Deterrence is the only purpose of the threats of the criminal law, therefore "legal threats of punishment would become incredible and lose their deterrent effectiveness if not carried out by actual punishment" (Capital Punishment Saves Innocent Lives). ... The death penalty is an extreme punishment that creates fear in the mind of any sane person. ... Which has less of an effect than the death penalty "because incarcerated murderers can escape, be released on furlough, or kill other prisoners or prison staff" (Capital Punishment saves innocent lives). ... Incapacitation sim...

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In order to protect lawful and innocent people, some criminals need to be executed. ... These criminals should not have the opportunity to kill any more victims in the future; they should be put to death in order to save innocent civilians. ... The opposition would say that many innocent people will be put to death. ... (AO) DNA evidence is the perfect tool to prove a murder has been committed by a certain person. ...

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Punishment often isolates the person who is punished and makes him a confirmed enemy of the society. This will not only make the society hate the criminal but it also causes the criminal to develop a kind of hatred for the society that has alienated him, Punishment is necessary and at the same time it should not be imposed without studying the background, so that innocent people will not be wrongfully accused. ...

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One aspect of this is the disparate treatment of persons of color which occurs across the entire American criminal justice system. ... The American Bar Association, reviewed the US public defender system in 2004 and concluded "All too often, defendants plead guilty, even if they are innocent, without really understanding their legal rights or what is occurring...The fundamental right to a lawyer that America assumes applies to everyone accused of criminal conduct effectively does not exist in practice for countless people across the US." ... Most plea bargains consist of promise of a longer ...

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In the past this would possibly have gone unnoticed until perhaps the offender re-offended, causing unknown amounts of harm and suffering to innocent children (DeMichele 3). ... The handheld Breathalyzer that has been in circulation for years and used to detect the use of alcohol in a field setting was the starting point for an alcohol detection device that prevents an intoxicated person from starting a motor vehicle (Burrell). ...

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Everyday in the U.S. there are numerous crimes being committed in which law enforcement must take action in order to protect innocent civilians against lawbreakers. ... This states for any person injured by racial profiling to bring a civil suit filed against that department. ... One thing they can do is providing on-going diversity and ethical training for officers, so they can be more prepared to decide whether they are targeting a person because of their race, or because they just merely seem suspicious of criminal activity. ...

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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. ... On the night of February 4th, 1999, Amadou Diallo, an unarmed and innocent African immigrant, was gunned down in a hail of 41 bullets while standing in the vestibule of his apartment building in the Bronx. ...

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Whipping a thieve who stole someone's else possessions or a drunk driver who permanently crippled an innocent man- like in the case of my brother is like slapping a kid on the back of the hand for playing with mud. ... In the same vein, not all offenders come out of the prison system a better person as said by the author but, the statistics is not as high as presented by the author. ...

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"The purpose of the criminal justice system is to deliver justice for all, by convicting and punishing the guilty and helping them to stop offending, while protecting the innocent" (Collins par 1). It is meant to provide equal protection to all persons under the law and to fairly administer the law. ...

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"Though forming just 12.5% of the general population aged 15 and over, 42% of all criminal apprehensions involve a person identifying as Maori, as do 50% of all persons in prison." ... "Prison does work to prevent criminals harming innocent citizens. ...

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Abstract Capital punishment has long been a topic of great debate in our society. In this paper I will discuss the history of punishment in society that lead to the use of capital punishment. In addition, I will also present evidence that shows that there is racial and socioeconomic disparity, in the application of capital punishment within our legal system. I will look at theories of deterrence, retribution, and just deserts, and analyze the deterrent effect that statistics show capital punishment has on our society. Evidence will show that there is not enough data to support the finding that...

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The education offers a modicum for the authority required in self-creation of a person, and makes the inmates in some modest way become masters of their own minds. ... It therefore appears wrong to instigate this heavy burden on innocent law-abiding citizens by forcing them to pay for those that have done crimes. ...

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These theories "look back" to the wrong action in order to explain why the person who performed it deserves punishment. ... Criticisms of consequentialist approaches center on worries that social utility will take precedence over wrongdoers' rights or even lead to the punishment of innocents. ...

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Furthermore, because the future of mankind is one where the lives of individuals will be increasingly intertwined, it is logical that the actions of one person could have a chain reaction, greatly affecting the welfare of millions of people. ...

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It is obvious that significant improvements have been made in the way that the criminal justice system deals with Blacks during the history of the United States. Blacks have not always been afforded a right to trial, not to mention a fair one. Additionally, for years, Blacks were unable to serve on ...

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Disparity in Profiling on the Streets "Racial disparities affect not only guilty but also innocent minorities. ... Of numerous studies of death penalty outcomes reviewed by the GAO, 82% found that imposition of the death penalty was more likely in the case of a white victim than in the case of a black victim.11 To give another example, defendants charged in Georgia with killing white victims were 4.3 times more likely to receive the death penalty than defendants charged with killing black victims.12 The Baldus study also found that more than 50% of those sentenced to death for killing a white ...

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