Penology

Over the course of the semester I have learned that the process of analysis is a crucial aspect to fully understanding literature and broad aspects of society. Reading words and understanding sentences do not guarantee that you (the reader) have fully comprehended the main objective of the author. WRTC 103 has provided me with the tools necessary to effectively take the extra step and practice competent analysis techniques. For Assignment #4 I focused on two huge issues with the American…

During the colonial times criminal law was based on religion, public humiliation, and rationality. The populations were so small at that time that criminal acts were dealt with immediately and on a case-by-case basis (Meskell, 1999, 841). There was no need or money for an institution such as a prison. Instead people saw punishment, as a lex talioni, meaning the level of punishment should match the level of the crime committed. This meant insanely brutal and harsh punishment. The punishments…

Death Penalty (Bohm) (ASUCriminalJustice) Capital Punishment is the legal process where an individual is killed by state as a form of punishment due to committing a certain crime. The decree spelled out by judicially to punish an individual in such a manner is referred to as death sentence. The actual enforcement is referred as execution. The crimes that lead to death sentences are referred to as capital offences. The term capital is an ancient Latin word that referred to the head. Capital…

Jason Mayland Mrs. Bauch Speech May 13, 2016 How many of you have heard about crimes so horrible that they sound like came out of a horror story? Today I?m going to try and persuade you into why capital punishment is good and why it should be reinstated. I have learned while researching that inmates that are in for life cost the tax payers and the state tons of money annually. I?ll do this by first, discussing what is wrong with the capital punishment system right now, Second, I will discuss…

The Problems of Current US prisons and Solutions to Correct Problems Currently, more and more medias begin to talk about the problems of the US prison system, including the total volume of the prison system, the treatments of prisoners and the high quantity of reoffender. Some say that the total volume of the system is too small to accommodate current quantity of prisoners hence inmates may not stay well. And others say that the current correction system in the united states is not reasonable…

Today I am going to go into the argument of Jeffery Reiman and his view on the death penalty. Then I’ll give an objection from Louis Pojman’s side and then my thoughts on what Reiman’s rebuttal would be. After that I will decide whether or not Reiman has a strong argument. In this paper I’m not looking at the end argument, but what the author gives as evidence. To start off I will look at Reiman’s argument. Reiman goes against what Pojman states in his argument of commonsense. Reiman states…

It is clear to everyone that the prison system is broken, yet most people choose to ignore this by just overlooking what is happening in prisons around the nation. It is known that the United States has the most prisoners of any developed country in the world. According to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) about 25% of the US population is in prison, jail, or under parole or probation. (“Criminal Justice Fact Sheet”). Because of these high numbers we can…

Morality Through the Eyes of a Christian Life hits people with obstacles on a daily basis. As a society, we choose how to respond to them based on our moral virtues that develop from our upbringing. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “Morality is beliefs about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior.” As humans, we tend to justify what is right and wrong. Being raised in the Catholic faith, I was taught the ten commandments which comes from the Holy Bible. According to…

There are many factors to consider when deciding if a criminal should be incarcerated or put into rehabilitation. These factors would be their criminal history, their willingness to change, and what course of action best fits the crime. I believe rehabilitation can be more economical the prison because if they go back to being a functioning member of society than they will be giving back to society via their purchases and taxes, unlike prison where they take tax payer money with no way of…

The Ultimate Crime There were approximately 23 people who were executed while being on death row in the United States this year. California alone is projected to spend around one billion dollars in the next five years on the death penalty. Capital punishments adds up to be 24 million for every individual person in the United States(Source). This ends up costing more than keeping a person in prison for the duration of their life. Do people agree with capital punishment? Whether individuals are…