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Incapacitation in the context of criminal sentencing philosophy is one of the functions of punishment. It involves capital punishment , sending an offender to prison, or possibly restricting their freedom in the community, to protect society and prevent that person from committing further crimes.
The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other crimes, and moral support for victims. The primary institutions of the criminal justice system are the police, prosecution and defense lawyers, the courts and the prisons system.
Retributive justice is a legal concept whereby the criminal offender receives punishment proportional or similar to the crime.As opposed to revenge, retribution—and thus retributive justice—is not personal, is directed only at wrongdoing, has inherent limits, involves no pleasure at the suffering of others (i.e., schadenfreude, sadism), and employs procedural standards.
The youth control complex is enacted upon boys of color through a host of institutions, including "schools, families, businesses, residents, mass media, community centers, and the criminal justice system," before they ever commit a potential criminal offense. [1] This system of social control exerts harsh punishments whenever youth fail to ...
Penology (also penal theory) is a subfield of criminology that deals with the philosophy and practice [1] [2] of various societies in their attempts to repress criminal activities, and satisfy public opinion via an appropriate treatment regime for persons convicted of criminal offences.
Criminal recidivism is highly correlated with psychopathy. [21] [22] [23] The psychopath is defined by an uninhibited gratification in criminal, sexual, or aggressive impulses and the inability to learn from past mistakes. [21] [22] [23] Individuals with this disorder gain satisfaction through their antisocial behavior and lack remorse for ...
The disturbing images from the Marcy infirmary have yanked back the curtain on a prison culture advocates and attorneys say is fueled by racism, cover-ups and an us-against-them approach that ...
These criminologists argue that the use of statistics to gauge the efficiency of crime fighting methods are a danger of creating a reward hack that makes the least efficient criminal justice systems appear to be best at fighting crime, and that the appearance of deterrence being ineffective may be an example of this. [46] [47] [48]