With the birth of man comes the birth of crime and hence with the birth of crime is the origin of punishment. ... In France, the method of execution was intended to match the crime and the convict's social rank. ... More states began to reduce the number of capital crimes and made laws more flexible. By 1846 in Michigan, treason was the only capital crime. ... By 1861, three-quarters of the states had removed burglary and robbery from their lists of capital crimes. ...

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The various articles that are presented draw conclusions on the pros and cons of using the death penalty as punishment for young offenders. ... Although, this brought forth the idea of developmental differences in youth the 20th century has experienced a higher amount of violent crime and in response has manipulated the juvenile justice system to result in allocating stricter policies and punishments. These stricter policies and punishments have given rise to an increase in death penalty sentencing and life in prison for youth. ... Cothern states that twenty three states condone the death pe...

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With regard to the criminal justice system, due process means that a defendant accused of a crime must be told of the charges against him or her, have the opportunity to present a defense against such charges at a trial, and have the services of counsel and the right to an appeal. As stated by fellow student Melissa Devault "Due process begins when an investigation of a particular suspect related to a crime begins. ... In theory, this means that the police may override your privacy concerns and conduct a search of your home, barn, car, boat, office, personal or business documents, bank accoun...

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Today, many of these punishments may seem antiquated, but the basic scope of the protection remains the same. ... Inmates have the right to be free from sexual crimes, including sexual harassment. ... The Eighth Amendment has been the topic of much controversy mostly concerning the death penalty, but it also covers the treatment of those convicted of crimes. It is thought that the Eighth Amendment was written to eliminate torture which had been used in dealing with those convicted of crimes. ... The framers of the Constitution did not give us specific instructions on what was to be considered ...

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But if we go back a little further we see that USPA is basically an expansion of the parameters of Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. ... The orders are available based on the government's certification, rather than a finding of the court, that the use of the device is likely to produce information relevant to the investigation of a crime, any crime, 18 U.S.C. 3123. ... The USPA modifies the procedure at each level they are: • permits pen register and trap and trace orders for electronic communications (e.g., e-mail) • authorizes nationwide execution o...

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Planned Parenthood v. Casey, 505 U.S. 833 (1992) was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States, in which the constitutions of several Pennsylvania state regulations regarding abortion were challenged. The Court's plurality opinion (an opinion by a group of judges, usually an appellate court, in which no one opinion acquired the proponent of a majority of the court) upheld the constitutional right to have an abortion and altered the standards for analyzing restrictions of that right, invalidating one regulation but upholding the other four" ("Planned Parenthood v. Casey, " p...

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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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