Restitution

Case 2: Introduction: Joe, a greatly respected motion picture artist, signed a contract with a company name as Frere Bros. In this contract, Joe agreed that all of his services will limited for Frere Bros only and during the time period of this agreement, Joe will not work for any other company except Frere Bros. The time period of the Joe's contract with Frere Bros is limited for five years. During the first year of Joe's agreement with Frere Bros, Joe signed a new contract as a film star in a…

Throughout history, we have come to know several different philosophies in regard to the punishment of criminals. Many have different views on how a criminal should be punished for their crimes committed. This paper will look at several schools of thought when dealing with punishment and apply these philosophies to the purpose of corrections. When society learns of a persons wrongdoings, immediately thoughts of how that person should be punished come into mind. Most do not utilize a…

In addition, police officer mental health test every six months is imperative to better help them to think critically in dealing with an offender under duress. Restorative justice also offers restitution to assist the victims with their financial needs. In the case of Grant his family received restitution from Bart from where Mehserle work as police…

skills they need to become employed once outside the prison walls. The seventh form of punishment is Restitution. This is having the offender repay the victim or the community in money or services (Mays, Winfree, 2009). This is used usually in the sentencing phase of the trial. The issue with restitution is offenders filing bankruptcy or not having income to pay the victim 's back. The restitution is subsequently a non factor and in my opinion not a good source of punishment. The eighth form…

states that,” There is no fine, but victim restitution of 1500,00 will be ordered”. If there was no death involved, but an injury, then it is a “class D felony”, which can be “punishable to five years in prison”. It’s stated again that, “ This sentence cannot be suspended”, and ,” a fine of $750 to $7,500 may be imposed, and victim restitution may be ordered. To clear any confusion up, victim restitution according to victimsofcrime.org,” The term "restitution" in the criminal justice system…

system of justice does not use incarceration but rather compensation. "All committed crimes must be compensated against before the soul joins the ancestral spirits," wrote Kazembe. "It does not matter whether the perpetrator was jailed or not, restitution must be effected since the victim does not benefit from the imprisonment of the perpetrator." Traditional…

Social cost of crime is something we all can relate to. In today’s society crime is at an all-time and with that comes the cost. Crime sadly is something that will never go away. But as a society we can pull together to prevent crime and lower crime rates. This paper will discuss social cost and give examples of social cost. The definition of social cost can vary from person to person. But my definition of social cost would be cost that society pays to deter future acts of crime. In other…

The most important war of the 17th Century would take place in Germany. The Thirty Years War began as a result of the failure of the Peace of Augsburg. This was due mostly to the foundation of new sects of Protestantism including Calvinism. Since these religions were not recognized, they were not allowed to be practiced. This takes us into the first phase of the Thirty Years war which has become known as the Bohemian phase. The Bohemian Phase began when a Calvinist noble threw two Holy Roman…

When someone commits a crime there are few choices in the way their punishment will go. Most commonly they will either get the charges dropped, get probation, or get sentenced to jail time. If they are sentenced to jail time often times they will be allowed the chance for parole in the future. Just because the offender is only given probation or is released on parole, that does not mean they are free to do as they choose. There are sanctions placed on both probationers and parolees, and they…

licensed stockbroker, he was arrested and later pleaded guilty to mail fraud related to a stock investment scheme. He was sentenced in 1999 to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $177,000 plus interest and to undergo therapy for gambling. His broker's license was revoked in 2000 and he made restitution payments of $11,000, records show” (Amon, Dymski, Icantalupo, Maier, 2007).…