Essays on Punishment

Abstract While all sorts of crime are unforgiveable especially for the victims and their families, not all cases are treated the same way and the severity of punishment depends on the circumstances of the crime committed. Sometimes, it also depends on the condition of the...

This essay will be looking into the ‘less – eligibility’ argument, and how society and the state have such an influence on offender rehabilitation. Also, it will be analysing and justifying the need of rehabilitation and fair distribution of resources amongst the impoverished and the...

The question of the effectiveness of rehabilitation vs harsh punishment has been widely debated. While dealing with the crime. There are lots of debates that follow the topic of what is more suitable for the inmates’ punishment or rehabilitation because both the concepts are apart...

John Fowles’ 1963 novel The Collector is a deeply disturbing, intensely psychological book based around the principles of beauty, power, control, and class. The story follows Fred Clegg through his capture and abuse of Miranda Grey, an attractive young art student from London. Fowles reveals...

While in the play No Exit hell is famously defined as “other people”, it is the setting of hell which will ultimately create the hostile and volatile conditions that the characters find themselves in. Sartre places his characters in his existentialist hell in order for...

Criminal Justice According to Mishra (2016), the four theories of punishment include reformative, retributive, preventive and deterrent theory. The difference between these theories lies in the goal of deterrent theory which serves as a form of punishment for wrong doers to deter them from future...

Since childhood, we start listening to murmurs about an atrocious crime that took place and it’s associated with people questioning themselves how a human being can do such a horrible crime where suddenly, death penalty becomes one of their demands and wishes. Death penalty to...

Near Paris, Texas, Charla Roberts lived with her family and went to school like any normal child growing up. Around the time she was ten-years-old, she played a prank on one of her classmates at her public elementary school and pulled down his pants. She...

“The Right not to be Hit, also a Children’s Right” The United Nations Committee on Rights of the Child has defined corporal or physical punishment as “any punishment in which physical force is used and intended to cause some degree of pain or discomfort, however...

Every child goes though that phase where they want to be on top of the world. They think they can do what they want, when they want. But then comes the mighty parents, using discipline to ensure the problem child doesn’t do this heinous act...

In Greek mythology, the Sphinx was a female monster with the body of a lion, the head and breast of a woman, eagle wings and according to some, a serpent’s tail. Many people know the myth of the Sphinx as a monster who devours all...

“The right of corporal punishment is one that plagues this society” -Fyodor Dostoevsky. Corporal punishment is a method to inflict physical pain on a child in order to attempt to discipline them. The most common methods include spanking and paddling. Corporal punishment is a cruel...

The term mob lynching is not defined under statue in India. Now the first thing which we need to understand is that what is actually mob lynching? But before this, we need to under these 2 terms differently. Mob means a large crowd of people...

Should juveniles be tried as adults? Living in this complex and hectic world, it is plausible for crimes to happen at any time and anywhere. By and large, it is possible that people at all ages can commit crime, and every country has their own...

Self-restraint in the society is paramount among its members. Mistakes committed by members of the society are punishable as either criminal activities or some are taken as light mistakes. When a member of the society commits a criminal activity he or she is subjected to...

What is an option that the American people can choose, to take a step forward to reducing gun violence, without creating more strict gun laws to gun consumers? A possible answer to that would be improving the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), and...

In the correctional system there are many policies and practices that are effected personally, politically, socially, and culturally. In this paper I will be stated how policies and practices have effected each one’s experiences. Megan’s Law was a policy put into place because of her...

Many of us doubtlessly face strain throughout their lives, it depends on our way of coping to determine if we will commit crime or simply resort to work harder. The strain theory was developed by Robert K. Merton. My perception of strain theory is that...

Imagine your middle school self, a pubescent young teen. Your trying to meet the love of your life and you think you’ve found the one. You approach the woman of your dreams, make conversation and things are going well. You try to escalate the conversation...

Asset protection has become one of the main focuses of businesses now more than ever. With the rate at which technology is advancing, it has made asset protection easier than it was years ago, but it is still without flaw. Regardless of the various measures...

“The impact that the current age of criminal responsibility has on 16- and 17-year-olds affects them for the rest of their lives. Whether it’s increasing the chance to advance academically or secure employment, it is clear that raising the age of responsibility will have a...

The term “mob” denotes to a crowd, body or mass. The act of punishing, torturing or killing a person without the due process of law, by an exasperated group of people in the belief that the punished person has done wrong, is known as the...

Almost every month there is a story on the news about an animal being dumped. Why? This is because some ignorant person finds it completely normal to neglect their dog or cat. Animal abandonment is a huge issue in today’s society. Millions of stray animals...

In 2019, when we are in 30th year of adoption of CRC, securing and enforcement of child right has still not been possible. Hence, it is an urgent need to discuss and devise ways to achieve the goals that were intended to be achieved through...