Philosophies of Punishment: Retribution David A. Gonzales California State University‚ Fullerton According to the book‚ Criminal Law and Punishment‚ written by Joel Samaha‚ the characteristics of punishment include pain or unpleasant consequences‚ punishment prescribed by the law‚ punishment administered intentionally and punishment administered by the state (Samaha 22). The two sole purposes of punishment are prevention and retribution. The five philosophies of punishment include
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Joseph Chehova Professor Gotlib Presentation Paper Theory of Punishment Punishment is described by the Webster Dictionary as ‘the infliction or imposition of a penalty as retribution to an offense’. Today‚ this definition may pass as true for many governments‚ but years ago when philosophers were discussing ideas about government and laws‚ one idea that stuck out was that of punishment. Different theories rose regarding justifying punishment‚ and deciding the purpose behind punishing people. Joel Feinberg
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Type of essay: Text based Text used: “Her Majesty’s Prison” by Christian Pratt Stripped‚ probed‚ re-dressed and endowed with the status of convict.” Is this what you would want to endure for a simple traffic violation of no seat belt‚ running a red light or dark tinted windows? Or would you prefer a traffic school session or two‚ picking up garbage on a Saturday morning or paying a fine? I would gladly prefer the latter. The prison has a “revolving door” as if welcoming persons to come again
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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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justice system in Europe. In his treatise Crimes and Punishments‚ he argued for a clear interpretation of the laws for all citizens and a more concrete system in which the laws were based. He saw a need for mass reforms in what was considered a crime and in the way the punishments were handed out for those crimes. Beccaria also showed that through knowledge and education‚ crimes could be prevented‚ therefore decreasing the need for punishments overall. These proposals for reform were based on the
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DEATH PUNISHMENT /CAPITAL PUNISHMENT In any society‚ state‚ country one thing is very important that is discipline. A person who is poor can live a good life compared to a rich person‚ who is not disciplined. Discipline is very important for maintenance of law & orders in any society‚ without discipline there will be various problem in the society. A proper system is in place‚ police force is in place‚ proper judicial system is there after all a very decent Indian culture then also in
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In the 1700’s before there were correctional systems to incarcerate offenders‚ people were brutally beaten as a punishment until they became a little more humane and started putting them in jail to serve time as a punishment. In the early 1800’s the first real prison in the United States was available to put offenders away‚ this prison was called Philadelphia’s walnut street jail and this prison was viewed as the perfect opportunity for offenders to think about the crimes that they have committed
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offenses. Prison today‚ is being overpopulated because of individuals who are reoffending. Many criminals do not now what to do after they serve their time; and‚ going back to the same environment they were taken‚ can affect their behavior. Prison is a punishment for crimes but does not mean criminals would stop. There are problems regarding the prison population‚ the reoffenders and the way people are being punished. Additionally‚ there has to be more control
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Punishment and Sentencing Paper CJA/224 Garrett LeGrange September 17‚ 2010 There are many different philosophies that are in use in the court systems when determining what sort of punishment will be imposed on someone who is found guilty of committing a crime. These philosophies are in use in both the adult courts and juvenile courts. The juvenile court system is similar to the adult courts‚ but there are many differences between the two. Both court systems try and keep crime from happening
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Many parents use physical punishment to discipline their children. Others prefer to use different methods to reward good behavior or punish misbehavior. It became a controversial issue nowadays. However‚ I am partially agreeing the physical punishment. In this essay‚ I will explore the both sides of this argument. Admittedly‚ there are many reasons to allow corporal punishment. First point is that‚ for childrens’ better future‚ it is vital to teach them discipline form their childhood onward
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