Deterrence

Case: Ewing v. California, 583 U.S. 11 (2003) — Facts: George Ewing walked into a pro shop of a Los Angeles County golf course where he concealed and stole three golf clubs priced at $399 a piece. Aside from this incident, Ewing had several prior convictions, four of which were serious, violent, and/or felonious. In this case, Ewing was convicted of felony grand theft and sentenced to 25 years to life under California’s three-strike law. Procedural History: the California Court of Appeal and…

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the United States. Prescription drug abuse is seen in all aspects of our population. Physicians and healthcare providers who prescribe the medications have an important role in helping to ensure safe and effective use of prescription drugs and the deterrence of its abuse. Commonly abused drugs includes, opioids, stimulants and central nervous system depressants. It is a challenge for…

is 13 years of age, I believe there could still be a danger to the society, especially if there’s a newborn or a preschool student moving in the same area as well. The second benefit in forcing juveniles to register as a sexual offender is for deterrence purposes (Reddington…

Conclusions and Next Steps Overall, it cannot be argued that sexual assault is a serious concern for men, women, and LGBTQ+ members in the military and as such needs to be addressed and fixed (Deschamps, 2015). While there are many defences made that the government is doing everything in their power to create a remedy for the situation, and cultural change is a slow but steady process, this may not be completely accurate. Victims in the past were highly unlikely to come forward because they…

Austin Williams Ms. Plaehn/Ms. Ruch Senior Demonstration 28 April 2016 Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. —8th Amendment to the United States Constitution Constitutionality Oklahoma leads the country in the highest number of executions per capita. The most recent person executed was Charles Frederick Warner. His execution came while awaiting a notice of whether or not the U.S. Supreme Court would hear his case on the…

xplosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Bomb Technicians. Their job is to limit damage to people and property by rendering safe or disposing of unexploded, unfired or fired ordnance (Conventional, nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiological). They respond to IED’s, UXO’s (unexploded ordnance) from wars past, clear bombing ranges and much more. Composition C Composition C (C4) is the standard HE (high explosive) for the military. One block of M112 C4 weighs 1.25 pounds and has a TNT equivalent…

The prison system in the United States is broken yet the underlying purpose of prison has remained the same: as it is centered retribution, criminal incapacitation, deterrence, and hopefully rehabilitation. As a nation, we have focused on retribution criminal incapacitation therefore the notion of deterrence and rehabilitation has suffered . We take criminals out of society during their formative years, then release them back into society year or decades later – with the clothes on their…

expenditures, marginal analysis - looking at the incremental benefit from increased expenditures - is essential. 2. Alternative views of overall defense strategy are important determinants of defense needs. During the Cold War, attention was focused on deterrence; President Reagan initiated the Strategic Defense Initiative; more recently, debate has focused on the desirability of having a two-theatre capability. There is increasing concern over nuclear proliferation and cyberspace threats,…

Actions which are undertaken to reflect the ethical theory of Utilitarianism aim to provide the maximisation of good for a society. “Utilitarians believe that the purpose of morality is to make life better by increasing the amount of good things (such as pleasure and happiness) in the world and decreasing the amount of bad things (such as pain and unhappiness)” (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2018). In the context of the issue of capital punishment, this maximisation of good relates most…