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During the Middle Ages, civilization was only beginning to form itself and there were many aspects of social life that went through stages of development until it became what it is today. If you compare the middle ages to our time, there are differences is almost every one of these aspects, such as type of…

The main objectives of punishment in the criminal justice system include retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, restoration, and incapacitation. Punishment serves as a means to seek revenge against lawbreakers. Retribution seeks vengeance on behalf of victims who are unable to personally administer punishment. Instead, it is the state that intervenes and imposes consequences on offenders. This aligns…

The poem, “Truth,” by Gwendolyn Brooks, was written in 1949, during a continuing era of black oppression in America. Brooks was born June 7, 1917 in Topeka, Kansas but her family moved to Chicago shortly after her birth, according to her biographer, Georg Kent (2). The Poetry Foundation biography of Gwendolyn Brooks says her father…

Philippa Foot, Emerita Professor of Philosophy at the University of California at Los Angeles, has been studying and writing about the moral implications of killing someone versus letting someone die for many years. She also explains to us the difference between the negative and positive rights of a person and how negative rights and duties…

1. What are the three types of fingerprints found in the human population? How often does each occur? Three types of fingerprints found in the human population include loop fingerprints, which about 60-65% of the population have, whorl fingerprints, which about 30-35% of the population has, and arch fingerprints, which only about 5% of the…

            There can be no doubt that juvenile crime is a problem the world over.  In Britain the case of two ten year old boys killing a three year old boy is famous.  In 1999, two American high school seniors were responsible for the Columbine massacre. In South Africa, crimes committed by scholars in school…

Robert E. Howard had a powerful interest in the desperadoes of his native southwest. “I could fill a thick volume of such disconnected bits and still not exhaust my chaotic store,” he wrote to H.P. Lovecraft in June 1931. I’ve found that passion expressed again and again in his letters, and used them for material…

In the current society of emailing, texting, and even instant global communication, entering into a contract can easily occur in as simple as making a phone call. Despite the fact that many prefer written contracts, oral contracts are also common. An oral contract refers to a contract in which the terms and conditions have been…

As this present days the rates of crimes are Increasing Like kidnapping, murder, rape, car-napping, riding In tandem, drug smuggling and many more. This gruesome crimes has been done by the criminal without any hesitation. Why? Because they know that the capital punishment of the Philippines was light. Criminal knows that If they committed a…

Beccaria On Crimes and Punishments Beccaria argues that punishment is justified only if it is necessary, and is tyrannical if the punishment doesn’t derive from necessity. The type of punishment chosen should serve the greatest public good and if the punishment is excessively severe, then it goes against what is justice. Prostitution for example is…