This comment has Americans agreeing with the speaker. Yet it also leaves the Canadians happy that they are not in the same boat as their neighboring country. Although “Canadians [are considered] left wing wimps”(1, 234) Canadians don’t mind this perception Americans have of them. Being seen as softer then their patriotic neighbors, Canadians see this more as a compliment then anything. With relating positive terms to the B.C.
But in contrast there are very different at the same time. The crime control model is used in the criminal justice system for the prevention of crime. The crime control does not exclude that is possible to make a mistake, but based on the circumstances of the laws, the person is considered guilty until her or she is proven innocent. This model is based on old fashion laws which allow rapid and speedy convictions despite the mitigating factors of the case and the victim. The results, of the crime control model are wrongful convictions, being over-turned and this is a major downfall in the criminal justice system.
Even though I think flogging is humiliating and painful, it is clearly a much easier and cheaper way of locking up a criminal rather than putting them in prison, and that we should consider bringing it back for non-violent crimes. In Jacoby’s article, "Bring Back Flogging," he talks to the readers about the flaws of today's criminal justice system and tries to persuade them to bring back flogging as a punishment for some crimes and other instances. Jacoby’s thesis is directly in his title “Bring Back Flogging”. His title is an attention grabber and it also makes the us think about his essay. He starts his essay with a knowledge on the puritans justice system, and how they dealt with criminals back in the old days.
Delinquency Deterrence Response The threat of punishment does deter juvenile delinquency by general deterrence which means that crime control policies that depend on the fear of criminal penalties, such as long prison sentences for violent crimes. The aim is to convince law violators that the consequence outweighs the benefits of the crime or criminal activity (Wadsworth, 2005) If more severe, certain, and swift the punishment is the guiding principle of deterrence theory then the effects of the deterrence is greater. Since the increase in teenage violence, gang activity, and drug abuse was a result of not punishing adolescents severely as adults were so that juvenile justice authorities would not interfere with the parens patriae philosophy, which means A doctrine that grants the inherent power and authority of the state to protect persons who are legally unable to act on their own behalf (West,2005), prompted a reevaluation of deterrence strategies in the 1990’s shifting an emphasis on treatment to an emphasis on public safety in some juvenile courts (Wadsworth, 2005). This would allow officers to enter schools undercover to identify and arrest juvenile drug dealers and to allow judges to be more open with charging juveniles as adults leading to doubling the total of juveniles under the age of eighteen from thirty-four hundred in 1985 to seventy-four hundred in 1997. This and the legislators passing more restrictive juvenile codes seems to have an overall beneficial effect on the delinquency rate and that is that it has declined.
J. SOC. 139 (1980) (arguing that murder rates drop immediately after executions of criminals). n16 H. GROSS, A THEORY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE 489 (1979) (attributing this passage to Sir James Fitzjames Stephen). n17 Weems v. United States, 217 U.S. 349 (1910), suggests that penalties be proportionate to the seriousness of the crime -- a common theme of the criminal law. Murder, therefore, demands more than life imprisonment, if, as I believe, it is a more serious crime than other crimes punished by life imprisonment.
Instead of just throwing criminals away and forgetting about them, a quick glance at any academic article or research studies on this subject makes it painfully clear what needs to be done. More focus must be put on rehabilitation for those willing to be helped rather than blind punishment doled out indiscriminately toward all, and though chemical castration is not a perfect catch-all solution for every sex offender, it's a start. With overall general reduction in recidivism rates in nearly all studies conducted, having it as an option for rehabilitation is a much needed positive step in not only understanding and fixing our recidivism problems regarding sex offenders, but alsop towards the pursuit of justice in our society as a
Crime maybe controlled by fear of punishment 4. Punishment that is severe, certain, and swift will stop crime They believed in fast punishment instead of long trials. One of the major parts of criminal punishment reform was for fair and equal treatment of accused offenders. Judges could punish criminals however they wanted to no matter how severe the crime. Mr. Beccaria and other members of the Classical School fought for punishment to be set by legislative instead of judges having all of the authority for punishment.
The extent to which law reflects moral and ethical standards, the role of law reform in the criminal justice system and the extent to which the law balances the rights of victims, offenders and society will be discussed below. Probation is a criminal punishment where the offender agrees to be of good behavior and is formally supervised by having to report to a parole office regularly. Offenders who have not committed any new offences by the end of the probationary period are discharged and no conviction is recorded. Offenders who re-offend or break any of the probation conditions are punished for the original and any subsequent offences. The advantages of probation are that it is a more serious order than a good behavior bond, but still suitable for less serious offences, easier to supervise conditions imposed on the offender, inexpensive and can rehabilitate the offender.
A big part of what makes you who you are is where you grew up, not where you were born. Growing up in Canada is a great privilege, majority of Canadians have a good quality of life. Of course Canada’s not perfect, everyone has their personal issues, but as a whole, it works. What it means to truly be Canadian to me is that you have a sense of everyone, your more giving and willing to help out someone or something in need. Canada’s government is fair and benefits everyone; some people may not feel the same way, that would affect identity, because then there’s the chance that a group of people may feel like they’re not being represented properly and cause a spilt in the country, if a nation splits right down the middle, then its identity changes.
Restorative justice is an alternative way to look at criminal justice(Stahlkopf, 2009) and react to a criminals behaviour. The concept of restorative justice is to allow the offender to repair some of the damage they have caused their victims. This is usually done through face to face meetings known as conferencing. If face to face meetings cannot be held other indirect methods like emails, phone calls or conferencing through mediators can be facilitated. During these conferencing processes victims, their families, and the