The offense and the criminal as well as the offender's social background was examined to determine how it contributed to the act of the crime (Banks, 2013). ... A good example today is the idea of restitution or payment of fines, to the victim by the offender, in an attempt to make the victim whole. ... All the theories of deterrence center on the idea of "pain vs. pleasure". ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Death through drowning, crucifixion, or hanging, or throwing form a high rock, or being thrown into a fiery furnace, or firing squad, or electric chair or the gas chamber "through the years these methods as well as others not mentioned have been what the world governments have used to instill fear in the populace, in order to maintain control. ... Through the reading of this paper you will learn the arguments for and against the death penalty, respectively, as well as what I believe to be the proper moral choice and why. ... So capital punishment in America started with the belief, tha...

• Word Count: 2839
• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The frightened, teenaged Purto Rican defendant is on trial, as well as the jury and the American judicial system with its purported sense of infallibility and fairness. ... This case doesn't turn out well - although Tom's lawyer tries to convince the jurors and the judge that Tom was innocent, they still didn't believe him because Tom is African American. ...

• Word Count: 3114
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Current research into this difficult and pressing issue reflects a vast range of theories about, and predictors of delinquency as well as a multitude of strategies to control and reduce overall delinquency. ... Subsequently, investigators and professionals suggest that treatment procedures must focus on not only the immediate issue of the offender's deviant behavior but on every element within the context of that behavior as well, including for example, family relations and social support services/networks. ... Parents, who ignore inappropriate behavior, are negligent about consistent...

• Word Count: 8199
• Approx Pages: 33
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate