Incapacitation

development of seatbelts, windshield improvements, and airbags relative to remains studies. On the other side of injuring corpses for science, cadavers have also been shot at with a variety of bullets to test stopping ability and body damage. “Incapacitation - or stopping power, as it is known in munitions circles - became the Holy Grail of ballistics research. How to stop a man in…

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of plea bargains. Make sure to list at least 2 reasons for each. Finally, do you support plea bargains? Why or why not? The advantages of plea bargains is having the ability to have a lighter sentence for the defendant only if they plead guilty. Another advantages is having the defendant have the charges reduced, by pleading guilty to a misdemeanor instead of a felony. As there is advantages, it has many disadvantages to this bargain, it removes the…

Because of the power that many vigilante groups held over their regions, much of the documentation which details the vigilantes’ actions and motivations can be called into question. Many texts and accounts from the period depicted the vigilantes’ actions and punishments in a positive light often saying they were just or necessary. However, later interpretations of the vigilante groups show that these groups may have presented their actions as being in the name of justice and for the people, when…

When thinking about prison, most criminologists also consider recidivism rates. Recidivism rates refers to the re-entry of offenders, some argue that recidivism rates simply mean “the percent who fail” (Wilson, 1996, p. 171). Typically, once a person enters the United States Criminal Justice System for the first time, it is not their last, partly due to the fact that they lack constructive and adaptive skills to function effectively in the community (Piotrowski, 2012, p.683). Offenders…

Capital punishment is a widely controversial topic, and depending on the country, state, and religion, positions on the matter vary. Capital Punishment, also referred to as execution, or the death penalty, is defined as the government authorized killing of someone that has been convicted of a capital crime. In California, the following are considered Capital Crimes; “first-degree murder with special circumstances; sabotage; train wrecking causing death; treason; perjury causing execution of an…

It is said that one of the most refuting concepts is society and it’s full circle ways. Throughout time, humans have felt the need to control others, and although we have moved away from slavery and the misogynistic ways of our past, society still feels the need to control others through government, police, and other jurisdictive manners. Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s short story, Harrison Bergeron, follows the experience of George and Hazel Bergeron and their son Harrison Bergeron in a world of total…

Sexual Assaults on College Campuses Sexual assault refers to sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the consent of the victim. Examples of this type of behavior include rape, forcing one to perform sexual actions, unwanted sexual touching, or even verbal threats. Today, sexual assault is continuing to grow as an epidemic on college campuses and many students lack the knowledge and awareness of this problem. Almost 100 colleges and universities reported at least 10 cases of rape on…

truly used to their full potential and becomes useless. I believe that I have developed a program in which it might put an end to the cycle of keeping the convicts in and out of prison. The program is not based on correctional, punishment or incapacitation but on a form of harm reduction, which is trying to prevent harm from happening by allowing a designated place for users of drugs to relieve themselves. My program In This Together (I.T.T) will use that approach but it will be based on…

will save significantly on the financial burden of the patient. While a euthanasia operation does not cost more than 50 USD, intensive treatment can cost thousands and millions, only to drag the family and friends into huge debts of financial incapacitation after the patient dies. While this factor seems to prioritize money over human life, the truth is far from that. It is a reasonable way of saving on what is predictably a waste, since Anderson notes that such patients have less than 1.5%…

Whereas, corporal punishment in the modern era remains a controversial issue and imposed inconsistently. As for being a deterrence in today’s society, technology and the media have managed to desensitize social responses to physical harm or fear of incapacitation (Banks, 2014). Essentially, modern punishment depicts an era of mass incarceration rather than imposing old English tactics such as banishment or decapitation and is highly affected by political…