Tag: Punishment
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Immigration Detention
Immigration Detention Governments increasingly rely upon detention to control the movement of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers. The right to personal liberty is one of the oldest recognized rights in liberal democracies, which raises fundamental constitutional questions about the use of detention as an immigration measure. However, in common law countries (and in many civil…
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Immigration Punishment
Immigration Punishment The Historical Development of Immigration Punishment Understanding Immigration Punishment and Deportation Immigration Detention There is not agreement on the question as to whether immigration detention is or is not punishment. Not all all coercive forms of state power are punishment, but, in fact, immigration detainees senses their experiences of detention as punishment. Specially…
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Criminal Punishment
Forms of Criminal Punishment: Other ApproachesIntroduction to Criminal PunishmentModern forms of criminal punishment include alternatives that contrast vividly with corporal punishments and large-scale warehousing of offenders in prisons. Modern programs increasingly emphasize an i…
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Punishment Goals
Goals of Criminal PunishmentIntroduction to Punishment GoalsThe major driving force underlying all punishment is revenge, also referred to as retribution. The word retribution derives from a Latin word meaning "to pay back." In retaliation for wrongdoing, societies seek t…
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Retribution
Purposes of Imprisonment RetributionIntroduction to RetributionPunishing those who violate society's rules satisfies a desire for vengeance or retribution. Conventional punishment for criminal conduct includes confining inmates in cells, restricting their freedom, and obligatin…
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Incarceration
Forms of Criminal Punishment: IncarcerationIntroduction to IncarcerationThe most serious or repeat offenders are incarcerated. In the United States about one-fourth of all persons who are convicted of a crime are incarcerated. Canada incarcerates about one-third of all convicted of…