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20th Century Hell in Dante's 'Inferno'

In five pages this paper speculates on how the Divine Comedy of Dante could be updated to reflect the various levels of hell such ...

Differing Versions of the Underworld in The Inferno, Gilgamesh and the Odyssey

can defeat death too. His first leg of the journey involves descending into a tunnel-like cave composed of nine terrifying leagu...

Crime and Punishment as Viewed by Immanuel Kant, Thomas Hobbes, and Plato

In six pages this paper discusses crime and punishment in a fictitious dialogue between Kant, Hobbes, and Plato. Three sources ar...

How the First World War Set the Global Stage for the Second World War

A treaty with Austria was signed on Sept. 10, 1919, at St-Germain. Treaties were signed with Bulgaria at Neuilly Nov. 27, 1919, an...

Sex Offenders and Violence

This paper considers the punishment of institutionalizing violent sexual offenders. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....

Overview of Shoplifting

cash refunds. The stores didnt ask them for receipts. We made $400 to $500 a day, Richard says" (p. 27). According to the Erns...

Locke, Rousseau and Authority To Punish

In five pages authority regarding criminal behavior punishment is considered within the contexts of philosophers Jean Jacques Rous...

Alternatives to Physical Punishment in Child Discipline

A paper arguing against physical punishment as a means of negative reinforcement for children. The author presents alternatives t...

Sixteenth Century Torture as Criminal Punishment

The book had been in continuous circulation for a period of over a hundred years. This was more "than any other book of similar sc...

Review of the Laws Contained in the Code of Hammurabi

This essay consists of four pages and examines the Code of Hammurabi laws and then compares them with the crime and punishment of ...

Criminal Justice and How It Evolved

In fifteen pages this research paper examines ancient Babylonian criminal justice in a consideration of how crime and punishment h...

Texas and Criminal Punishment

This paper considers the criminal punishment issue as it relates to Texas in five pages. Eight sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Considering Three Strikes

ten years older.) (Allenye, 1996; Reynolds, 1995). It is commonly believed by those who frown upon the Three Strikes Law that alm...

An Analysis of Crime and Punishment in Dead Man Walking

This three page paper analyzes crime and punishment from the perspective of the film by Tim Robbins. The question of whether just...

Punishment and Juvenile Delinquency

In nine pages this paper examines punishment for juvenile delinquency in an evaluation of program strengths and weaknesses with bo...

Juvenile Crime and Programs of Shock Incarceration and Boot Camps

on the fact that other states are closing their boot camps for lack of funds and poor success rates, Nunnlee commented "at this po...

A School Violence Sociological Perspective

In this paper consisting of eight pages the reasons for school violence are explored sociologically and contends that child devian...

Social Determination of Crime Punishment Pros and Cons

This paper consists of ten pages and discusses society's determination of crime punishment in terms of its pros and cons. Eleven ...

Classical/Choice Theory and the Death Penalty

this implies that if an individual has been convicted of murdering another human being, then the death of that person is justified...

Parenting in the First Person

that parents have to know if they are to shape their childrens behaviors effectively, and that its possible to learn those skills ...

Islamic Law, Aboriginal Customary Law and Queensland Law; a Comparison of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Systems

there are also some commonalities in the way that the law has been developed and the way it is implemented. In each case the evo...

The Symbol of Love

fully developed, three dimensional people and they cannot be easily labeled, which is the point. Raskolnikov killed a repulsive ol...

The Symbol of Suffering

entire character development is based on the idea that he is crucifying himself through the device of his mental anguish. He has n...

Which Punishment is Best

alarming rate. Although the crime rate in general has dropped, there is little evidence to show a direct causal relationship betwe...

Corrections: Rehabilitation or Punishment

it is the job of the corrections system to punish offenders or rehabilitate them, and the two goals seem to be mutually exclusive....

The Purpose of Prison is Punishment

This paper argues that the purpose of prison is punishment. Although some offenders go through the system and are rehabilitated, t...

Repentance and Criminal Sentencing

According to Rogers (2007) moral retributivism is distinct from retributivism. In the latter, the infliction of suffering on thos...

Alternative Punishments in the Justice System

for three offenses, no matter how slight each one is. The idea behind the punishment is to deter criminals, but it doesnt always w...

Punishment for Negligent Discharge of a Firearm

one? Its been surprisingly difficult to find solid reputable references about this issue. There are a great many "blogs" out ther...

Key Behaviorist Theory Terms

that decreases the occurrence of or eliminates a behavior (Boeree, 2006). A good example is the child always talking out in class....