Being able to think theoretically during research is important in order to create valid statements. When addressing such a wide societal issue such as criminal behavior, one needs to think outside the box, and think more theoretically about the different institutions and structures that are involved and connected to personal crimes of deviance. ... There are a lot of different ways punishment can be looked at through a sociological or criminological viewpoint. ... One cannot simply create a theory exclusively looking at the punishment aspect. ... After making valid connections and inquiries, h...

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The following quote elaborates his idea about the Destiny-machine. ... In this quote, the surveillance society is described as a giant apparatus that reaches into every aspect of human life and social life. ... Reed, who stands in the middle of the room, in fear her partner in crime would be identified, casts no shadow, making her look insignificant in comparison. ...

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This violent crime was committed by 17 year-old Eric Clark. ... According to law, this is a sufficient basis for showing he lacked the requisite mental state required as an element of the charged crime. ... Her recollection of tortured patients, abandonment, and cruel and unsual treatment and punishment in the Kings Park Mental Institution shows the disparities in the treatment and amount of mentally ill people compared to the amount of resources they have. ... Mentally ill people are often targeted as the reason for violence and crime in the country, therefore furthering the stigma. ... In Jo...

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After describing how gender violence became a human rights violation articulated in formal documents of international law, this chapter discusses one of the most important new issues in the gender violence and human rights field, that of the trafficking of sex workers. ... At the 1993 UN Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, sponsored by the High Commission on Human Rights, this issue became even more important (see Schuler 1992). ... II, B, para. 38, UN Doc A/Conf.157/24 (Oct. 1993, quoted in Thomas 1999: 249). ...

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The members of Westboro Baptist Church ("Westboro"), led by Fred Phelps, picketed near the funeral to demonstrate their view that "the United States is overly tolerant of sin and that God kills American soldiers as punishment." ...

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