Homicide is the killing of another human being with intent or justifiable intent. As a society have we figured out the correct punishment or procedure? The UCR is an official source of crime statistics based on reported crimes. That is, it is based on the number of arrests voluntarily reported to the FBI by law enforcement agencies. These crimes include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault etc(Uniform Crime Reporting).Since is a voluntary some law enforcement agencies fail to report their homicide incidents to the FBI or fail to fully record all relevant information.How to punish murderers has been always a controversial topic to discuss. The most controversial topic of them all is the death penalty. Many people believe in the eye for …show more content…
Where the United States model focuses on retribution and isolation from society. (Subramanian, R., & Shames, A.) They've actually enrolled prisoners in rehabilitation programs, which increases their chances of not commit the same or new crime. But How are the United States corrections helping criminals not to do these crimes again? Former Prisoners end up relapsing and doing the same things they did before. These rehabilitations programs shouldn’t end once you get out of the system. This way they can deal with the addiction and the root of the problem. Whether it be an addiction or a mental problem. Learn to live a life without harming anyone and learn how to deal with life in after the mistake they have done. When people commit murder as a society we have failed them. We didn’t give them the right tools to learn right from wrong. Also to know when a situation has gone too far. Germany Policy and goal for incarceration is to help inmates lead more independent, and productive lives in society once released. While in the United States they don’t make prisoners independent they make them dependent on the system. Whether this is intentional or not many inmates have returned to prison because they have become to custom to the system. Prisoners in the United States are taken some of their rights. For a fact the right to their privacy. But prisoners in Germany have their right to vote and often receive certain …show more content…
Unintentional second degree murder can go by several theatrical names, including:“implied malice” murder“abandoned and malignant heart” murder, and“depraved mind” murder.“Reckless murder” (Alin Cintean). If a person is texting and driving and they kill someone. It was never their intent to kill someone even though they were breaking the law. Under California law, for example, reckless murder occurs when the defendant is aware of, but consciously disregards, a risk that takes another person’s life (Alin Cintean). If the accused was watching the victim for days. Learning who they live when they might be alone and the time. If they are a perfect target to kill them. This becomes Routine activities Theory was developed by Marcus Felson and Lawrence E. Cohen. The Routine Activities Theory Focuses on of a motivated offender, suitable targets, and the absence of guardians(Walsh,82). If the accused killed the victim self defense they wouldn’t be charge as a criminal. The jury goes thru weeks and weeks of trial in watching a case and people who they might not even care about. As a society we are a whole when we do jury duty we are looking at two of our members who we have failed. The jury is not equipped to make a decision about some else's life. A group of lawyers and judges should look over the case and prove. To see what they can do for both sides. The crime rate has been going up In 2015, there were an
CAUSE claim: While there are many beliefs that prisoners do not possess basic human rights because of their wrongdoings, Goldman attributes the problem of crimes being committed to the government itself as well as the society we live in for being too harsh and merciless towards the inmates.
Criminal Code s.230(a) “one who intends on causing bodily harm for the purpose of (i) actually committing the offence, or (ii) planning his escape after committing or attempting to commit the offence, and the death derives from the bodily harm;” (Criminal Code of Canada)
The differences between the German and the American correctional systems are far-reaching. Simply by looking at recent incarceration statistics, one can tell that practices must vary greatly. In 2011, the Department of Justice in Washington reported a total prison population of 2,239,751 prisoners and detainees in the United States ("International Centre for Prison Studies", 2011). This translates to a prison population rate of 716 per 100,000 of national population. The prison occupancy level based on official capacity was determined to be 99%. In the same year in Germany, the State Ministries of Justice across the 16 G...
An inmate by the name of Gary Graham drew several protestors to a Huntsville unit in the year 2000; they were there in opposition to Graham’s execution. This day finally came after nineteen years on death row and four appeals. With him being a repeat offender he was not new to this side of the justice system, but after being put in prison he became a political activist who worked to abolish the death penalty. People who stood against his execution argued that his case still had reasonable doubt, he was rehabilitating himself, and his punishment would cause major harm to his family. Aside from that you have the advocates arguing that you have to set example for others, so you must carry out the punishment that was given, and while the execution may harm the offender’s family it will give the victims’ families closure for his crimes.
In this paper I will ask three people four different questions about their views on the death penalty. The first question I asked was “Why do you feel the death penalty is wrong?” Question number two, “Does the death penalty help protect the public and discourage crime?” Question number three, “Do you consider the death penalty cruel and unusual?” The final question, “Is the death penalty economically justifiable and cost effective?”
