International criminal law

there are four justifications for criminal sanctions: deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, and just deserts. While nearly adjusted to utilitarianism, the deterrence and incapacitation models look to decrease future wrongdoing. Deterrence tries to make crimes all the more unreasonable, so less criminal acts will happen. Incapacitate does not attempt to change conduct through raising expenses; it basically expels the guilty party from society. The criminal behind jail bars can 't hurt those…

good point about alternatives to reducing prison population and overcrowding: Along the same lines, many opponents believe that community-based corrections programs can also be used as an alternative to incarceration, at the discretion of judges. If criminal offenders were allowed to hold jobs paid for by state subsidies, critics note, they could learn and hone valuable skills while serving the community. Coupled with monitored house arrest, they suggest, the overall cost would be far less than…

accepted into society. No longer would the negative stigma of being a convicted fellow limit their ability to function as a law abiding citizen. More opportunities would be given to them if society were more accepting to the offender once released from prison. Having a good support system would also help lower recidivism for the offender to reframe from their past criminal…

Elements of a Criminal Offense: Theory I decided to do option #2, on the critical thinking exercise. The question that was asked, what are the basic elements of a criminal offense? Explain why they are important concepts in legal aspects within the court of law. With that being said, there are four elements to any crime committed. Each one of these elements must be proven before someone gets charged with the crime. The first one is Actus Reus, which is to be said, “as the material or objective…

Un-Justifiable Homicide: The subjectivity for the use of force and how it’s justified Duhaime’s Criminal Law Dictionary defines deadly force as a force which creates a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury.1 The U.S. Model Penal Code provides the following description of deadly force: "Deadly force means force that the actor uses with the purpose of causing, or that he knows to create a substantial risk of causing death or serious bodily injury. "Purposely firing a…

Steven Truscott was , in 1959, the age of 14. He was convicted for murdering his 2 year younger classmate, first being sentenced to death, to life in prison, and finally exonerated nearly 50 years later. Truscott was an immediate suspect due to the fact that witnesses saw him and Lynn harper cycling together before her body was found 2 days later. Truscott claimed to be giving Harper a lift to the highway being he was the last one to see her alive. It was believed Harper was trying to hitch a…

MILLERSBURG — A Millersburg woman who admitted to her role in the sale of methamphetamine to a confidential informant was given a unique opportunity, avoiding incarceration so that she can be reunited with her children. Corrine Simpson, 27, of 261 N. Washington St., previously pleaded guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to aggravated trafficking in meth, possession of meth and two counts of child endangering. On Thursday, she told Judge Robert Rinfret she's spent the time since her July…

Criminal Justice Name: Institution Affiliation: Criminal Justice 1. Case Summary Question 1: Facts, issue, and court holding in case of Gagnon v. Scarpelli Facts. The defendant (Scarpelli) pleaded guilty in the year 1975 to an armed robbery change in the state of Wisconsin (Del & Trulson, 2006). Scarpelli was sentenced to 15 years in prison. However, the sentence was later on suspended, and he was placed on probation for seven years. The defendant and another man on 6th August 1975…

their felony convictions and sentencing of up to 15 years under Michigan statute, for driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle causing the death of another. The Supreme Court found that “specific intent is defined as a particular criminal intent beyond the act done, whereas general intent is merely the intent to perform the physical act itself” Id. In a strict liability crime the plaintiff has to prove only that the defendant performed the act, regardless of whether he…

Wrongful convictions are an atrocious act; wrongfully stripping an individual of his God given freedom for majority of his or her life and attempting to compensate them with monetary settlements cannot rectify such a heinous situation. Eyewitness misidentification is the greatest contributing factor to wrongful convictions proven by DNA testing, playing a role in more than 70% of convictions overturned through DNA testing nationwide. Ronald Cotton is a prime example of how unreliable eyewitness…