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…but consensual sexual acts (known among criminologists as crimes without victims) be removed from the category of crime. In dealing with crime in general, the emphasis has gradually shifted from punishment to rehabilitation. Criminologists have worked to increase…

…Capital Punishment There are two sides to every story. Some people believe the death penalty will lower crime rates and instill fear into the minds of would be criminals. Then there are those that believe two wrongs don’t make a right. “ The death…

…biological mother. After learning the truth, Oedipus punished himself by stabbing his eyes out and exiling himself from Thebes. The sentence for the crime of parricide and incest was fair. "I pray that that man's life be consumed in evil and wretchedness…

…major reason for the survival of the death penalty is deterrence. Many people in the law enforcement and judicial communities find that knowing you could get death for a crime deters criminals from committing crimes which are punishable by death…

…sentence that has been an accepted part of civilized society since its inception; one might say that the punishment must fit the crime, and in some cases the only suitable penalty is death. Since the death penalty is already in use throughout the United States…

…carries through with it. Only those with low self-control commit crime. Foucault’s books are based on discipline and punish, which essentially maps the reformation of the power to punish, and the development of many different bodies of knowledge…

…The death penalty has existed as long as humans have existed. The quote "an eye for an eye" is found in the Bible. In the middle ages fines, public humiliation and imprisonment were appropriate punishments for all crimes, and death penalty for all…

…Murder! Rape! Terrorism! Most consider the people that commit these heinous crimes, but some say these people deserve a second chance. The debate over the merits of capital punishment has endured for years, and continues to be an extremely complicated…

…-bono cases, then the poorer people of society could be better represented, and obtain proper punishment or freedom when deemed necessary. I am still perplexed at how a person under 18 can be charged for a crime as an adult. Does a judge have the right…

…JUVENILES IN ADULT COURTS Juvenile offenders should be held accountable for their actions, as should any criminal. Depending on the severity of a crime, they should face the same punishment for the same crime as if committed by an adult. The question…