Determinate vs. Indeterminate Sentencing Sentencing is and has long been a crucial phase within the criminal justice process. Sentencing is what occurs post-conviction following an offender’s guilty plea or a trial by jury in which the offender is found guilty. The philosophy of sentencing is that of punishment for a crime committed. This punishment can include incarceration‚ rehabilitation‚ probation‚ fines‚ and community service. In order to prevent crime from occurring or re-occurring‚ a deterrent
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Aims of sentencing. Retribution. · Based on idea of punishment‚ because offender deserves punishment for his/her acts. · Does not seek to reduce crime or alter the offender’s future behaviour. · Concerned only with the offence that was committed and making sure that the punishment inflicted is in proportion to that offence. · Contains element of revenge (eye for an eye) and is used to justify long prison sentences. · Tariff sentences Idea that each offence should have a set tariff with
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Destiny Barron Bridget Murphy English 1202 Argumentative Research Paper April 16‚ 2014 One Strike and You Are Out Mostly anyone these days can say that they have known or can identify a person who is suffering from a drug or alcohol addiction. From the addicts that we hear about‚ come the stories of stupidity‚ irrational decision making‚ and sometimes jail time. Some of the abusers commit crimes and do not fully understand the repercussions of their impulsive actions. For any addict‚ your
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The Sentencing of Juveniles Today‚ we live in a society faced with many problems‚ including crime and the fear that it creates. In the modern era‚ juveniles have become a part of society to be feared‚ not rehabilitated. The basis of the early juvenile justice system was to rehabilitate and create safe havens for wayward youth. This is not the current philosophy‚ although the U.S. is one of the few remaining countries to execute juveniles. Presently‚ our nation is under a presidential administration
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In the murder of Uma Opee Mr. Dents is found guilty in the following elements. The elements are Homicide‚ assault of a police officer‚ kidnapping‚ burglary and crimes related to drugs. The facts that lead to homicide are Uma Opee was stabbed 13 times and the skin particles under the victims nails matched the DNA to Stu Dents. The facts of assault on a police officer was when he punched Officer T. Chur in the face and screamed "Alien". Kidnapping facts are Mr. Dents used rope to tie the victim and
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courts in sentencing offenders by using one example of a summary offence and indictable offence. There are two main courts - Magistrates and Crown Court. Magistrates have less power than Crown. magistrates can sentence up to six months in custody. Crown Courts can sentence longer up to life in prison. An indictable offence is one tried by a jury in the Crown court. When a magistrates court feels that the offence is so serious they cannot sentence accordingly i/e give a harsher punishment‚ as the crime
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Alternative Sentencing We need to realize that the current approach to our penal system is failing terribly. Take a group of people‚ take away all of their possessions and privacy‚ expose them to violence‚ overcrowded cell blocks‚ and the result is a group of people intent on getting even with society rather than contributing to it. It is very expensive to house prisoners. There are several other options to deal with nonviolent offenders. Alternative sentencing is finding other ways to deal
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|Kaplan University | |Sentencing Models | |Determinate‚ Indeterminate‚ and Mandatory Sentencing | |Christopher Boone | |1/1/2012
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Prison sentences are too soft in New Zealand to the criminals who commit serious crimes and need to be harsher. In New Zealand criminals who commit serious crimes are handed a prison sentence. I strongly oppose the sentencing of criminals currently. I believe justice should be served more harshly. Presently the New Zealand court system is too soft on criminals who commit serious crimes. In 2012‚ there was approximately 376‚000 recorded offences. This resulted in 196‚000 convictions. That’s just
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Punishment Research Paper Megan Marie Kayser University of Phoenix June 12‚ 2011 Patrice Jackson SOC/120 Punishment Research Paper There have been four types of justification for punishment throughout the years of society. From older punishments such as retribution to more modern punishments like societal protection‚ all have been put in place to protect society and to punish individuals for their deviant acts. To find out which type of justification for punishment is most effective‚ one
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