Why obey the law? A better question would be: why not obey the law? All our lives we have been taught to do the right thing in bad situations. As children, this worked well; but, as we got older, we found that doing the wrong thing pays off. As they say, crime pays. This may be true in the short run, but it isn't so in the long run. Straying from crime not only keeps you out of jail, but it can help build better relationships, create a more fulfilling life, and more importantly, assist you in leaving something behind when you go. Do you really want to take more from the world than you give? Think about it - we wouldn't even be here if it wasn't for people who decided that right is better than wrong. I know you've heard it all before, but at some point, you've got to do some changing. I won't go on about things you don't care about, like how your endangering yourself, but I will try to open your eyes to a new perspective on the matter.
Practically all the men in our family have been to jail - do you really want to be one of them? As much as you don't like your Dad, do you really want to be like him? I've been to jail Nathan, and it's not a fun place. Of course i only went for a day on two occassions, it still surely wasn't how i wanted to spend those afternoons. This is not to mention the aftermath. What happens after you get out of jail is even worse than when your inside. Going to court is a huge problem for anyone, especially those still in school, like yourself. You have to take time off of school and work, deal with a scared mother, pay court costs, and then deal with sentencing - which can mean even more jail time. Furthermore, once your finally out, you'll probably end up going right back in. According to the Bureau of Ju...
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...e the things you do get you nowhere, you could be feeling satisfied at the end of the day. Leaving nothing behind when you go is a terrible thing; alternatively, you could be making a difference in the world. All - in - all, crime truly doesn't pay off; in the end, it's much better to choose the straight and narrow path.
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The use of criminal record databases by employers has greatly increased since the 1990s when the information first became relevant (Appelbaum, 2015). The biggest rise in background searches began after the terrorist attacks in New York City on September 11, 2001. Mr. Uggen, a criminologist at the University of Minnesota, states that there is a problem with criminal background checks considering most employers have no idea what they should be looking for. With every business owner having different concerns about potential applicants, “we haven’t really figured out what a disqualifying offense should be for particular activities (Appelbaum,
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Arguably, there are many reasons for punishment, including: retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, restoration, and rehabilitation. The main aim of criminal law is to punish anybody who does wrong to the society; however, it is clear that there are different goals and forms of punishment as listen above. Notably, these differences exist because of the severity of the crime and its punishment. A murderer can be sentenced to die but a shoplifter cannot face the same sentence. The first type of punishment, retribution, punishes the crime doer because the system believes that it is right and fair. Therefore, it looks back at the crime and matches it with the best possible punishment (Schmalleger, 2013). The second type, incapacitation, is forward
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The incarceration rate in the United States has continued to climb over the past twenty years making it one of the highest in the world. Police officers have been going to work trying to put away people who are breaking the law, but why do criminals continue to do so when they know they have a good chance of getting caught? Crime has been around since societies have evolved and every society has had their own way of dealing with criminal behavior. From early tribal times where the thinking was an eye for an eye, to medieval times when people who stole a loaf of bread would be put to death by being hung, and today with a court system that decides the fate of a criminal. Throughout history the ways of punishing people have changed pretty dramatically and the theories of how punishment should be handed out has had an influence on the way we run our system today. There have been many thoughts on the root of the crime problem, some believe that there is a criminal gene and some believe its all learned behavior, but it still seems today that even the threat of being put to death for a crime doesn’t stop people from committing them. In today’s society the ends outweigh the means and people will go to extreme measures to have a piece of the pie, so we must continue to try and deter these criminals through the threat of punishment.
In the American society criminal activity has become a part of the everyday activity. At any given time an individual can turn on the news and there has been some type of criminal activity that is headlining the news. More often then not it is a violent crime. Thanks to the media and exposure to crime on a regular basis as well as the entertainment industry, and other outlets projecting a certain stereotype of crime, and also criminals, society has developed their own definition of each. Society has also developed many myths or misconceptions about crime itself, and has distorted the realities to fit their mythical beliefs.
In the simplest form, crime is an illegal action which the societies do not support and government punishes for. Crimes and the criminal justice system are witnessed by society every evening newscast, and in every newspaper. The answer to crime seems to be more punishment, more security and, of course, more prisons. To deal with crime, the best way is imprisonment because prisons have many missions such as; punishment, deterrence and rehabilitation and also do a lot to solve the crime problems by using these missions. Therefore, to keep criminals away from society, prisons serve an essential role.