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Essays 301 - 330
Gottredson and Hirschis Self-Control Theory contends that criminal behavior is perpetuated to meet the perpetrators own self-inter...
theory could exist, if only individuals would work for the good of society instead of placing selfish aims above all else. Wells ...
out harsher sentences to juvenile offenders. For particularly violent crimes, in fact, one of the most effective means of crime c...
(Overview, 2004). The age of majority, that is, the age at which the defendant is considered an adult differs from state to state....
direct violation of a defendants Sixth Amendment rights (AkRepublicans.com, 2005). In effect Blakely v. State of Washington resul...
checks and a five-day waiting period before purchasing a gun (Miller, 2005). The Clinton administration was encouraged by the pas...
Father, as being from above, and other such phrases (Kasper, 1978, p. 173). Jesus was in all ways like us with one great exceptio...
bias in the system which seeks out blacks and instills upon them harsher sentences is a highly controversial topic. Inter...
Both Plato and Aristotle discussed learning and education, the need for different types of education, the effects of the arts on l...
and determine that was low ("Rational" 322). In other words, she applied rational guidelines to the process of deciding the contex...
sentencing, they generally provide a range within which the judge must remain when imposing sentence. Also, legal issues can affe...
prosecution witness and is "crucial to the prosecutions case," since he is the only witness who said that "he spoke directly to Mr...
those codified into law ...and creating societal pressures for reform" (p. 167). Indeed, the world is changing and more attention...
is crack. Clearly, crack is cocaine in a slightly different form. Yet, the law treats these as different entities. Of course, it ...
such treatment? Is the crime all that bad that it necessitates prison time? Obviously, with the federal statute, law makers believ...
duality of his parents being responsible for paying back every dollar he misappropriated from the victim (restitution), as well as...
Criminologists, sociologists, and even psychologists often agree that specific factors in the lives of an individual determine the...
are very few contracts which will be purely C.I.F, or F.O.B, as there are usually some form of variation and as such it is the act...
The second basis of the appeal was that evidence of an alibi had been excluded by the initial trial judge under s.150 of the Crimi...
is a law that is more basic that that which is made by man, supports of this such as Aristotle and the stoics such as Cicero and S...
and complicated issue of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) in any notable fashion" prior to this movie (Tepper, 1995). Fi...
According to Rogers (2007) moral retributivism is distinct from retributivism. In the latter, the infliction of suffering on thos...
The death penalty has consequently been in and...
The American legal system revolves around two primary players when it comes to criminal sentencing. These players are the...
of what he chooses to do in life. Psychologists likely would say that Loser harbors immense hatred for women in that he chooses t...
- at least sometimes - just as culpable as adults" (Taylor, 2005, p. PG). Capital punishment was not only utilized as a...
sentences imposed throughout the U.S., data from the Department of Justice indicates that recidivism rates are extremely high, as ...
5) have a court transcript proceedings and 6) appeal (Dane County Clerk of Courts, 2006). The one most distinguishing difference b...
and overlook the possible social benefits associated with alternative sentencing...If federally imposed mandatory minimum sentence...
objective in conducting their study was to "describe the experience of men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and their wives,...