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Discrimination in Imposing the Death Penalty

by death. The word draconian survives to describe unusually harsh legal penalties. In modern times the use of capital punishment...

Capital Punishment and Race

This paper consists of ten pages and considers the connection between capital punishment usage and race. Six sources are cited in...

Leasing vs. Buying for Commercial Purposes

A paper examining the commercial leasing industry. The author discusses means companies use to decide to purchase or lease. This ...

Marijuana for Medical Purposes

In ten pages this paper argues in favor of a medical need for marijuana to be legally used citing the similar character properties...

Marijuana for Medical Purposes II

In twenty two pages pros and cons of medical marijuana usage are evaluated regarding its legal use of serious conditions with oppo...

Ineffective Deterrence of Capital Punishment

This paper consists of fifteen pages and argues that capital punishment does not represent a sound deterrence to crime with variou...

Crime Deterrence and the Effectiveness of Capital Punishment

In five pages this paper examines the deterrence effectiveness of capital punishment and also considers any minority population im...

Death Penalty Overview

favors cessation of capital punishment worldwide, but the United States has objections to this. They cite numerous reasons for th...

Massachusetts and the Death Penalty

In five pages Massachusetts' legislation regarding the death penalty is examined in terms of inability for the approval of capital...

An Argument for the Death Penalty

that the Constitution contains a "right to die" (Callahan 10). But apparently, those liberals who have made such a mess of the la...

Arguments Regarding Capital Punishment

In five pages capital punishment is examined in terms of pro and con arguments with no conclusions drawn. Seven sources are cited...

Overview of Shoplifting

cash refunds. The stores didnt ask them for receipts. We made $400 to $500 a day, Richard says" (p. 27). According to the Erns...

Purpose of Repetitive Patterns of Speech

In five pages the repetition of er and uhm in conversations are examined in terms of the meanings behind such repetitiveness. One...

Discussion of the Death Penalty

In a paper consisting of seven pages the social standards that define capital punishment in America are considered in terms of whi...

Goodfellas, The Godfather, Crime and Punishment

actions to be taken in the name of family honor. The crime, in this view, was to do nothing when disgraced. In contrast, the vie...

New York and Capital Punishment

In eight pages capital punishment in New York is examined in terms of history, morality, statistics on crime along with the views ...

Sex Offenders and Violence

This paper considers the punishment of institutionalizing violent sexual offenders. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography....

Aggression and Anger

In a paper consisting of twelve pages the manifestations of aggression and anger are evaluated by examining how punishment reinfor...

Femininity and Purpose

In five pages this paper discusses 3 feminist articles regarding male oppression of females with Georgia O'Keeffe being the primar...

Sixteenth Century Torture as Criminal Punishment

The book had been in continuous circulation for a period of over a hundred years. This was more "than any other book of similar sc...

Overview of Corporal Punishment

In an essay consisting of five pages the three decades' long debate regarding corporal punishment is examined from both sides with...

The Effect of Corporal Punishment on the Development of the Child

Spanking has fallen into disfavor as a method of discipline for children. This paper compares corporal punishment with other metho...

Corporal Bunishment

In five pages this paper discusses spanking in a corporal punishment overview. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....

Purposes and Effects of Oxytocin

other. With any species, a baby first feels love from its mother. In fact, for mammalian young to survive, mothers must invest a l...

Humor's Purpose and Tone of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

other plays by Shakespeare. In fact, the techniques used in Hamlet are used in "Hamlet," "Romeo and Juliet," and "Othello" (Draud...

Holy Spirit's Purpose and Role

In three pages this paper discusses the global purpose and role played by the Holy Spirit. Two sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Alternatives to Physical Punishment in Child Discipline

A paper arguing against physical punishment as a means of negative reinforcement for children. The author presents alternatives t...

Locke, Rousseau and Authority To Punish

In five pages authority regarding criminal behavior punishment is considered within the contexts of philosophers Jean Jacques Rous...

Cruel and Unusual Punishment

and unusual? According to a student, the phrase "cruel and unusual punishment may include the death penalty, torture, solitary co...

Criminal Sentencing

Justice Statistics, 1996 was the first year State and Federal courts convicted a combined total of over 1 million adults of feloni...