Deterrence

In 2014, about 1 million persons under the age of 18 were arrested in the U.S. (OJJDP, 2015). Under the deterrence theory, the purpose of punishments like arrest is to stop offenders from reoffending. The idea is that youth will perceive the punishment as harsh and therefore decide against delinquent behavior. However, research on the effects of arrests on delinquent and criminal behavior is inconclusive. Huizinga and Henry (2008) review the results of numerous studies within the past 35…

Staff Sergeant Michael T. Dugan is a Lead Firefighter for the 171st Fire Emergency Services, 171st Air Refueling Wing, Coraopolis, Pennsylvania. Enlisting with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard in Coraopolis, PA, Sergeant Dugan began his military career in September of 2007. Upon graduating from the fire academy at Goodfellow AFB, he returned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing. As a member of the 171 FES, he has held the positions of Alarm Room Operator, Driver Operator, Crew Chief and Fire…

Since the introduction of the penitentiary and reformatories. The American penal system, has had a punishment and restitution approach to deviant acts. For many years the United States approach on crime has been a get tough approach. This approach has led America to the highest incarnation rates in the world. Due to longer sentences, incorporating harsh sentencing guidelines, and mandatory minimum punishments. Today, more than 2 millions Americans are incarcerated in either a state facility,…

The Controversial issues of Capital Punishment Capital Punishment Introduction Capital punishment is a very controversial issue in the countries where it can be found with long standing application in countries such as the United States. If a variant analysis could be carried out, what are the reasons that would explain people’s view on death penalty having any deterrent effect or what is the moral nature of capital punishment? Various opinions have been put across to discuss these issues…

The Dangers of Nuclear Modernization Many people know how dangerous nuclear weapons are; Bombs that are capable of destroying an entire country that are being developed and modernized for destruction. In Eric Schlosser’s article, Today’s Nuclear Crisis, gives an overview about the world’s nuclear crisis. Unknown to the public, the development of the modernization of nuclear weapons is in full effect. Schlosser argues that nuclear landscaping is a worldwide issue, and it is very dangerous that it…

Journal of Human Rights, 20:7, 1018-1038 Amy Nethery and Rosa Holman argue the circumstances and causes of lacking human rights in Australian offshore detention centres (ODCs). They do this through discussing the inefficiency in governmental secrecy, deterrence, regulation and private company control in their journal article “Secrecy and Human Rights Abuse in Australia’s Offshore Immigration Detention Centres”. Written in 2016, the treatment of asylum seekers is still an ongoing and serious…

an arm race. Both states are competing with the amount of arms they possessed and the technology advancement of those arms. Eventually, with the deterrence of a Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) policy, no direct confrontation has ever occurred. However, small scaled wars in other countries, such as Vietnam and Korea are resultant of the said deterrence. Both the US and USSR have supported and provided monetary aid to the parties that aligned with their ideologies to prevent the other party…

At around 11pm on the 8th of September the police were called to a property in Kennedy Parade in Lalor Park with reports of a man threatening a woman with a knife. Once police arrived, they discovered the body of a 63-year-old woman in the front yard of the property. Upon further investigation the body of a 7-year-old boy was found in the neighbours’ front yard. Both had stab wounds and other injuries. A 35-year-old man was found nearby allegedly armed with a knife, he was the son of the woman…

Criminal Law: Goals and Purpose In criminal law, there are four (4) goals and purposes that correlate with those goals. Retribution, deterrence, incapacitation and rehabilitation serves as the goals of criminal law. Deterrence serves to make an example of the offender so that others will not make the same choices. Provides a display for the future by letting others know this will happen if you do what this offender did. It…

Because deterrence best enforced through “coordinated multilateral pressure and tough economic sanctions,” nuclear proliferation can be discouraged without military occupation, which heightens tensions and drives nuclear development as a method of neutralizing American…