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  • One Time offer: Sell Your Soul, Receive Eternal Life: Note: Do as I Do, or Be Punished

    One Time offer: Sell Your Soul, Receive Eternal Life: Note: Do as I Do, or Be Punished

    "Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true." (Buddha) We were not given the gift of life to adhere to other's dreams, we

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Against Capital Punishment

    Against Capital Punishment

    The Death Penalty is, undeniably, one of the most controversial issues of our day. Emotional tensions are high between those who hold human life above justice and those who hold justice above all human life. The Death Penalty, along with all other forms of criminal punishment, is barbaric. This form of punishment, indeed all forms of criminal justice, truly shows the level to which society has sunk. When people stand outside prisons and cheer as

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    Essay Length: 1,900 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Crime in America

    Crime in America

    Americans are scared, and they are angry. The scary orgy of violent crime has made average citizens afraid to walk the streets in front of their homes. And this fear has fueled a public cry to end the killing fields in America. Americans have had enough, and they want to know why known criminals were let back out on the streets so they could kill Polly Klaas and James Jordan. In America, the crime clock

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Bred
  • Capital Punishment - the Death Penalty

    Capital Punishment - the Death Penalty

    Introduction: An extensive body of literature about the death penalty (capital punishment) exists in both popular and professional journals. The articles cover the pros, cons, and reasons for the death penalty and why it should and should not exist. Some reasons that are mention in the articles on why capital punishment should not exist is the fact that some people on death row are innocent, there is no retribution or reformation, and the fact

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    Submitted: December 9, 2009 By: Artur
  • The Death Penalty as a Deterrent to Crime

    The Death Penalty as a Deterrent to Crime

    The Death Penalty as a Deterrent to Crime Brutally murdered by a man no one would have suspected, an innocent twelve-year old girl was taken from her mother. Although, this poor girl's mother was stricken with grief and anger, she did not wish for this murderer to die for her own sake, but to protect other innocent girls like her own. She sat and watched, staring into the eyes of the man who had killed

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Jon
  • Appropriate Punishment

    Appropriate Punishment

    Educational Psychology 9-13-99 Appropriate Punishment I thought it was very interesting when we discussed punishment and positive and negative reinforcement in class. I think it is very important to use positive reinforcement just as much as negative reinforcement. I also found it interesting that when you punish a child, you should do nine good things to make up for the one bad punishment. We discussed spanking in class also. I personally have never been spanked,

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    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: July
  • Capitol Punishment

    Capitol Punishment

    Missie Bishop English Composition II Essay 4 Final Paper December 09, 2004 Legal Murder In John Kavanaugh’s essay “Capital Punishment is Unjust”, Kavanaugh discusses different reasons that we as a society may have for legally killing people by means of the death penalty. He begins by depersonalizing the human by saying that those who believe in the death penalty do not value a person as being expendable. They only think of the person as a

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    Essay Length: 1,312 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 10, 2009 By: Janna
  • Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment

    “Capital punishment is a barbarous survival from a less enlightened and refined age; it is incongruous and incompatible with our present standard of civilization and humanity. It has been abolished by many states and countries, and we must look forward to the day when the other governments will follow suit.” These words were spoken almost a century ago on March 31, 1914 at a meeting of the Men's International Theosophical League of Humanity. While

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    Essay Length: 715 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: July
  • Natural Crime Vs. Legal Crime

    Natural Crime Vs. Legal Crime

    Running head: Crime Natural Crime and Legal Crime University of Phoenix Natural Crime and Legal Crime For every crime committed, there is a label that it must go under. After the arrest is made, the information is gathered and any investigation is conducted, there has to be a decision made whether it was a natural crime and legal crime. Natural crime is one that is wrong regardless of circumstances. There are statutes to this type

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    Submitted: December 11, 2009 By: David
  • Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment

    Capital punishment has been into practice thousands of years ago since the times of ancient Babylon who stated Hamurabi's role "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth," It was considered the best way not only to prevail justice and take revenge to victim's families, but also to deter murderers from committing crimes and ensure people's security. Things, however, have changed in the last few decades as some people started questioning the effectiveness

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    Essay Length: 627 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Deterrence and Rational Choice Theory of Crime

    Deterrence and Rational Choice Theory of Crime

    The issue of whether decision making by criminals is a rational process is a heated topic of discussion when one asserts that crime is the role of choice. Before the classical school of criminology, crime was thought to be the product of the paranormal occurrence of demons, witches, ghouls, and other creatures. The time prior to the classical school of criminology, called the preclassical era, is divided in two parts. Before the time of state

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    Submitted: December 12, 2009 By: Mikki
  • 3 Types of Crime Measurement

    3 Types of Crime Measurement

    Criminologist attempt to determine the extent and nature of delinquency using three types of measurement. Uniform Crime Reports, victimization surveys and self report studies all have similar purposes of concluding the trends in different crimes and suggesting the attention of problematic issues. Although, theses types of crime measurement all have the same aim, results vary tremendously between them. Each type of measurement is conducted by a different group that hold their own techniques of gathering

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    Essay Length: 989 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Vika
  • Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment Capital punishment can be consider for some people as the fair retribution for terrible crimes, while others will consider it as a premeditated murder and the failure of civilization. The controversy on this issue gets stronger every time that horrible crimes are committed. In these cases significant community’s support is shown in favor of death penalty, but when the public concern about such severe crimes decreases, people’s attitudes toward this issue tend change

