CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Propionate, Three-Strikes Law, Major Crimes
29 Nov 2016
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Free-wiled, rational and hedonistic (what is best for them, max pleasure, min pain) It has to be certain (gurtanneen) you will get caught. Has to be swift (happen in a timely fashion) Propionate (has to reflect the severity of the offence) Protection of society rather than individual rights. Reduce of court delays and time between arrest and trial. Longer sentences, parole, abolished and more prisons. Few offenders responsible for large portion of crime. Attempt to separate high-risk offenders from low-risk offenders. Longer prison terms for those who committed serious crimes-reduce crime rate. Punishment is based on past and presumed future behavior. Underlining drug addiction, maybe as a youth for sure as an adult. Got into trouble with the law as youths. An earlier conviction for the same offence. Previous commitment to a juvenile institutions and juvenile conviction. Examples: three strikes law, sex predator law-state of washington. Indefinitely lock up someone who has committed one violent sex crime after serving time.
