Essays 271 - 300
and unusual? According to a student, the phrase "cruel and unusual punishment may include the death penalty, torture, solitary co...
technique and what happens when there is no threat of punishment or promise of a reward (Brandenburg, 2006). When children are g...
the force. In the case of Ruland, little was likely done. It was not an egregious mistake and some suggest that he was not out of ...
inflicted" (Greydanus, et al.) Further, there is "no clear evidence that such punishment effectuates more discipline or better co...
III. EMPIRICAL STUDIES AGAINST SPANKING A study conducted by Landsford et al (2005) focused upon the cultural approach to s...
(Henry and Lanier 2). The field itself is a branch of social science, in which criminologists endeavor to better understand crime...
Theories of punishment indicate that the above is an invalid association. Certainly murder is serious, but it also - by definitio...
might encompass the criminals perception of societal views if criminal activity and how that view would extend to them if they wer...
if there were few laws on the books, there would be anarchy. People would basically do whatever they wanted. They might rape the g...
II. HOW EFFECTIVE IS PUNISHMENT IN CONTROLLING CRIME? WHY? Warehousing of prisoners is perhaps the most prevalent of all ap...
does not have a good track record in terms of sexual encounters. In defense of the verdict, Rainey (2004) notes that those who op...
implement comprehensive mental health programs not only to help alleviate prison overcrowding but also to rescue those inmates who...
story we have "Yevgeny Vassilyitch Bazarov, a nihilistic young medical school graduate and Arkadys closest friend. Arrogant and ru...
was important to history, especially at a time when the slave trade was prominent in the New World. [2] Think about Martin Luther...
the problem may be with what he has been told to do--or to learn" (Kohn, 1996, p. PG). Myriad ways exist as a means by which to ...
In eight pages this student posed hypothetical scenario examines the implementation of Hawaii's 'three strikes' law as it impacts ...
one? Its been surprisingly difficult to find solid reputable references about this issue. There are a great many "blogs" out ther...
in ideology about punishment, there is often changes in types of crimes committed. The most common reason for arrests in the 1800...
that decreases the occurrence of or eliminates a behavior (Boeree, 2006). A good example is the child always talking out in class....
element introduced when Utah encounters Bodhi, and is made to consider rather deeper philosophical aspects of life than the straig...
met them" (Dostoevsky 54). These figures, the darkness, can easily represent the turmoil within Raskolnikov. His thoughts and plan...
accountable. In one of his most memorable works, Great Expectations (1860-1861), Dickens tackled the social hypocrisy that was ru...
are afraid because ignorant, and perceive the pain and not the benefits; nor do they apprehend that a sick soul is worse than a si...
that parents have to know if they are to shape their childrens behaviors effectively, and that its possible to learn those skills ...
silent transmissions, semi-automatic transmissions, different wheelbases, power steering, air bags, the first minivans, the first ...
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...
woman. She has the ability to ruin peoples lives. This gives her a great deal of power and it corrupts absolutely. As Judge Danfor...
this implies that if an individual has been convicted of murdering another human being, then the death of that person is justified...
This paper consists of ten pages and discusses society's determination of crime punishment in terms of its pros and cons. Eleven ...
In fifteen pages this research paper examines ancient Babylonian criminal justice in a consideration of how crime and punishment h...