duty to incorporate such to meet the demands of the time and to make the IPC a living social document. Section 53 of the IPC [2] provides for the various types of punishments. But these are old and do not meet the exigencies of the present day globalised world. The authors yearn for inclusion of community service as a mode of punishment. Indian draftsmen have not overlooked the necessity of such a restorative mode in recent enactments. We find the inclusion of community service in The Juvenile Justice
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future‚ while if the effect is negative (punishment) that behaviour is likely to be repeated less and less often to the point where it ceases completely.
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Joseph Bryan Professor Malloris Hum 3710 Capital Punishment: The Botched Solution Capital punishment is the rightful means to rid our society of criminals incapable of living a civil life. It provides a sense of closure to victims yet may take a loved one from others. The methods of implementing capital punishment have evolved greatly over the years and are designed to be more ethical and humane in the United States. Whether it is a firing squad‚ hanging‚ electric chair‚ gas chamber‚ or lethal injection
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commit crimes and that punishment should be about preventing future crimes from happening. Before the 17th century‚ common forms of punishment consisted of torture and death as a way to get even with a criminal or one of the laws of Hammurabi: an eye for an eye‚ and a tooth for a tooth. The classical school of criminology came after the enlightenment. This period introduced the basic ideas of how to operate the
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Imagine a man has murdered someone‚ but feels he should not have to endure punishment for his crime as the murder was for the benefit of society. The man being described is an ubermensch. Crime and Punishment recounts the psychological struggles of Raskolnikov‚ a poor student in St. Petersburg‚ who murders Alyona Ivanovna and Lizaveta to determine if he is an ubermensch. After the murder‚ Raskolnikov struggles to keep his sanity while trying to reason that the murders needed to be executed. Alyona
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Spanking: Child Abuse or Discipline? The Bible states that “Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child‚ the rod of discipline will remove it from him” (Prov. 22:15). Even though it appears that the Bible condones corporal punishment‚ it is not enough for people to believe that it is okay to do. There is a very thin line between child abuse and discipline when it comes to spanking. Many people believe it can lead to better school grades and ambition to attend college and are not as likely
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Capital Punishment: Is it Just for the Mentally Retarded? Thesis Statement: Issuing the death penalty for the mentally retarded is an unjust punishment. I. Legal Stand on Capital Punishment and the Mentally Retarded A. Supreme Court 1. Eighth Amendment 2. Consensus B. States II. Definition of Mental Retardation A. I.Q. Tests B. Adaptive Skills C. Onset Before the Age of Eighteen III. Problems with Mental Retardation and the Law A. Waiving Rights B. False Confessions C. Ineffective Assistance
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non-physical forms of discipline are more ethical and effective. Thesis Statement: Use of corporal punishment as child discipline is both unethical and ineffective. “When I was about 20 years old‚ I met an old pastor’s wife who told me that when she was young and had her first child‚ she didn’t believe in striking children‚ although spanking kids with a switch pulled from a tree was standard punishment at the time. But one day when her son was four or five‚ he did something that she felt warranted
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Dostoyevsky’s Use of Religious Elements in Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s masterwork‚ Crime and Punishment‚ tells the story of Raskolnikov Romanovich. Raskolnikov is known as one of the most complex characters in literary history due to his intellectual depth and psychological and spiritual struggle. Dostoyevsky’s personal beliefs are reflected in Crime and Punishment‚ and his use of Christian symbolism and character representation establishes an overall theme of religion which is emphasized
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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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