Sentencing

Belonging to the development of the world, the number of offenders is increasing rapidly, and it leads to the short of slots in prison. As a result, “The Smarter Sentence Act” passed in 2015 reduces the mandatory minium sentence for those convicted of federal drug offenses in order to address the problems associated with mass incarceration and keeping nonviolent offenders out of prison. In my point of view, I totally disagree with this statement for two reasons. First, it is dangerous for…

I feel we should use the retribution sentencing philosophy in the United States because you should be punished accordingly for the crime you commit. Retribution is matching the punishment to the severity of the crime. It is commonly referred to as the “eye for an eye” mentality and focuses on society. It also maintains moral order by inflicting pain and suffering to the offender. In previous years, before the death penalty was replaced primarily with sentences of life in prison without parole…

Sentencing juveniles with life sentences without the possibility of parole has always been an issue. A juvenile is someone who is under 18 years of age. There is a multitude of reasons why they are committing crimes. Some of the main reasons being financial situations, family issues, or a negative guidances into doing certain things. As a juvenile one does not fully understand the severity, or the consequences that follow behind committing a crime. Unfortunately, “ children as young as 13…

Forcing the Military What if there was no push to persuade young people to go to college after graduation, but a push for them to go off and fight for their country? We would have a culture of breeding warriors and not innovative thinkers and creators. Not only that, but people would only look forward to obtaining a higher education if they made it out of the military unscathed. This would be the reality of the United States if we were to impose a mandatory two year military requirement on young…

Reminiscing on the day after the 2008 election when former President, Barack Obama had won the presidential election. I was in the fifth grade when my mother was educating me on the importance of his triumph. She told me that representation was important in the black community. As I watched the inauguration, former First Lady, Michelle Obama had absolutely captured my attention. She walked with such poise and delicacy. As I stared at the television screen my eleven-year-old self knew I wanted to…

Anthony, I agree with what you stated about plea-bargains allow defendants to get off with a lesser sentence. A plea bargain is not a confession, and it does not involve detailed admissions of guilt. According to Garrett suggests, some scholars have argued that plea bargains, in contrast to interrogations, produce particularly credible and valuable admissions of guilt. Indeed, the argument is sometimes made that plea bargaining is superior to trial because "the fact-finding task assigned to the…

violated the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution which banned the use of cruel and unusual punishment. However, the minority opinion stated that any horrific crime committed by a juvenile should always be sentenced with life in prison. Prison sentencing of a juvenile should be determined by the severity of the crime but must not be a punishment of life in prison. While watching the crime show “Solved: Bully”, a 15 year old boy by the name of J.P Remsen admitted to stabbing another boy, Tristan…

individual is liable. Maybe they're five unique sorts of philosophical rule that aides the sentencing in the United States: deterrence, rehabilitation, retribution, incapacitation, and restoration. These can vary in imperative ways, some vibe strain discipline ought to fit the wrongdoing perpetrated, yet others trust that the discipline ought to fit the criminal. These points can impact the time about sentencing. A few individuals acknowledge that they are outcomes for having a criminal…

Today is Tyrek’s sentencing. Even though I haven’t seen or talked to him since he got locked up, I wanted to be there for this. Despite all the shit he put me through, I still love him. I would never wish this on him, but Marcus is where my hearts at. Since Tyrek been in jail, it gave me a clear vision on where I want to be. I will always love Tyrek, because we were more than lovers, we were friends. However, I’m in love with Marcus. Marcus is everything I ever wanted in a man, he’s who I…

assigned to the federal department. Additionally, merely certain defendants in different cases taht entail organized crime (cases closest to the peak of the pyramid) are epected to render considerable assistance. The outcome is that reductions in sentencing go to serious criminals instead of small scale inferiors. The process of affording concessions of the sentences to defendants who help the government is rooted in the American legal system, even though the drug mandatory minimums driven by…