Situational factors on the other hand are external influences on a person outside of their control not dependent on the person themselves‚ but the surrounding environment and circumstances. The problem for psychologists is to what extent findings on human behavior can be explained through situational factors‚ and not factors of the individual themselves. One of the most renowned studies supporting the significance of situational factors is the Stanford Prison study by Zimbardo (1971)‚ where the
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Task Four Outline the power of the courts in sentencing offenders by using one example of a summary offence and indictable offence. There are two main courts - Magistrates and Crown Court. Magistrates have less power than Crown. magistrates can sentence up to six months in custody. Crown Courts can sentence longer up to life in prison. An indictable offence is one tried by a jury in the Crown court. When a magistrates court feels that the offence is so serious they cannot sentence accordingly i/e
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The chart provides three alternative strategies of intervention to solve overcrowding prison‚ it was then isolated into four unique categories: Effectiveness. Equity‚ Political Acceptability and Financial Feasibility. Effectiveness: represent the option that would be the best in giving a solution to the overcrowding issue (Bardach‚ 2012‚ p. 50-52). Equity: represent the alternative that will that will most profit both the detainees and the general public (Bardach‚2012‚ pg36). Political Acceptability:
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isolation and manipulates minor offenders in becoming worst. Therefore it is a crucial concern for nations to reform these criminals and make them of good use later in society.The alternatives to prison system which may reform offenders include community services‚ drug treatment‚ educational and vocational training‚ rehabilitation with psychiatric help. Community services can be given to minor offenders who impose no threat to society. The service may help offenders realise the harm they have inflicted
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JUVENILE OFFENDERS AND THE DEATH PENATLY Juvenile Offenders and the ideas of how to punish them for their crimes has been a national topic of discussion with just about everyone you meet. From the local politicians to the concerned parent who worries about their children. What punishment juveniles should receive has always been a sensitive subject. From state to state‚ city to city the views and opinions vary and varies on what should be the correct punishment for a juvenile offender. The juvenile
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Introduction The Stanford Prison study began on August 14th and ended on August 21st‚ 1971. This experiment helped psychologists to better understand conformity and human nature. The objective was to watch the interaction between the two groups of men without an obviously malevolent authority. Description The study took place in the basement of Stanford University by a small group of researchers during the summer or 1971. These researches were led by a man named Philip Zimbardo. 24 male students
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conducted an unorthodox study involving 24 male college students who would later be convinced that they were prison inmates and prison guards in less than 24 hours. This study was voluntarily cut short after only six days due to the unexpected results which were found. Psychology Professor Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment of August 1971 quickly became a classic. Using realistic methods‚ Zimbardo and others were able to create a prison atmosphere that transformed
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Price fixing assignment: 1. Why is price fixing an offense? Price fixing my cause market failures and distortions as it harms competition in a free market. This in turn adversely affects economic efficiency and consumer welfare. In India‚ price fixing and other such activities that have an adverse effect on competition are offense under Competition Act‚2002. In US‚ price fixing can be prosecuted as a criminal federal offense under section 1 of Sherman Antitrust Act. 2. What are the implications
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phrase “crimes are statutory offenses”? The meaning of the phrase "crimes are statutory offenses" is that in order for the government to convict a defendant of a crime‚ the government must (1) demonstrate that the suspect acts disobey a criminal statute; (2) prove a reasonable doubt that the suspect committed the acts; and (3) prove that the suspect had the capacity to form a criminal intent (Mallory et al.‚ 2015‚ pg. 135). Since the definition of statutory offenses means "the wrong punishable under
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11. How do you feel about the fact that wrongful convictions occur in the United States? • For every innocent person wrongfully convicted‚ a guilty person roams free. It is unsettling to know that thousands of people are wrongfully convicted resulting in thousands of guilty people still roaming the streets and flying under the radar. We continue to walk the streets with murderers and rapists while innocent men and women sit in prison and are even executed. It is sad to think how flawed our justice
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