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…who commit vicious crimes destroy the basis on which a moral community rests and forfeits their rights to citizenship and even to life itself. Here are some reason's we feel that Capital Punishment should be enforced. Maximum Public Safety: The act…

…the opposing view, believe that once you have committed a crime against humanity, you lose your right to protection under the constitution. It is believed by some that a major purpose of capital punishment is to deter future criminal conduct. The deterrence…

…Juveniles being tried as adults-- who are to blame? In today’s society, it is not who or whom; It is what. Juvenile offenders are now facing a double-edged sword. Not only can they be tried in a Juvenile court for a crime committed. They are now being…

…Of all the things Chicago is known for, organized crime is the most widely recognized. Even though it has been nearly fifty years since the rattle of tommyguns has died in the streets, all over the world when people think of Chicago, they think…

…system helps to prevent crimes before they are committed. I honestly believe that criminals think twice before committing crimes when they know how severe the penalty is. It gives criminals a sense of conscience even when they feel they don’t have one…

…Testament, the death penalty was commanded by God for those who committed murder, rape, and other serious crimes. For example, Genesis 9:5,6 says: ?Whoso sheddeth man?s blood, by man shall his blood be shed.? Again, Exodus 21:12 says: ?He that smiteth a man, so…

…are eliminated, crime and violence will deteriorate. However, that is only the best case scenario. In reality, if guns were taken away, more violence would occur and it would leave potential victims defenseless against criminals who have ways of obtaining weapons…

…The philosopher Plato once said, “The Law, like a good archer, should aim at the right measure of punishment”. In society today, crime and injustice rule the modern world. Because of this, prisons have become a permanent part of America’s criminal…

…as in King Arthur's society. Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, takes a dystopian world and changes it around to the perfect utopia were no longer exist hunger, war, and hate but instead knowledge, individual, and love endures. In the world…

…. There are two types of sentencing determinate and indeterminate, both have their benefits, but the question was raised as to which is a better approach to sentencing for an economic crime. Determinate sentencing is a sentence of a fixed number of years the sentence…