No criminal situation should be treated the same. Consequences for crimes should be developed based on several factors. It is safe to say what works for one situation might not work for another. There are different concepts when it comes to dealing with juvenile offenders. Those concepts are treatment (rehabilitative) and punishment (punitive). The treatment or rehabilitative concept is defined as follows: The idea of rehabilitation lays on the presumption that criminal conduct is brought about by
societal norms. Those who defy these norms and commit crime are often punished by organized governmental justice systems through the use of penitentiaries, where prisoners carry out their sentences. The main goals of sentencing include deterrence, safety of the public, retribution, rehabilitation, punishment and respect for the law (Government of Canada, 2013). However, the type of justice system in place within a state or country greatly influences the aims and mandates of prisons and in turn targets
breach of contract. Different terms carry more severe consequences in contrast to others, therefore the contract may be repudiated or damages awarded. However, terms in insurance contracts are treated differently and further to this, the law around terms in insurance contracts has undergone recent legislation. This essay will critically analyse and compare the differences between warranty terms in insurance contracts and non-insurance contracts, evidencing with case law, establishing the legal principles
Criminal law includes an arrangement of legal guidelines intended to keep people safe and stop wrongful behavior. The individuals who disregard the law confront detainment, fines, and other punishments. The American criminal justice system is both involved and opposing in nature. Except for minor petty traffic offenses, accused people will require the help from a lawyer. Specific wrongdoings and the outcomes for disregarding them are found in punitive codes instituted by officials at the local
In Between Good and Ghetto Nikki Jones reflects the vulnerabilities experienced by inner-city African American girls and how they manage threats of personal violence. She finds that many youth feel a sense of distrust toward law enforcement and the judicial system and thus seek alternative approaches to resolve conflict. Girls expressed that based on their perceptions from neighborhood observations of police interactions, the criminal justice system was ineffectual, apathetic
phrase uttered throughout our society in regard to juvenile delinquency. It has been suggested that a punitive response to the problem of youth violence in America is an effective means of solving the issue of youth crime, and would also deter future offenders. As a result, the existence of rehabilitation strategies within the system available to offenders is under threat. A harsh and punitive response to youth violence was, in part, brought about by a moral panic across America. Exaggerations
Teleology comes from the Greek roots telos, it focuses on the consequences which our actions may have. When we make choices that results in the correct consequences, then we are acting morally. When we make choices that result in the incorrect consequences, then we are acting immorally. Deontology comes from the Greek roots deon meaning duty, it focuses on independent moral rules or duties. In order to make the correct moral choices, we must understand what our moral duties are and what correct rules
Laws that prohibit the possession and use of street drugs are important as their aim is to protect the user, those around them, and society in general from undue harm. There has been a great push during the last 10 years to legalize marijuana and decriminalize other drugs such as cocaine and heroin on the basis that the recreational user, and even the hard-core addict, may not be causing significant harm to anyone, beyond their own personal health. In this sense, drug use is viewed as a personal
and Chinese law. Project: Law of Contracts [pic] |Submitted to: |Submitted by: | |Prof (Dr.) Amar Singh | | |Principal Faculty, |Dheerak Kumar Aseri - B.Sc. LL.B (Hons.) | |Law of Contracts
Confucian have a great influence in East Asia especially in China. Confucian is proposed by a famous philosopher and Saint Confucius in thousands years ago. Confucian becomes a philosophy, religion and even a way of lifestyle among people in East Asia. “If we were to characterize in one word the Chinese way of life for the last two thousand years, the word could be ‘Confucian’.”(Yao 1) Confucian’s six concepts including ren, virtue, family, harmony, knowledge, action, and ontologies deeply affects