Punishment Essays

The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis is set in war-torn Kabul, Afghanistan during the reign of the Taliban. The quote “There had been a war going on in Afghanistan for more than twenty years” (13) indicates that this occurred between 1996 and 1998, during the early years of the Taliban’s rule. Parvana, an eleven-year-old girl who […]

Oaths are sworn in court and other legal situations to ensure and promote honesty and responsibility for one’s statements and actions. In the short story Hrafnkel’s Saga, Hrafnkel swore an oath that he promised not to break – an oath that he made as a chieftain, a priest, and ultimately, a man. In Iceland, where […]

Dante Alleghieri lived during the break of Renaissance and wrote “Inferno” in that tumultuous time when paradigm shifts in politics, economics and religious traditions were taking place. Although he lived and died centuries ago, his book remains one of the most successful creative rhetoric generations continue to decipher. This is so due to the work’s […]

When a young person is involved in a crime starting at a very tender age, statistics and most studies show that the child has a big possibility that he/she will progress into more serious criminal acts during adulthood (Bernard, 1999). From petty thefts and small time brawls in isolated countryside places to the busy streets […]

Dr. Michael Levin is a philosophy professor at the City University of New York. His areas of research interest include publications on metaphysics, epistemology, race, homosexuality, animal rights, the philosophy of archeology, the philosophy of logic, philosophy of language, and the philosophy of science. In his article “The Case for Torture” published by Newsweek in […]

In the Elizabethan era, doing a crime was the worst mistake of all, depending on how big your crime was, people had to know that their lives were at risk. Every crime was big before, even “crimes of treason and offenses against the state were treated with that murder and rape today. ”(Elizabethan Crime and […]

Is justice served in punishment? There are many factors that should be considered as to whether or not justice is being served by the punishment given. The short story “Punishment” written by Rabindranath Tagore is about two brothers and their wives. The story begins when the two brothers return home from work and hear that […]

Capital punishment, as the highest form of punishment a state would uphold has been a long debated issue. Often dubbed as Death Penalty, Deborah White defined it as “the pre-meditated and planned taking of a human life by the state in response to a crime committed by that legally convicted person. ” Personally, I’m not […]

Acid attacks are a form of violence against women, where the perpetrator splashes a person or object with acid in order to deface or kill them. Although acid throwing, also known as vitriol age, has been a form of violence known to be committed throughout history, there has been a steep rise in the cases […]

Corporal punishment is used as a discipline method for children. One of the most commonly used discipline methods in America is corporal punishment [ (Gershoff & Larzelere, 2002) ]. Is corporal punishment considered to be an effective form of discipline for children? Many parents’ opinions are different on how to properly discipline a misbehaving child. […]

Unicef’s Educate! Don’t Punish! Awareness Campaign defines corporal punishment as the use of physical force, with no injuries caused, to cause pain for disciplinary reasons. This type of punishment was used on both children and adults in the past. During the Middle Ages in England, whipping was a common penalty for minor offenses. Additionally, in […]

The concept of positive reinforcement is the most powerful and practical tool ever devised in the history of applied psychology. Positive reinforcement is defined precisely in keeping with how it works. Its definition is actually as straight forward and simple as it is counterintuitive (Cappa & Kahn, 2011). Positive reinforcement in my opinion can’t fail […]

Numerous collectives in the annals of American history have navigated a multitude of routes in their pursuit to confront the singular perspective ingrained in our societal cognizance due to the linguistic foundations of our Constitution. Even though these routes are diverse with each community’s unique experiences, one common point of intersection remains the quest for […]

1. In What sense did the narrator participate in her aunt’s punishment? The narrator participated in her aunt’s punishment by not speaking of her and acting, like the rest of her family, as if she had never existed. Even though she thought of her and wrote of her, she never tried to find out anything […]

The Rational Choice theory approach has been used by social and political scientists to put some type of meaning of why humans behave in a certain way. In recent years, rational choice theory has been widely used in other disciplines such as sociology, political science, and anthropology. It has gained influence in politics and sociology […]

Crime remains a burning issue in our society, it is increasingly at the top of the agenda for large sections of the public, especially those living in metropolitan areas. We should be seeking out possible ways for the cure and prevention of crime by strongly addressing the underlying causes of criminal and anti-social behaviour, but […]

In Punished by Rewards, Alfie Kohn argued that rewards should not be used to motivate students to do well in class; doing so is a form of bribe that should not be encouraged. One traditional approach we usually employ in disciplining children, teaching students, and managing workers is the rewards and punishment method. We usually […]

There are types of punishments which are basically segregated into socio-economic [e. g. fines, loss of income, confiscation, suspension and community service] and physical/corporal punishments [ e. g. capital punishment, custodial sentences and public humiliation]. Each punishment is levied with a unique judicial system of moral laws in order depending on the severity of violations […]

This paper, I will discuss the issues of punishment versus rehabilitation debates. I will point out issues on how punishment and rehabilitation affects deterrence of crime, how it impacts victims and their family, impact offenders, impact on society, and the fiscal impact upon society. When looking at punishment and rehabilitation each one has purpose for […]

Caderousse Crime: Gaspard Caderousse was originally one of Edmond Dantes best friends but he admitted that he envied his happiness for a short while. Caderousse principal crime was to be an accomplice to Fernand and Danglars, the two men who because of their jealousy wrote a false letter denouncing Dantes as a Bonapartist agent. Gaspard […]

At the first prison where Paul was incarcerated, the governor had an unconventional approach to managing the facility and an unusual demeanor towards the inmates. He provided the prisoners with opportunities to engage in activities and crafts that involved tools and sharp objects, believing it would aid in their therapy and enhance their mental well-being. […]

Prisons as Punitive or Rehabilitation The number of inmates in our prisons is increasing more every day. We need to find a more effective way of keep people from committing crimes and keep them out of our prison. The intervention of our prisons being punitive or rehabilitation in nature should change our prisoners. Restorative justice […]