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…in dealing with citizens, suspects and offenders. A nationally known example occurred on the morning of March 3, 1991. Rodney King was pulled out of his vehicle and beaten by two Los Angeles police officers. The LAPD had originally given chase to Mr. King’s…

…were executed were juveniles, and the number of executions without having one’s conviction reviewed by a higher court was higher for blacks (NCADP). In recent years, there has been wide belief that racial discrimination is a thing…

…to juvenile delinquency. The report implied that paid working women were to blame for the " slower mental development, social ineptness, (and) weakened initiative (of children)." It can be argued that government agencies were genuinely concerned about…

…that no state shall "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws". The Wisconsin statute punishes offenders more seriously because of the views they express, and punishes more leniently those whose motives are of an "acceptable" nature…

…by implementing child care facilities, and throughout the war, childcare facilities were woefully inadequate. Government policy conveniently endorsed a Children's Bureau report, which linked childcare to juvenile delinquency. The report implied that paid working women…

…as the First. The Foruteenth Amendment contains the "equal protection clause", which states that no state shall "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws". The Wisconsin statute punishes offenders more seriously because…

…(Spielvogel, 1997). Punishments for crimes were often cruel and even spectacular. Public executions were a basic part of traditional punishment and were regarded as a necessary means of deterring potential offenders in an age when a state's police arm was too weak…

…most offenders in public in order to discourage people from breaking the law; this falls under the theory of deterrence" ("Stop the Crime" 2002). "During the 1700s, many people criticized the use of executions, mutilations and other harsh punishments…

…CLASSIFICATION IN CALIFORNIA'S PRISONS Our ideas about the purpose of prisons and the methods of dealing with prisoners have changed during the past fifty years. The increasing number of repeat offenders in our prisons strongly suggests…

…offenders. His grounds for the revival of flogging stems back to his initial mention of the Puritan punishment system. He cites how in 1632 Richard Hopkins was Flogged and branded for selling guns and weapons to the Indians, how Joseph Gatchell in 1684…