The death penalty was around for many years, though we do not really hear much about it today. The death penalty was used as a way of punishment for committing the most serious crimes. This punishment was executed in various ways, all of them leading to the death of the person being executed. However, there are reasons why this punishment is no longer being used today.
Capital punishment in the United States is a highly debated topic. Arguments that want to get rid of this method of punishment usually mention the many problems that capital punishment is plagued with. The death penalty has many issues that cannot be resolved, and since these issues can’t be solved, the death penalty should be abolished. “The irrevocable nature of the death penalty renders it an unsustainable and indefensible remedy in an imperfect justice system.” (Evans 3) Even though the death penalty has been around since the 18th century, capital punishment has many issues such as wrongful convictions and high costs, proving it should be eliminated.
Since colonial times, approximately 13,000 people have been put to death using the death penalty? How do we know if any of those people were actually guilty? The Bills Of Rights outlines our rights as Americans in the United States. According to the 8th Amendment, there should be no excessive bail or fines nor there any kind of cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. Well that being said does that not go against what the death penalty is and what our 8th amendment stands for? How do you stand? In this paper I will list the reasons on why we should get rid of the death penalty which could really change how you feel on the how you stand.
“Whether a killer acted with the deliberation and premeditation required for first degree murder can only be determined on a case by case basis. The need for deliberation and premeditation does not mean that the perpetrator must contemplate at length or plan far ahead of the murder.”
To plan or deliberate is premeditation. Depending on the circumstances and the person, there must be an amount of time needed to plan and commit murder (actus reas). There must a period of time long enough for the person to form the intent (mens rea) to kill for them to be fully aware in their mind to consider the murder (Lectlaw, 2010).
Prison has been around in human society for many millions of years. Having someone who disobeyed the law of that village, town, city or country punished in some form of institution, cutting them off from people, is a common concept – a popular and supposedly “needed” process society has taken to doing for many years now has been put under the spotlight many times by many different figures and people in society. The question remains – do prisons only make people worse? Many articles have been published in many journals and newspapers of the western world (mainly the USA, UK and Australia) saying prison only makes a person worse yet no complaint of the method has come from the less liberal eastern societies; this only proves how in countries where the rights of humans are valued such issues as if prisons only make people worse are important and relevant to keeping fair to all.
The routine activities theory is a logically consistent theory. Cohen and Felson defined the concepts they used, and the proposals they hoped to convey. Their proposal was as they defined that for a crime to occur you needed three elements (motivated offender, suitable target, and lack of a capable guardian), and that when those three elements come together to form routine activities. (Akers, 35). Each element is defined by Cohen and Felson and if one of the elements is not there then a crime will not occur. Although the logical consistency is generally great, the definition of motivated offender is too broad. However, it is not clear about who the motivated offender is. It could be a person who is already inclined to commit a crime or someone who is at the right place at the right time and given the opportunity.
The United States prison system is devoted to justice by hammering out retribution to those who violate the rules of the law. Though this is indeed the just and correct thing to do, crime should be and is followed by punishment, but what then? After serving their time, inmates are returned to the streets knowing only the torment of life. It seems the Scandinavian prison system has tried to change that, and has succeeded with the rehabilitation of inmates by putting rehabilitation over retribution, in order to directly address recidivism. By supporting the philosophy of ‘gentle justice’, the United States may not be able to remove crime entirely but it can definitely cut down on recidivism, and inmates who return to a life of crime. This investigation of the facets of prison life in the United States and Scandinavia is to show how the United States can give social stability by cutting down on crime rates, save money in the long run, and morally and ethically make a difference in the lives of troubled men and...
...enders get on the right path and reduces the possibility of being a repeat offender. Elizabeth has proved that rehabilitation is effective if programs are available. Studies have shown the decline in recidivism with rehabilitation. Offenders are less likely to renter jail when they have somewhere to live, job, and a positive relationships. I agree with Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, “To put people behind walls and bars and do little or nothing to change them is to win a war but lose a battle. It is wrong. It is expensive. It is stupid” (Schmalleger, 2009). I believe rehabilitation can serve as a new beginning to what the offenders and even society considered an ending.
According to the People's Law Dictionary by Gerald and Kathleen Hill, there are two types of manslaughter. "The first type is voluntary manslaughter (first degree) which is defined as a homicide resulting from an intentional act done with or without malice or premeditation and while in the heat of passion or on sudden provocation".(Hill) An example would be a husband catching his wife in bed with another man and he kills the man before the heated pass...