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Scarlet Letter/Sin of A Guilty Heart

its mothers shame has come from the hand of God," and, in so doing, works upon the heart of her mother, both giving her joy and pr...

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

and unusual? According to a student, the phrase "cruel and unusual punishment may include the death penalty, torture, solitary co...

Inappropriate Discipline of Spanking

III. EMPIRICAL STUDIES AGAINST SPANKING A study conducted by Landsford et al (2005) focused upon the cultural approach to s...

Arguing Against School Corporal Punishment

inflicted" (Greydanus, et al.) Further, there is "no clear evidence that such punishment effectuates more discipline or better co...

Modifying Behavior and the Debate Regarding Rewards and Punishment

technique and what happens when there is no threat of punishment or promise of a reward (Brandenburg, 2006). When children are g...

A Criminology Overview

(Henry and Lanier 2). The field itself is a branch of social science, in which criminologists endeavor to better understand crime...

Police Officers and Unprofessional Behavior

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 ...

Justice and Ethics V

Theories of punishment indicate that the above is an invalid association. Certainly murder is serious, but it also - by definitio...

Turkey and Saudi Arabia on Punishment and Morality Crimes

In eight pages the Islamic definition of morality crimes is considered in a discussion of punishment methods in Saudi Arabia and T...

Punishment of Volpone in Ben Jonson's Volpone

In five pages this paper discusses the fact that while Volpone received punishment in this play by Ben Jonson, whether or not it w...

Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment and Raskolnikov

In six pages this paper presents a protagonist analysis of Raskolnikov featured in Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky. One sourc...

Sin's Differing Degrees in Various Works of Literature

In seven pages this paper examines sin and punishment in a contrast of how they are portrayed in The Thousand and One Nights, Don ...

'Inferno' by Dante and Contrapasso

crime. Several rings down, Dante and Virgil arrive at a somewhat darker cluster, that of Violent Crimes. This ring is epitomized ...

Dante's 'Inferno' and Allocating Characters to the Relevant Circles

Iin this paper that consists of 5 pages the appropriate punishments for characters from four major literary works contained within...

Morality and Man According to John Locke

In five pages Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is referenced in a discussion of the philosopher's perspectives rega...

Teenage Crime and Recommended Punishment

several hours of community service. However, this same offender is likely to appear again, usually before the same juvenile court...

Punishment and Poetry

The bright-eyed Mariner"(Coleridge, 2002). The sailor (or Mariner) says that though they started on calm enough seas, the wind p...

Punishment and Dignity

not account for ways besides state punishment in which the unfair advantage can be offset. When the theory is modified so as to a...

U.S., Saudi Arabia, Thievery and Its Social Consequences

of morality crimes in Saudi Arabia relates to the concept of Shariah (a term which translates to mean "path") (Dowling, 2001). Th...

Punishment Perspectives of Max Weber and Emile Durkheim Comparison

allows others to live peacefully. Incarcerating a rapist or murderer makes certain that no one will be harmed by that individual ...

Reasons for Punishment According to Friedrich Nietzsche

core of humanitys lack of individualism and blind willingness to be part of what he referred to as "the herd." In Nietzsches opini...

Singapore and Criminal Justice

the primary influences in the restructuring and rebuilding of the civilian forces. A womens unit was added and new uniforms were s...

Punishment in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter and Dante's 'Inferno'

manner in which both people and society are viewed. The very basis of the story is perhaps the biggest symbol, where Hester Prynn...

The Negative Effects of Adolescent Corporal Punishment in Adulthood

have turned into even greater social misfits as a means by which to defy the authoritative nature of corporal punishment. Any com...

Everyday Life Examples of Conditioning Theory

B.F. Skinner's theories are examined in this conditioning theory discussion that consists of eight pages with everyday life exampl...

Prison System of the State of Texas

prison although no threats have been made on her life. In other celebrity cases, Texas saw singer David Crosby of Crosby, Stills,...

Crime Deterrence Through Harsher Punishment

these facts: * Homicide rates increased sharply beginning about 1965 or 1966. The number of executions plummeted from 47 in 1962 t...

Analyzing Canto XIII of 'Inferno' by Dante Alighieri

souls of "the violent against themselves" (1194). To arrive at their destination, Dante and Virgil must travel across a "river of...

Corporal Punishment and its Impact

comments made for and against the use of spanking. Definition Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment is "the intentional inflic...

Various Types of Crime Theories

might encompass the criminals perception of societal views if criminal activity and how that view would extend to them if they wer...