselves or others‚ sometimes resulting in death. When someone is angry it can cause them to think irrationally and make poor decisions. Fortunately‚ there are ways to control one’s anger so that a situation doesn’t escalate out of control and cause harm to themselves or others. A person can learn to control their anger using some valuable techniques described
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Seneca; On Anger Seneca claims that anger is a senseless emotion which can only breed problems for the one who practices it‚ and should thus be avoided. Instead he offers us the philosophical approach of reasoning. Actions done and words said cannot be taken back‚ and should be reflected on before executed. An issue which arises is whether or not anger is justified in the presence of harm caused towards people close to you. Anger is an impulsive emotion which causes an individual to react out of
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RUNNING HEADER: VIOLENT CRIMES | VIOLENT CRIMES | Hate crimes and Violence in Schools | | Maggie Gallegos Criminology | 9/1/2011 | Brookline College | Abstract Hate crimes are “any felony or violent crime based on prejudice against a particular group. They are prejudice’s
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What is anger? Why is it that we go out of control? Why do we get angry at the people we love and care about? A natural reaction to pain or being hurt is anger. I believe it’s a part of human reflex‚ but is also voluntary. This mechanism strikes in‚ when the element of cause is perceived by us as a threat. As a teen‚ adult Authority was always an element of anger to me. Those who try to create attitudes such as Sexism‚ homophobia‚ racism‚ patriarchy‚ inequality‚ and oppression also make me
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In the article that I read on controlling anger I never knew it could have such a huge impact on not only your life but also co-workers and family members. We all know that anger is never a good thing. Anger can lead to so many problems with anyone at anytime. The tips and techniques they describe in the article are very good and can be practiced to reduce your anger towards a situation or problem you may be facing at the current time. One of the techniques that I found most interesting was using
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