School corporal punishment

Chapter 10 of the text book investigates the prospects of making peace occur in our world. I find this to be a controversial, yet enticing topic. At first thought, I was truly marveled by the wonder if it really could be possible to have peace in such a frenzied world, but then I began to realize that acquiring peace would indeed be possible if people were willing. The problem isn’t the prospect of peace, the problem lies within power mongers and extremists who shun the idea and create chaos to…

Over the last decade, five new prisons have been built in New Zealand as a result of overcrowding (Davison, 2016). These institutions built are equivalent to building a small town. Despite the prison expansion, New Zealand still face the issues associated with severe overcrowding (Davison, 2016). Empirical evidence has shown that expanding prisons do not deter crime nor are prisons beneficial for rehabilitation (Newbold, 2007). To respond to chronic overcrowding by building larger prisons,…

Emile Durkheim’s Normal and Pathological Society “If there is a fact whose pathological nature appears indisputable, it is crime” (Wright 2007; Pg. 28). Crime is very tricky to describe especially since there are hundreds of different ones. A crime can be as little as stealing a small piece of gum from a convenience store to committing cold blooded murder. Living in the world today, there have been hundreds of different crimes that are committed on a daily basis. The crime rates are constantly…

The basic expectations of housing and caring for inmates by the correctional system will remain a constant and not change. The major trends will be changes in how inmates are sentenced, imprisoned, and released, and care after release. The United States currently imprisons more people than any other country in the world (Carlson & Garrett, 2008). The cost of housing and providing for these inmates will continue to rise as the cost of living rises. Citizens and politicians will seek out new…

The defendant should be found not guilty on the theory of self-defense. Self-defense is the use of force to protect yourself, your home or property, or the people you care about. Self-defense is acceptable when the necessity is there, the problem exists “right now”, and when it’s for prevention of crimes, such as kidnapping, rape, or robbery. The defendant, Peggy Bundy, used self-defense to protect not only herself, but her two children, from the hands of her lover/abuser, Mr. Jefferson Darcy.…

mercy. Until 1799, there were only 4 records of this type of crime being tried at the Old Baily, two of which were sentenced to death . From 1800 till 1899, however, there are 116 records, of which none are sentenced to death, with the most common punishment being imprisonment . Thus the trials that were selected are rather particularly chosen, as it is these similarities and differences that illustrate the influence of social and cultural contexts on crime and…

In today’s society crime has been a major factor, dealing with juvenile offenders. The majority of people think that juvenile offenders should not be tried as adults. If a juvenile offender is grown enough to make a decision of committing crimes, then they should be grown enough to be tried as an adult. While a few individuals differ that juvenile offenders should be tried as adults, there should not be any special privileges for the horrifying violations they committed, in light of the fact…

Our prison systems in the United States seem to be under constant scrutiny and debate in some form or fashion. One specific topic that has been under quite a bit of heat is the discussion of solitary confinement. While many other countries have pulled the plug on this practice, American prison systems seem to be exploding in the opposite direction, increasing the number of inmates we maintain in solitary confinement at an alarming rate. This certainly leads to a rabbit hole of questions, but as…

Rational choice theory assumes that offenders respond selectively to characteristics of particular offenses. Rational Choice can be viewed as what philosopher call “folk Psychology”. The main portrayal of rational choice theory essentially anticipates that swift, certain, and severe sanction from different formal systems of social control creates costs that will possibly deter future criminal activity (Fagan & Piquero, 2010). Jeremy Bentham created the theory of rational choice as well as…

whole life. Understanding that, teenagers should go into a rehab center to get their mind right. Mayra, who is serving a life sentence at only 17 years of age, has been in and out of jails her whole life. At only 13 years of age she dropped out of school, she grew up being abused by her father. She is a returning juvenile. She is an example of returning to a unstable lifestyle and not being able to change around the same people who encourage her to do the wrong things. Conclusion, I believe…