His opinions on morality and justice changed the society he lived in and continue to have strong influence on our society today. ... (Gill, 2000) An act worthy of a reward is a virtuous act, which someone is not bound to do by his or her job or by law. ... This is a principle, which Bentham is quite firm on, even going so far as to site examples from other cultures where the punishment did not fit the crime, like Anglo-Saxon laws. Some of Bentham's ideas clearly remain in today's laws, things like "when two offenses come in competition, the punishment for the greater offense must...

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The intent of juvenile justice is that children should be treated differently from adults with less punishment because their brain and morality is not fully developed. ... It is important because it impacts law enforcement, court processes, probation, corrections, community services, and intervention programs. ... Those who complete rehabilitation have a less chance to recidivate and law enforcement can focus on other criminals. ... In addition to poor experiences in facilities, juveniles who are involved in the system may also develop a hatred for juvenile court professionals and law enforcem...

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In contrast to the protection afforded the pedophile, no such measures exist under child abuse laws, laws, leaving millions of American children directly in harm's way. ... Most people are hardwired to naturally protect the young, but there is a bewildering amount of individuals that are inherently born without, or never developed, a sense of cognitive morality, creating many sadistic psychopaths. ... Individuals unable to do so often face the full wrath of the internal prison system of justice which offers little concern for the rule of law.  ... Children are our most precious commodity...

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Just desert theorists have tended to follow the ideas of Kant, that people deserve to be punished if they have broken the law. ... Justice and fairness ensure that all persons must bear the consequence of obeying the law equally. ... The idea of educative deterrence is that punishment of criminals builds up the habit of not breaking the law in society. For example, every time someone is punished for theft the public morality that theft is wrong is strengthened and the habit of not stealing is reinforced. ... However, the educative theory rests upon the premise that public morality and inhibiti...

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Violent crime abhors most of us, and outrages our sense of morality. ... (Michael Victory, END OF THE LINE 1994) Now the sentence of life imprisonment (in some states penal servitude for life', strict security life imprisonment', or for the term of his natural life') has become the most severe sanction authorized by Australian law. ... Under Commonwealth law, the death penalty was abolished in 1973 by s.4 of the Death Penalty Abolition Act, 1973.( Australian Institute of Criminology report in crime and criminal justice 1993) Although Australia has abandoned capital punishment...

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