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    Submitted: December 14, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Sociological Concept of Races, Interracial Relations and Punishment Theories

    Sociological Concept of Races, Interracial Relations and Punishment Theories

    Part One: Sociological Concept of Races, Interracial Relations and Punishment Theories The majority of the countries in the world comprises of different racial, ethnical and minority groups. The relations between these various groups significantly influence the stability of the country. Therefore, the group interactions are to the great concern of the sociologists. To evaluate the relations properly, it is important to understand the term race, ethnicity and minority first and be able to distinguish between

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Kevin
  • Abolition of Capital Punishment

    Abolition of Capital Punishment

    Abstract This paper examines the arguments for and against capital punishment. This examination shows how capital punishment conflicts with the principals it is trying to protect. The paper explains the reasons why the practice of capital punishment should be abolished in the U.S. Abolition of Capital Punishment Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the sentence passed in a court of law where the life of a person found guilty of a heinous

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    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Janna
  • Capital Punishment in America

    Capital Punishment in America

    Capital Punishment in America Capital punishment or the death penalty as it is commonly termed is of all the penal practices, the most controversial. This is not at all surprising, concerning the fact that it involves taking a human life. Because it is the most severe of all sentences, there have been countless efforts to abolish the death penalty, and these efforts have proved effective in most of the industrialized nations, with the exception of

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Edward
  • Crime Control Section 2

    Crime Control Section 2

    crime control vs due process Crime control and due process are two different ideal types of criminal justice. One could say they are extremes on a continuum. The role of crime control is to get the criminal off the street and to protect the innocent. The due process model of criminal justice is like an obstacle course, you have to keep going through legal obstacles to ensure in the end you convict the right person.

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Edward
  • Critically Discuss the Contribution of a Theoretial Tradition to the Understaning F Crime

    Critically Discuss the Contribution of a Theoretial Tradition to the Understaning F Crime

    Critically discuss the contribution of one of the following theoretical traditions to our understanding of crime: 1. Radical Criminology, 2. Interactionism&Labelling theory, 3. Sub-Cultural Theory. What is crime? According to Pease (1994) ‘Crime comprises those actions which are deemed so damaging to the interests of the community, that the state determines that it must take a direct role in identifying and acting against the criminal. ’ This definition of crime is rather simplistic and defines

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Monika
  • The Spanking Issue: The Ethical Dilemma of Corporal Punishment

    The Spanking Issue: The Ethical Dilemma of Corporal Punishment

    The Spanking Issue: The Ethical Dilemma of Corporal Punishment This issue of corporal punishment is a current issue that many people have on their minds. The issue strikes an emotional chord for many whom were or were not punished by spanking during their own childhoods. The issue generally focuses on the effect that spanking or other discipline methods will have on children. I will specifically be exploring the question: is it ever appropriate to

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Film Crime

    Film Crime

    Film genres are categories, classifications or groups of films that have a similar, familiar or instantly recognizable patterns, techniques or conventions that include one or more of the following: setting, content, themes, plot, motifs, styles, structures, situations, characters, and stars (filmsite.org and notes). There are many categories of film genre. These categories can cover practically any film ever made by man, although film categories can never be precise. By isolating the various elements in a

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    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Corporal Punishment: Helping or Hurting Your Child?

    Corporal Punishment: Helping or Hurting Your Child?

    Corporal Punishment: Helping or Hurting Your Child? Child abuse! Spankings! Discipline! Beating! People have different thoughts when they hear the words corporal punishment. There is a fine line between corporal punishment, disciplining your child out of love, and child abuse, beating your child out of anger. I believe that physical discipline is needed when children continuously misbehave, as long as parents and authorities don’t cross the line. Three reasons I believe corporal punishment is an

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment

    Capital Punishment Capital Punishment is a debate that has been argued for a very long time. Since the beginning of human interaction crimes have been committed. There are several different levels in which crimes take place. For instance, some crimes are considered minor and require very little punishment. This level of crime is called a misdemeanor. An example of a misdemeanor would be a speeding ticket. The next level of crime is called a felony.

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    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Tommy
  • A General Theory of Crime

    A General Theory of Crime

    A General Theory of Crime (Michael R. Gottfredson and Travis Hirschi) Term Paper Soc 203 Prof. Ortiz 12th December 2002 Crime is a serious issue in the United States and research shows that it is running rampant, and its effects are felt in all socioeconomic levels. Each economic class has its own crime rates and types of crime. It is a mistake to think of crime as a lower class problem. Crime is a

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Elizabethan Torture and Punishment

    Elizabethan Torture and Punishment

    There are many characters in the book The Outsiders, most of them fall into two categories. They are either greasers, who are generally poor and live unkempt lifestyles, or socs, who live more opulent lifestyles. Of all the characters in the book a few really stood out. The first character, Ponyboy, is a greaser. Ponyboy was bereft of his parents at a young age. Ponyboy is pliable to what his friends have to say because

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Victor
  • Corporal Punishment

    Corporal Punishment

    "The fundamental need of American education is to find ways of engaging today's children in the thrill of learning. Fear of pain has no place in that process." - The Christian Science Monitor. Because Ms. Peсa and I are in compliance with this statement, we have decided to bring to the attention of the community, the corporal punishment of Sinton High School. There are many effective ways of properly punishing a disobedient student, but

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    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Mike

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