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    Purpose of punishment.

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    Introduction Within the English legal system there are four main theories of punishment; retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation and rehabilitation. The retributive theory looks back to the crime and punishes because of the crime. The remaining three all look forward to the consequences of punishment and thereby hope to achieve a reduction in crime. They are therefore often termed consequentialist or utilitarian theories. The boundaries between these theories are far from clear‚ containing sub-categories

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    Capital Punishment

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    Over the past century capital punishment has been a very controversial issue. Sentencing people to death does not always sit well with the general public. People that are opposed to the death penalty claim that is does not deter people from committing murder‚ that it is cruel and unusual punishment‚ that it is unethical‚ and that the justice system is flawed and can sometimes result in sentencing innocent people to death. These seem like good arguments on the surface‚ however once expanded upon they

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    Crime and Punishment

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    CRIME AND PUNISHMENT ASSIGNMENT ORAL PRESENTATION Theories of Punishment Question - ‘What form of punishment should lawmakers seek to develop in Australia?” Introduction Good morning class‚ today I will be talking to you about the 3 main forms of punishment and the form of punishment that lawmakers should seek to develop in Australia. The three justifications for punishment currently used in our society today are retribution‚ deterrence and rehabilitation. Our society today uses these three

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    Sentencing Proposal FINAL

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    Sentencing Proposal Learning Team A CJA / 354 May 3rd‚ 2015 Paul Croushore My team and I believe there was a crime committed and at some point the defendant was in the victims home and stole some of her property. There was a fight or struggle of some sort because the victim has the defendants skin under her fingernails. Drugs were found in both party’s apartments‚ blood stained the carpet and rope was discovered in the victims’ apartment‚ which was used to tie the victim up at some point

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    Cja/234 Sentencing Paper

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    Sentencing Paper CJA/234 September 30‚ 2013 Sentencing Paper Earlier responses to crime were to be brutal‚ which included torture‚ humiliation‚ mutilation‚ and branding. These kinds of punishments often attempted to relate the punishment to the crime‚ as close as possible. The first response to crime incorporated linking criminal acts to sin and developing strict punishments. Throughout the years‚ this thought process has changed into a more humane system. The reason for corrections

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    Mandatory Minimum sentencing usually is defined when a judge is determined to deliver a fixed amount of years in prison to an individual for a convicted crime. Most mandatory minimum sentences apply to drug offenses but it also applies to other crimes‚ like having an unlicensed gun‚ fraud‚ and many others. Mandatory Minimum legislature contributes to the truth that America has a systematic problem in the increase of mass incarceration and men of color are being deprived of their natural rights.

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    Effectiveness on Bootcamps

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    ceremonies‚ education etc. Correctional boot camps are also referred to as shock probation and or intensive incarceration. Cook County Boot Camp presently known as Vocational Rehabilitation Impact Center or V.R.I.C. is another alternative when sentencing an inmate‚ other than a traditional prison sentence. The Boot Camp/Vocational Rehabilitation Impact Center is within the Cook County Jail located on a 10.2 acre. Cook County Jail The Cook County Sheriff’s Department runs the Cook County

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    Australia has nine sentencing jurisdictions with each jurisdiction possessing its own criminal justice system. Federal‚ state and territory criminal legislation generally specify offences with a prescribed maximum penalty which allows a court to determine an appropriate punishment in the particular circumstances of that case. In recent years‚ the Australian Parliament has increased proclaimed power over sentencing‚ setting a fixed or consistent penalty for committing a certain offence. This upsurge

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    History of Punishment

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    HISTORY OF CORRECTIONS IN AMERICA Early History of Corrections • Codified punishment for offenders was developed in the early ages of human history. • One of the earliest known written codes that specified different types of offenses and punishments was the Code of Hammurabi in 1750 B.C. The Code of Hammurabi was divided into sections to cover different types of offenses and contained descriptions of the punishments to be imposed to offenders. • The Draconian Code was developed in classical

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    Sentencing Paper Rochelle Gordon CJS/200 November 12‚ 2012 Dave Ross Sentencing Paper Americans are so use to the traditional sentencing and the options that have been probation‚ fines‚ and going to prison. Concerning the way things were done in the past to now it has changed drastically. Sentencing philosophies‚ or the justifications on which various sentencing strategies are based‚ are manifestly intertwined with issues of religion‚ morals‚ values‚ and emotions. Talking about philosophers in

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