Essays on Punishing

Abstract

The prison is being used since the people started to live in a society. It is being the necessity to obtain control over the group of people to protect the crimes by punishing the criminals. The history of jails in the US will date back to the British ruling period while it was first introduced to punish the criminals. The jails were not in a good shape on that time that caused the death of many prisoners in health issues. The jails are being reformed day by day and upgraded to the prison system that we witness in the ...

Abstract

Improvements in safety culture involve using various tools and taking some measures. Besides the development of techniques, there is also the aspect of management. On the management, there are ways in which safety issues are to be handled including the development of structures and motivating people to become part of the solution to safety problems. Tools for hazard analysis has also been improved over time from the traditional methods to the modern alternative approaches. This essay is going to discuss safety issues broadly in the context of management and tools. It will begin with a list and explanations of ...

Introduction

Restorative justice occurs when the offender accepts accountability, and the victim agrees to enter into a reconciliation process. This research paper analyzes the efficiency of restorative justice in Canada.

Values and principles in the society

The restorative justice in Canada is based on four primary principles. The Encounter is the first value, which aims at creating an opportunity for the victim, offender, and the society to meet and discuss the crime (Restorative Justice, 2011). The encounter also aims at creating a forum whereby the parties can examine the consequences of the offense. The second one is Amends, and offers a chance to the offender to ...

Chapter 9

1 Gain-framed messages are more effective compared to the loss-framed messages. Gain-framed messages are more persuasive especially when the behavior is associated with preventive actions. Gain-framed messages change beliefs and attitudes towards certain behaviors such as smoking which leads to avoidance. Gain-framed messages involve gaining the desired outcome or preventing an undesired outcome. 2 The climax order of arguments puts one's best material for argument first while the anticlimax order saves the best material for last. The pyramidal order sandwiches the best points in the middle of the argument. Both the anticlimax and climax order have been proved effective ...

Theoretical Essay

In the world of law punishment (alternative name – penalty) is considered as an “infliction of some kind of pain or loss upon a person for misdeed (i.e., the transgression of a law or command).”1 Penalty may take different forms and vary from forced labor, flogging, body mutilation, fines and imprisonment to the capital punishment. The punishment has been very retributive, mostly in the form of revenge, during the pre-modern ages and usually the prosecution was executed by the victims or their families. There was not any proportion between the quantity and quality of wrongdoing and the punishment. The ...

INTRODUCTION

Human civilization has come a long way since it first began establishing communities and attempted to establish law and order. The reality is that there have always been criminals; people who for one reason or another break the laws established and require consequences for their actions. One of the most controversial discussions throughout history is what are the best means to admonish the offenders, protect law-abiding citizens and send a message of deterrence to other would-be offenders. That being said many different approaches to addressing offenders who commit crimes have existed throughout the ancient world to present day. One ...

The subject of spanking children is one that is very controversial the world over. Many states in the USA have completely banned child abuse while different countries around the world have banned corporal punishment in schools. One of the main reasons why spanking children is a problem in many nations around the world is based on the belief that spanking is a form of child abuse. Spanking children have been associated with child abuse because of the results that occur once a parent hits a child. Many reports have been given in cases when parents hit and badly injured ...

Introduction

Parents have been accorded the critical responsibility of taking good care of their children, molding, correcting them and making sure that they become acceptable and meaningful members of the society. Time and again, children go wrong, and parents are left with the responsibility of correcting them and making sure that the children do the right thing. It is, however, evident that a good percentage of parents spank their kids when they go wrong. Researchers have also passionately provided their views on this issue. For example, according to a study done by Gershoff (2013), "We found that spanking was associated ...

In the criminal justice department, courts system can best be defined as the system that is responsible for the application as well as interpretation of the law in addition to providing a dispute resolution mechanism. Through courts systems, justice is easily administered in a given state. The courts system are very essential in criminal justice as they ensure the law is adhered to in all situations and most important is that they ensure justice is carried out and avoid law breaking (Durant, 2015). The courts system is also highly responsible in the punishing of law breakers and offenders. There ...

Specialized courts take the court process to a new level where the criminal justice system is more involved in the process of helping an offender to become someone who makes the changes they need to stop them from reoffending. The reason that they are referred to as specialized courts is that they focus on exactly what the offender needs depending on the crime that they committed. There are different types of courts which can help offenders; an example of this would be if a person was arrested for doing drugs they might be referred to a “drug court (office, ...

