School corporal punishment

punished by prison, the purpose of prison is to punish wrongdoings considered not within the normal spectrum of society and the law. “Punishment is a pain or other unpleasant consequence that results from an offense against a rule and that is administered by others, who represent legal authority, to the offender who broke the rule” (Newman 1978, 6–7). Main Body Punishment of crimes serves many social functions, and is justified on the philosophies of retribution, incapacitation, deterrence,…

In today society, there is more than 2.3 million who are being held in jail and prison. In 2010, there were 330,000 mentally ill patients in jail or prison (Hunt, 2011). In the last two decades the number of people incarcerated has been on an unprecedented rise. The number of people in prison, jail, and Federal Prison are on the rise due to gang violence, the war on drug, the stiff penalty they give first time offenders, and the number of mentally ill people who are in prison or jail. Instead of…

positive and negative reinforcement on children in the classroom. I chose this topic in hopes of figuring out later in the semester if schools that use positive reinforcement yields higher grades and overall better test results than schools that use negative…

Quakers in Pennsylvania in 1790. The Quakers used a form of punishment that included inmates repenting for what they had done in solitary confinement. They had little contact with anyone. Shortly after, other prisons came about in Pennsylvania, leading to more prisons along the northern east coast of the United States. Between 1825 and 1876 was an era known as, The Mass Prison Era. The Mass Prison Era adopted a new system of punishment called, the Auburn system. According to Schmalleger, the…

Positive Reinforcement of Rats in Operant Conditioning Chamber Phebe Crane Western Illinois University Abstract In order to successfully shape the behavior of pressing a lever for delivery of a food pellet, consecutive days of training must take place with the use of fixed-ratio scheduling for the rat to successfully press the lever repeatedly. In a 4 day study over the span of four weeks, it is difficult to achieve shaping a rat to press a lever consistently for the reward of food pellet…

The purpose of retributive punishment is to hold the offender accountable by punishing them to an extent that is roughly equal to the harm caused by their actions (Ward & Salmon, 2009, 242). The role of the state is to balance the moral ledger and that the offender would be getting…

Beccaria was encouraged to continue his writing. In 1764, Cesare Beccaria created his highest acclaimed and most stimulating essay, On Crimes and Punishment (Cesare Beccaria, Famousphilosophers.org). In this essay, Beccaria explains the legal system of his times and it 's shortcomings. This essay…

Prison, where convicted criminals are sent as a punishment is found in almost all countries (United Nations, 2007). People are sent to prison if they commit a criminal offence, breaks the law or they could be put in a prison while they are waiting for a trial. However, it is claimed that there is an over-reliance on incarceration and it is believed that the over-reliance on imprisonment increases the population of the prison, which could have negative influences on prisoners (ibid). Therefore,…

While we have moved on from the dunce hats in schools, and stock holds of puritan life, some are trying to reimplement the use of public shaming. But does it really have a place in our society today? Political figures like Jed Bush feel humiliation is the way to handle unwed mothers, and parents believe it would be an effective way to reprimand their misbehaving children. Additionally, some courts are trying to include shame as a criminal sentence. However, in the court systems, the ambiguous…

has numerous problems that it faces and provides equal punishments to those who break the law. When it comes to mandatory sentencing, many people take sides on what is considered fair and unfair. With the number of criminals rising each and every year, the justice system requires a well-balanced process for each individual case. With that being said, mandatory sentences are restrictions placed on judges when it comes to what kinds of punishment they can give to people accused of breaking the…