Penology

Justice is the word that keeps death penalty at its cue, wandering for a truth and what true justice can bring; right for the wrong and right for the right. Are the government officials the ones with the right solutions? Are we the one’s to validate true justice? I think not and I believe you know this already. Death penalty does not constitute a cruel or unusual punishment, actually it serves what some look as justice; the satisfaction of one’s need to abate death or harm that was imposed by…

As far back as the Eighteenth-Century B.C., the death penalty has been a part of our society. It went from getting this punishment for any crime to our current refined laws. The way the death penalty makes its way into Steve Earle’s essay is talking about whether it should or should not be abolished. From reading this essay you can defer that he wants it to be abolished. With some words of his own to a story within, Steve Earle delivers a powerful point to the reader. The death penalty should be…

India is one of the countries with the highest preventive detention, 249,796 people in overpopulated prisons. During police custody, they suffer beatings, sleep deprivation and electro-shock (all of this in violations of their constitutional rights). Subject to degrading and inhuman treatment, it is an example of large-scale human rights abuses. Every day, four people die in both police and judicial custody for these abuses. Many of these deaths could be avoided if the cases were resolved faster…

For many years, the Death Penalty has been a controversial subject in the United States where some believe that it should be abolished and some believe that it should remain. I believe that it should remain because of issues with repeat offenders, prison overpopulation, and the principle of moral justice. In the United States, repeat offenders in our Criminal Justice system, especially those who recommit felony crimes, have been an issue of great concern. Many of those who are arrested and put…

Corrections, the United States currently has the highest rate of incarceration in the world. This is a serious problem and somewhat embarrassing problem in the eyes of the United Nations and the world, because U.S. is supposed to be, “The land of the free and the home of the brave”. How can probation or parole officers address this overwhelming issue? First of all we must start at the beginning. For example: When a detective is trying to solve a crime such as a burglary or even a murder. In…

Arguments for the Death Penalty Justice is defined as the process or result of using laws to fairly judge and punish crimes and criminals (merriam-webster.com). There are varying forms of justice throughout the world; however, the most severe remains to be capital punishment, otherwise known as the death penalty. There is a definite divide of arguments both for advocating the death penalty and for abolishing it. The essay "A Death in Texas" written by Steve Earle strongly portrays the belief…

Tertiary prevention focuses on the offender after crime has happen, with the main focus being on deterrence and rehabilitation to prevent from re-offending. Tertiary prevention reduces the recidivism rate and insures that appropriate steps are taken so that the victim is not re-victimized. In the United States the primary form of tertiary prevention is incapacitation. Tertiary prevention does not stop criminals from committing crimes after their release but protects the population from…

Capital punishment is a government sanctioned law by which person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. The crimes that result in death are known by capital offences. For example: rape, torture, treason, kidnapping, murder. Capital punishment was common in the past, now a days the large majority discontinued the process. There are fifty eight countries that maintain this law, In North America United States and in south america Guatemala, Belize, Guyana, The Caribbean…

Capital punishment is one of the most highly debated topics in many areas of society, such as politics, philosophy, law, etc. The United States has turned its legislature over and over during the course of history, abolishing it and then reinstating it, depending on the events happening at that point in history. But there are two positions that can be taken in regards to the death penalty, for or against it. The human life is fragile, and the punishment of ending a person’s life as a result of a…

Capital punishment has been in effect for many years with the hopes that people will witness and learn from the mistakes of others and in turn deter crime. In the case of Wilford Berry, also known as The Volunteer, capital punishment was enforced after an incident that took place on November 30th, 1989. Wilford Berry shot and killed Charles Mitroff, a man who employed Berry at his bakery in Cleveland, Ohio. During the robbery, Anthony Lozar, Berry’s accomplice, shot Mitroff in the chest. While…