The way it occurred was the offender was placed in the middle of town with the surrounding of the town people, the offender's humiliation would be related to what type of crime they had committed. For example: when stealing crop or food the offender would stand in front of the town's people and get bombarded with tomatoes, and eggs[ CITATION Str09 l 1033 ]. ... When public humiliation happened sometimes the offender would be put in a bird-cage look alike in hung up so the town's people can poke or laugh at him. Rehabilitation played no role in the system. ... Our jails, prison...

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In addition if one studies victimology which is the role that the victim plays in the crime, it is apparent that there are many different causes for criminal behavior. ... This shows that our biochemical make-up can also contribute to a persons motivation to criminal behavior but the way our body reacts to certain environmental toxins is not a valid explanation for criminal behavior. ... When we are born, our minds are kind of blank. ... Clifford felt he had no real connection with his town, and because of these environmental factors in addition to his crime prone biology, he was lead ...

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If the same scenario occurred involving a white individual in place of a Middle Eastern man, it would be virtually impossible to say racial/ethnic profiling played any role in the event. ... Since history shows that young adult Middle Eastern all played major roles in the 9/11 tragedy, than it makes sense for airline officials, and those in charge of searching people, to keep a slightly closer eye on those that fit that description. ... While almost everyone is capable of committing virtually any crime, certain ethnicities have tendencies to be responsible for certain crimes and offences tha...

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Since our nation's founding, the government, colonial, federal and state, has punished murder and, until recent years, Rape with the ultimate sanction: death. On Thur April 8th 2004 I got a change to witness a play called "The Exonerated" at the State Theater down town Minneapolis. The Play is about 6 monologues from different actors that place true stories together in different intervals. Honestly to hear the word Play it wasn't what I expected. ... Our criminal justice system cannot be made fail-safe because it is run by human beings, who are fallible? ...

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Both police officers walked free without any legal problems while the whole world yelled out that something is really wrong with our criminal justice system. ... The reason to keep notes of the differences is because our prison systems comprise of people who have their own way of thinking which does create tremendous issues of both disparity and discrimination. The fact remains that the criminal justice system employs so many different ethnic groups all across the country giving opportunities for foul play behind every door without any way to prevent it, until someone complains. ... My fat...

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What he was actually saying was not to replace the power and responsibility of the government in taking vengeance our selves. ... There is evidence that capital punishment does play a role in reducing crime. ... The brothers then drove back to town in the boys" car and robbed a bank. ...

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The need for fulfillment in young girls" lives are growing because all-female gangs, found mostly in large urban areas, spread to smaller towns. ... Females express that joining a gang was like a path to liberation from the stereotypical roles they would be forced to play in traditional society (Moore). ... The message of girls amongst other children in our society are sending out is chillingly clear: society has failed to provide nurturing, attention, safety, discipline, and positive role models (Sikes). ...

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