Penology

When people do bad things and get caught get punished. Sometimes they go to jail or prison. There is a prison that was meant to be escape when it was in service because it took very bad criminals. Alcatraz was suppose to be the escape proof prison, but has anybody escaped this “escape proof prison”? Alcatraz is a very high security prison off the coast of san francisco, california built in 1847. they used this prison from 1934 - 1663 to house the worst criminals in the san francisco area.…

According to a recent survey carried out by the University of Portsmouth nearly two-thirds of prison officers working across Scotland believe life is too easy for prisoners. This shocking statistic raises the question, 'do prisons in Britain need to be tougher?' The argument is commonly debated in the media with evidence being presented to show that some offenders prefer to stay on the inside rather than face life outside. Numerous inmates across the country have admitted that conditions…

The person I have chosen to write my letter for amnesty for is Leonard Peltier, a seventy-two-year-old man, arrested in the 1970’s, then, in his forties for the alleged murder of two FBI agents. He is currently serving time in prison and is in poor health. Prior to going away for murder, Peltier owned an auto-body station and became very evolved in the AIM (American Indian Movement) working to further Native American Civil Rights in Seattle, Washington as well as in South Dakota. Furthermore,…

Conspiracy Introduction The 18 U.S.C § 371, insists that the charge of criminal conspiracy holds if an individual agrees or plots with another to commit an act that if achieved, will be an offense to the law and of itself, It is difficult to determine the crime of conspiracy as it usually entails a verbal agreement between or among persons boiling down to the “he said”, “she said” argument which all depends on the credibility of involved persons (Mustain 1). However, it is assumed that two…

Before parole and probation punishments were very harsh, and often lead to death. Over time we have developed these two systems to punish individuals, but at the same time help them learn how to live in the current society. The concept of parole was first discussed in 1888 in a report generated by the ND State Penitentiary directed to the governor of the Dakota Territory. A few years later, the ND State Penitentiary began an early release program for short-time prisoners. The ND Pardon Board…

Functionalist: A functionalist would view Juvenile death-in-prison sentences as being a latent function. That the manifest function of criminals being sentenced to death-in-prison sentences were not thought to include the heinous crimes that adolescents commit but what adults commit. The fact that juveniles are now committing the same crimes as adults messes with the manifest function that these crimes must be punished by death-in-prison sentences. Conflict-Marxist: A Marxist would believe that…

The kid with AK-47 to loot and to kill, Bosco jok dared not dream of going home.Just 14 when he was abducted near his northern Ugandan house by the Lord's Resistance Army, he never said a word to anyone about escaping from the rebels' world-renowned campaign of terror, which included cutting off the lips, ears and noses of civilians as they fought the government. If anyone heard, the frightened teen knew, it would mean his swift execution.The debate regarding child soldiers has prolonged for…

In the United States, the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution provides citizens to the right to a speedy, public trial by an impartial jury and the right to retain counsel for defense ("Bill of Rights," n.d.). If a person does not have the monetary means to acquire the legal representation of a lawyer, a public defender is assigned to the case to provide legal counsel and representation. The concept of a public defender was initiated in 1914 in Los Angeles County, California in response to a…

Imagine that you are going to a baseball game with some friends. You pick up your friends in a car and start driving down a highway. There is a semi truck carrying large blocks of cement. This truck is in front of you on the highway. The truck hits an object on the road and swerves across the highway causing an accident which you and your friends are involved in because your car struck the truck. A block of cement lays on top of your car crushing your friend in the passenger seat from their…

America is commonly called “the land of the free”. Whether you believe this statement to be true or not, there are many founding documents that were created in hopes of making that statement to be undeniably true. However, I believe that Americans have not lived up to the mythic visions of our founding documents. America does not live up to its mythic vision because as “the land of the free” because as a country, we violate the right to life. The Declaration of Independence is an important…