Crime Punishment
Description:
For centuries different societies try to live in a way that keeps peace and order in place. To prevent people of doing whatever they want, and harming others while doing so, most countries in the world enforce some sort of law. These laws are rules all citizens have to live by. When they choose not to do so the are breaking the law and committing a crime.
Commiting crimes is illegal. Therefore people who do so are tried by law and get, if found guilty of committing said crimes, punished accordingly. A few examples of different kinds of law are:
- International law
- Constitutional and administrative law
- Criminal law
- Contract
- Tort
- Property law
- Trusts and equity
The law that is applicable depends on the type of crime that is committed.
After a person is found guilty of committing a crime, a suitable punishment is determined by the judged that trials the case. A few examples on punishments are:
- Prison sentance
- Fine
- Community service
The purpouse of punishing people for their crimes is not only to make them pay for their deeds, but also to prevent others of doing the same.
Enablers:
1. Need for a stable society
2. People's natural need for justice
3. Continuous criminal activities
Inhibitors:
1. Corruption
2. Different interpretations of the law
3. Difference in knowledge of lawyers
4. Inappropriate or insufficient laws
Paradigms:
1. Crime punishment makes the world a safer place. Without it people would not be able to restrain themselves of engaging in illegal activities. It makes a prosperous society possible.
2. Crime punishment as it stands at this moment is not enough to keep illegal activities from occuring. Crime rates keep rising and punishments should increase to make people more afraid of the consequenses of their deeds.
Experts:
John Austin
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/austin-john/
Timing:
3000BC: Egyptian Law
1280BC: The Torah (Old testament)
1787: Contitution of the United States