Juvenile Murderers: A Second Chance or Death

Introduction The question over treatment of juvenile murderers creates a major debate in the social and political circles. There are proponents of public supporting punishment in the form of a life in prison without parole called LWOP, many believe that capital punishment is needed, and others support the implementation of life in prison with work and restitution called LWOP + W/R (Moon, Wright, Cullen, & Pealer, 2000, p. 663). One common aspect is the belief of the public is the need for bringing people to justice by either jail time or capital punishment. Another important aspect of the juvenile punishment system ...

Abstract

Shortly after WW2, Japan became a place where the Allies put on trial Japanese military criminals of different standing. Overall, the process looked methodical and well-though-out, with an ad hoc classification developed for determining the guilt of offenders. The post-war years witnessed the execution of generals and the punishment of soldiers following their brutal orders. However, several years later, a complex of factors like the deliberate destruction of evidence or the enormous number of cases halted the prosecution process expediting its termination. As unethical and immoral as it was, the USA had its reasons not to prosecute some of ...

Introduction

Criminal punishments in the society are approved by many as a necessary action against those who commit crimes. Despite this universal appreciation of punishment, various theories have different justifications for such punishments. The Kantian approach differs from the utilitarianism approach in justifying criminal punishments. This paper analyzes how the Kantian justification for criminal punishment differs from the utilitarian approach,

Research design and Method

This research will be based on the historical concept. It entails analyzing the characteristics of the two theories and determining how best they could justify criminal punishment in the society as a means of punishing unjustified behavior. It will employ ...

Affiliated Institution

Introduction For many years, Amnesty International has been a champion for global humanitarian and human rights issues. With the world continuously evolving, Amnesty International has adapted to these changes and accommodated them. Due to population growth, the world has witnessed continued conflicts over resources specifically in Africa and the Middle East. These conflicts are fueled by political regimes and their ideologies, (Weinstein 2010). Terror groups such as Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab and Islamic State (IS), have continuously violated human rights. In most African countries, dictatorial rule has come under threat with masses becoming more educated and informed of their human ...

The enactment of the Black Codes took place after the Civil War and at the beginning of the Reconstruction Era. The Reconstruction Era was a period that focused on the transformation of the United States (“Reconstruction: The Challenge of Freedom”, n.p). The Black Codes were passed with the aim of restricting the freedom of the African Americans. The laws also had the capability of compelling the blacks to work for low wages or debt in the labor economy (“Black Codes”, n.p). The enactment of the Black Codes should not have taken place as it was a propagation of racial ...

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Introduction In the United Kingdom, the Youth Justice Board is responsible for overseeing the youth justice system in the country. According to the law, children and adolescents (10-17 years of age) are subjected to custody if found involved in criminal activities. Violence and theft are the most common crimes for which juvenile offenders are convicted. As far as the major purpose of the youth justice system in UK is concerned, it is to make sure that the young offenders are managed properly. It needs to be mentioned here that the UK youth justice system stresses on ...

Proponents of utilitarianism envision a situation where human actions are judged by their consequences. According to Bentham, the best moral action must always maximize utility. Simply put, actions should ensure they bring about the greatest happiness among human beings. An action that does not promote happiness among people therefore does not meet this threshold. Bentham further argues that such actions must involve the two aspects of happiness; quality and quantity. Consequences, therefore, not legality, should form the basis of justification of actions by humans. Stuart Mill supports this proposition by arguing that bringing or increasing pleasure among humans should ...

Answer to discussion about anorexia and bulimia:

As the author pointed out, the reasons for both of these conditions are solely psychological and the physiology is just a symptom. So I believe that the therapy should be mainly directed on getting the patient to understand that their condition is not terminal and can be easily treated. The core of the therapy should be based on patient’s own desire to change; their close people should provide strong moral support and convince him that there is nothing to be ashamed of. Everyone has numerous flaws and no one is perfect. The road to internal peace is to ...

Introduction

Throughout the history there have moments of choice for governments to either try war criminals by seeking justice or provide amnesty to the criminals for stabilizing the region’s or country’s atmosphere. The post conflict moments and decisions can be highly controversial as the emotions of the masses are under the test and the any decision comes with pros and cons. To think that someone would be allowed amnesty after conducting war crimes would be unjustified in the eyes of the law and for the people who have suffered. Therefore, the best solution for the post conflict situation ...

Justice is the principle and the process of being fair, righteous and equitable (Tonry, M. H., 2011). It is concerned with the result of using the law somewhat so as to punish and judge criminals and their crimes. Justice comes in different types. These are customary adversarial, retributive justice, and restorative justice. Retributive justice emphasizes on finding a wrongdoing and punishing it. It stresses that a crime deserves a penalty as long as it is an equal reaction to the offense committed (Van, Strong, 2013). Conversely, restorative justice aims at rehabilitating the victim, the offenders and the community that ...