Extrajudicial punishment

misunderstand a child’s “undeveloped brain” with a decision they make. The truth is, if the undeveloped brain was to be on a child, the number of violence would increase. An underdeveloped brain is not the answer to violence. In the article “On Punishment and Teen Killers” by Jennifer Jenkins, the author mentions on paragraph 5 that “If brain development were the reason, then teens would kill at roughly the same rates all over the…

Far too many people have been convicted of a crime they did not commit and often serve more than half their lives in prison. After finally being exonerated depending on what state the individual is in may or may not have compensation statutes. Each state that does have compensation statutes differ and some inflict restrictions that could prove problematic. These wrongfully convicted individuals are deprived of liberty and freedom. The current judicial system needs to improve each state laws make…

The Controversies Of Judo The controversies that judo is solely a sport martial art and does not well apply to self-defense are endless. However, I personally believe that judo is one of the best martial arts to defend one's self. The majority of people say that the lack of strike and kick training in judo results in vulnerability. Others say that the heavy use of the 'GI' (practice uniform) is just crippling the players for “real life” circumstances. There's also the argument that there's too…

tallies to approximately $13 to $14 per person a day (Alexander, 2016) he also stated that $46 million was carded for the privately owned Amalgamated security firm “Justice on Time” prisoner transport programme which escorts prisoners to and from prison stations to various judicial courts for their matters to be heard. The government spends millions of dollars annually on a prison system while crimes are being brazenly committed, public fear and outrage soar, communities, families and lives…

The juvenile needs to be as important as the adult criminal justice system. They need to pass on better laws to protect the juvenile. It is true that the adult and juvenile justice system are separated and the punishment varies but we still have many juveniles waived to the criminal court and punished severely. Yes there are many juvenile committing serious crime but the courts needs to take into consideration the child experience and past history. Many of these…

The purpose of this case study is to evaluate the benefits of positive reinforcement in a social group setting for the elderly. Sometimes after the elderly are left in a retirement community by their family or some other reason, they are often left alone and with little to do. They are cared for by the medical staff and those who keep them fed to make sure that their physical needs are met, but that leaves it up to someone else to fulfill their social, mental and emotional needs. In the Bible…

Prisons are generally thought of as a form of punishment for committing a crime and is meant to control the population, resulting in social stability. The four main concepts that depict the reasons behind prisons are retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, or incapacitation (Gilmore 2007:14). Retribution and deterrence are closely linked. Retribution keeps functions to stop previous convicts from committing the crime again, based on their knowledge of the prison, and deterrence stops people…

a. I do believe that some individuals do change for the better in prison, such as Santos, but for the most part individuals remain the same. Individuals are sent to prisons and jail to be removed from the behavior they were sentenced for. Instead of this occurring they are exposed to more criminal activity and hence are encouraged to participate so other inmates do not ridicule him. One of Santos characters is Crip Tank, shot caller the Crips, who once he enters the prison life is respected by…

According to the Ohio Criminal Justice Statistics, the recidivism rate for offenders was at 34.0% in 2007, the lowest the recidivism rate has become since 2000. Even though this is a small percentage, it is a strong indication of a change occurring for released inmates to re-enter back into society. One of the factors that aid in reentrance back into society is the use of reentry. There are reentry programs and centers that give shelter to released inmates and aids them in employment, financial…

those opinions. Regardless of the reason for the incarceration, when it comes time to submit the parole board evaluation, every subject is going to fill theirs out based upon their preconceived notions of what they thought of the crime, inmate, punishment. For example, a person who has received multiple Driving While Intoxicated violations the parole board might see them as a possible threat to society, yet they might have been able to have rehabilitation. Verses have a person who commits a…