Infraction

Police discretion simply means the ability to decide alternative endings. Although it may seem simple, police officers must decide if a need for discretion is needed or not. In law enforcement there is a need for discretion, but it solely depends on time and place. Discretion in the police department can start as soon as an officer leaves the station. Although police officers use of discretion can have benefits to the community. For example, better use of resources, better relationship with the…

INTRO- The death penalty is an issue that has caused heated debate in the United States. As American citizens, we are granted by our founding fathers with basic rights and freedoms such as the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. When someone flagrantly takes a life of an innocent person in our society, then we feel a responsibility to make sure that person is not able to commit such an act again. Currently, there are 30 States that have the death penalty, and 20 States,…

The sole purpose of prison is to punish criminals for crimes they have committed, protect citizens from crime, and rehabilitate those individuals to be honest, law-abiding citizens once they are released back into the public. Wilbert Rideau, author of “Why Prisons Don’t Work”, was in the Louisiana State Penitentiary and has first-hand experience with how the prison system works. Prison is the punishment, but the punishments within the prison are inhumane and ineffective. High re-offense rates…

Boundaries in school can be a complex issue, sometimes easy to navigate and at other times invisible. Teachers and administrators have the potential the violate students’ boundaries with the concept of zero tolerance policies that are used in some school districts today. An example I will use is the incidence that occurred in an Indiana school system where a young student was bullied and chose to defend themselves: these actions show how zero tolerance violated her personal boundaries. Next,…

“Black and Latino Children are more likely to be disciplined, be more severely disciplined, and are more frequently are suspended or expelled or sent to special alternative schools. “Zero-Tolerance” policies that presumed all explanations for infractions as small as being late to schools are excused and there’s no such thing as mitigating circumstances have been particularly hurtful to poor black and Latino students”(2). In stating this, Deeney says that Black and Latino children are most…

From the beginning of time torture has been used as a form of punishment and a way to warn others not to disobey authority. In today's society the use of torture is frowned upon; however, in Elizabethan times torture prevailed in society. Torture was used as a form of punishment because of the lack of development in the prison system. Prisons were used to hold criminals before their fate was determined at a trial instead of acting as their sentence. Examples of torture in history has been…

Violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) comes with a strict list of penalties put into action by legal acts set by the government. The consequences are composed of monetary fines that vary based on the magnitude of the infraction. The severity of a HIPAA violation is based on whether or not the practitioner knew they were in violation, willful neglect, and correction of the violation. Criminal penalties are more brutal than the usual penalties, since they…

Imagine being a child who has been sent to his room or perhaps to a 'timeout' chair in the corner. You are alone in one space for an hour or two with nothing to do. Think about staying in a cell just a little bit bigger than a king-sized bed almost all day and night. How does that make you feel? Now, take that and imagine yourself being forced to stay there for years. Solitary confinement, a method of punishment or protection for criminals, has been in use throughout human history. However, upon…

Through the use of descriptive language, Frederick Douglass explains the cruelty and harsh conditions slaves faced at various points in their live. He gives detailed accounts of different scenes that he experienced or witnessed during his life as a slave. By the end of these introductory chapters, the reader has a good visual of the daily struggles of a slave, what they were punished for and how they were punished. From Douglass’ use of descriptive language, the audience witnesses a few cases of…

Conflict in the classroom is inevitable, and teachers have a legal responsibility to diffuse and deal with it no matter which form it is in. Classroom curriculum standards, classroom management strategies, school or district-based policies, as well as state and federal legislation are the tools that a teacher has to work with to gain the skills and information necessary to achieve what is legally expected of them. Conflict in classrooms comes in many forms and while it usually falls into a…