from a store. How an officer uses discretion is based on a number of factors past experiences and training defiantly play a big part in decision making whether the officer gives a warning or a fine. Sometimes it comes down to when court and correctional systems are backlogged, police tend to become more lenient. When a city needs revenue, police officer's become strict. Individual discretion is likely to be affected. The use of discretion is different from situation to situation and person to person
The correctional system throughout the United States has many advantages as well as disadvantages. The sole purpose of the prison/correctional system is to punish offenders, deter potential criminals from breaking the law, keep the public safe, rehabilitate offenders, and provide structure and discipline to criminals. In other words, the system is designed to punish those who break the law in a way that will make them think twice before they attempt to commit any crime again. Some of the strengths/advantages
deterrent effect and much more effective to raise the public awareness on crime prevention. Once the corporal punishment is used in front of the public or other offenders, it might leave a shadow in their life that they would try to avoid pain by not committing crime; this makes a higher and more effective way to prevent crime. To the offender himself, it provides the criminals with an immediate chance to change their behaviour and join the society by obeying the law; also the intense pain will fill
colour. The article titled “Canadian prison system is not flawed”, written by Lorne Gunter, is an article that discusses the racial aspects in prison and tries to dictate to its readers that the large amount of coloured individuals in jail is not an issue. The author, Lorne Gunter, opposes the argument made by Howard Sapers, the Correctional Investigator for Canada, who believes that the Canadian prison system is flawed. Sapers believes the prison system is flawed because the number of aboriginal
friend. In the film, there is a situation at a transitional home for teenage parolees, where viewers are first introduced to Andrews. There was a conflict over money between the residents of the home. In response to the situation, Matthews does not punish the youth, rather she tries to connect with the youth by saying, “Don’t make me feel like a punk. It make feel like, you know what? It’s fighting my own ego. I swear to God I wish I had someone to holler at me like I’m right here hollering at you
Parole serves a number of functions in the criminal justice system. The offender eligibility and conditions for parole in Zambia are contained in the Prisons (Amendment) Act and the Parole Rules. It is also important to distinguish parole from probation, suspended sentence and presidential pardon. After critically analysing parole in Zambia, the next chapter will evaluate the efficacy of parole in the Zambian criminal justice system. The aims of the following chapter will be achieved by analysing
study done in the criminal justice field has, evidence to prove if it works or if it does not work. This part of the essay will look into the evidence on the deterrence theory. First we must define what exactly deterrence is. Deterrence is a way to punish those who have commit crimes, and in return deter other from committing a crime. It is proven, that majority of the time people tend to commit crimes because they believe that they can benefit from it. If, they cannot gain anything from committing