Crime control is a major struggle for numerous countries around the world. Citizens usually rate governments based on two major aspects; their ability to improve the country’s economy and their ability to control crime. Crime disrupts and interferes with society's normal functioning. Therefore, it is of utmost importance for government to control crime. In efforts to reduce crime rate governments seek to develop innovative ideas in order to control crime. The death penalty which is synonymous with
perhaps only one model is needed in order to serve justice as the punishment is more likely to fit the severity of the crime and it becomes a case of one rule fits all. Similarly, Beccaria(21) thinks that a balance is unnecessary as it is a common interest to prevent crimes, thus deterrence should be “stronger in proportion” to the crime committed, implying the necessity for crime control. Moreover, according to a Home Office study(Wilson:22), 49% thought there was “too much leniency” towards criminals
Trying Adolescents As Adults: Fair or Unjust? Should adolescents really be tried as adults? Many people debate whether juvenile criminals should be punished to the extent of the law. Some feel committing capitol crimes, by both adolescents and adults, should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Though some do not think age is of importance when committing a heinous crime, age plays a huge part in the reason behind our acts. In our current society, a child is defined as “a person under 18
reckless indifference went hand in hand with recklessness and that a distinction should be made to encompass what the judges described as a ‘discrete mental state’. 2. In the Crimes Act 1900 there is the provision that if recklessness is an element of an offence, then this element may be
Juvenile crime has been an increasing point of debate in recent years. Many people argued whether they should be sentenced as adults or not when convicted of a serious crime, such as murder. Some argue that juveniles deserve to be treated as such despite the crime they have committed, while others believe they are to be treated as adults. This resulted in many juveniles being sentenced to life in prison without parole. Some juveniles commit crimes without a thought of the risks, while others carefully
Status Offenders Abstract The study of juvenile delinquency requires understanding the nature, extent, and cause of youthful law violations and the methods devised for their control. There is also need to study important environmental and social issues associated with delinquent behavior, including substance abuse, child abuse and neglect, education, and peer relations. One of the issues that has arisen in this regards is the sentencing and treatment of status offenders. This is in addition to the
Based on the recommendations of Justice Rowlatt, Chairman of the Committee appointed to curb seditious movements in India, the Rowlatt Act, also known as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, was passed in 1919, giving unbridled powers to the colonial Government to arrest and imprison suspects without trial and crush civil liberties. The violent movement was blunted in the 1930s by the tough regulations passed by the Government, including