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…states that if "...the punishment preceded the crime [it] is surely an odd kind of justice." (Dodds) On this point Kitto seems to agree, so one would presume that this can not be what Oedipus was punished for. Kitto places more importance on Oedipus' hubris…

…and compassion especially, in his dealings with crime and the death penalty, is exemplified through this quote: " I have been merciful where possible. For the ruler must always check carefully before executions, and leave room for the hope that men will get better…

…to worry about being punished for innocent crimes. The gang leader, Fagin, who is not charged to take care of Oliver does so. As the story begins Dickens makes it obvious to the reader the Fagin is in support of capitol punishment: "Aha!" said the Jew…

…, and not punish them like they would have been if in an adult court. In the period following World War II, the ‘status offender’ concept derived in New York. A status offender is a juvenile crime that would not be constituted as an adult crime such as runaway…

…irrationally and impulsively "because their brains haven't attained an adult level of organization...teenagers are less culpable for their adult level crimes than their adult counterparts are. Capitol punishment of teens thus violates the constitutional amendment…

…on death row for crimes committed as juveniles. Forty-three of those inmates are minorities. People, who are too young to vote, drink alcohol, or drive are held to the same standard of responsibility as adults. In prisons, they argue that the juveniles become…

…hundred and thirty-nine juveniles and their average age is seventeen. Execution of juveniles, The United States is one of only six countries to execute juveniles. There are sixty-eight juveniles sitting on death row for crimes committed as juveniles. Forty…

…that adults (Adam and Eve) ate the apple, sinned and therefore should continue to be punished. On the other hand, Adam and Eve were not children; which explains why Ivan feels they are not innocent. Ivan states that since adults were the original sinners…

…. And as Psychiatrist, Jonas Rapperport said, "When you’ve got no better defense, that’s the way to go" (Martin 3). Even more, some defendants use the insanity plea just to receive a less severe punishment for the crimes they have committed. Some defendants misuse…

…model. Children learn right from wrong at a young age and they learn how to do right and how to do wrong. Very seldom do you find adults “just learning the trade” later in their life. I think it takes a certain mindset to commit crimes. This mindset…