I believe neuro-imaging could be used as evidence. While many people may use it as an excuse for their actions, it makes sense for why they did these actions. I do not believe it should give them a free pass out of jail (since they still know its wrong and CAN ask for help), but I do think they need counseling and medication over some jail time since that is the only thing that will cure their problem. 5. Do you believe that the judicial system should be based on holding people accountable for their choices (blame) or probability of future crimes committed?
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing On the one hand, I believe that mandatory minimum sentencing reduces crime and it is fair to offenders and ensures uniformity in sentencing. Possible offenders and repeat offenders are expected to avoid crime because they can be sure of the sentence if caught. On the other hand, sentences are often greatly disproportionate to the severity of the offense, the focus on particular kinds of offenses tends to have a major negative impact upon certain categories of offenders and particular social groups, punishment is not particularly effective as a general deterrent, or even as a deterrent for specific offenders, putting people in prison is expensive, there is little evidence that the policy reduces crime, it does little if anything for victims, and there are less expensive and more effective alternatives to prison. All 50 states have laws mandatory minim um sentencing for crimes such as drunk driving, committing a crime with a dangerous weapon, and selling drugs. Such laws deny judges their traditional powers of discretion.
DUI’s happen when a person has no regard for the rules or regulations of their state or the safety and well being of fellow citizens. Until DUI laws are more easily enforced so that offenders are held accountable for their actions and victims receive justice, the number of occurrences will not decrease. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, one person is killed every 51 minutes by a DUI driver (“Impaired Driving”). Unfortunately, most of the DUI cases against defendants who hire private attorneys are either dropped or reduced to a lesser charge. Between 1992 and 2008, in 15,280 DUI cases, 64 percent of those cases were either dropped or reduced to a lesser charge
Also the offender is more likely to go back to a life of crime because that’s sometimes all they know how to do so that they can survive in the real world. I also believe depending on the crime the offender commits they should have a more lengthy and strict probation if they aren’t given jail or prison time. Even though the jails and prisons are largely overcrowded and sometimes state funds can’t incarcerate habitual offenders I feel that that they need to be on stricter probation or parole sentence so they understand that what they are doing is wrong. I do not believe that individuals who commit misdemeanors should be subjected to a lengthy prison
Others may think the exclusionary rule should not be used to enforce the Fourth Amendment. They feel at times it is necessary for the exclusionary rule to not be used. I can understand their position because they are looking at putting the accused defendant behind bars and make sure they are punished to the fullest. At times without the exclusionary rule, the case in court can succeed and get the result the prosecution and maybe even what the public want. Sometimes people feel the defendant has too many rights and has more benefits, which could help them get away with criminal activity.
What’s up with that???? Why doesn’t jail change the behavior that got them punished in the first place? Answer using appropriate operant conditioning terms. Taking away a criminals privileges or freedom to live as he wishes because he has committed a crime is believed to be helpful in committing crime less frequently, also known to be negative punishment. 3.
They point to a correlation between gun ownership and crimes, and they believe that if laws were stricter or guns were taken away then crime would decrease. This argument, however, couldn’t be further from the truth. Banning guns or making more gun laws would just infuriate the general public. A 2009 Gallup Opinion Poll showed that an all time low of 44% of people believe that there need to be newer, stricter laws applying to gun control (Gallup.com). This number in 1990 was 78%, so as time goes on people are leaning more and more away from stricter gun laws.
Most sources which suggest that immigrants do not help the economy are anti immigration groups and conservative think tanks such as the Centre for Immigration Studies and The Heritage Foundation. The Public Policy Institute of California, which claimed that immigrants are ten times more likely to be put in prison, is also a non partisan group. After the recent economic recession and the threat of America’s economy being overtaken in the next 40 years, I think it is in the best interests of the American Government to encourage immigration and ultimately boost their economy, which should be done by allowing more people applying for us citizenship to be allowed a green card, and thus prevent the large amount who enter
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. Specific deterrence is used to send convicted offenders to secure incarceration facilities so that punishment is severe enough to convince the offenders not to repeat their criminal activity (Wadsworth, 2005). Though there are research studies that show that arrest and conviction may lower the frequency of reoffending other
That you attend and complete such courses and programs as your community corrections officer may from time to time nominate. I am hopeful that if you comply with the terms of the bond you will not re-offend. I must say to you, Mr Veldkamp, sometimes people view a suspended sentence as walking free from court. That is simply not the case. If you commit any offence during the currency of the bond you are liable to serve the sentence of imprisonment that I have just imposed together with any other sentence that you might incur.