Just Deserts Paper Kaschelle Nichol ADJ/215 August 1, 2012 Jeffery Hollan Just Deserts Paper The concept of just deserts in the criminal justice system has been seen in society since biblical times. It is described in the bible as, “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” The primary basis for this line of thinking is that when a crime is committed or a wrong is done to someone, that the scales of justice are out of balance and that in order for things to be set
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Just Dessert Name: ADJ/215 Date: Instructor: Just Dessert It is a normal feeling for people in our society to want someone to be punished for the crime they commit. Without any type of punishment it feels like justice was not served especially when there is a victim involved. This in many people’s eyes is a way to justify punishment and it is based on the just dessert theory. With this theory it is the belief that a person should be punished based on the harm they caused and the
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Just Desert Sina Tuttle ADJ/215 August 12, 2012 Jamie Price Just Desert Just Desert is defined as a person who commits a crime deserves the punishment which is proportionate to the moral of wrong doing. One justification which competes with just desert is known as deterrence rational which means the punishment of an offender reduces the time and likelihood the criminal will take part in future offenses. In many situations, a person may have the urge to punish another individual when someone
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Just Deserts What is Just Deserts? Just deserts defined by Wikipedia are a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved. The next question is who gets to decide what is deserved. Should this be decided by a jury of your peers a judge or just a cosmic display of power? We have laws and procedures to ensure that our criminals get what they deserved defined by our laws. We ourselves are only human though and when does it become our place to decide what consequence is
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Sand... I could almost tell you exactly how many grains lay in this desert. The days are long and hot, and the nights are longer and cold. It’s not a mistake that I am here, I chose to live this way. My name is Gabriel, I am twenty-eight years old. The Wahiba Sands became my home five weeks ago.... I used to be wealthy, with a family, I even owned the largest law firm in the united states. I used to be happy, and filled to the breaking points with love, and life. Until my company that I spent every
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to struggle and strive to make our fantasies a reality. This compelling story is about Santiago, a normal shepherd boy, who is indeed, a dreamer. He dreams of finding great treasures and becoming rich, but he just doesn’t know where to start achieving his “personal legend.” Then, just when he was about to give up, Santiago met a very wise man that told him to listen to the omens, and he realized that these omens, good or bad, were all around him. He now knew that on your pursuit of your dreams
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heard that it was hot and dry today, but that didn’t effect me, because I was in the soil, where it was damp and cool. I’m never really affected by the weather and climate, so I am fine with being in many biomes. Of course, I wouldn’t last long in a desert, but to this Mediterranean climate, I can surely survive. A few days ago, I’ve hooked onto Bob’s roots. We have become such good friends! Our relationship is mutualistic, because I receive the nutrients that Bob makes, and I help give him mineral
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Hi, my name is Mya Chamberlain, and I have been a member of the Desert Sandblasters 4-H for about four years. I was first introduced to 4-H from the equestrian leader whom informed my mother about the group. When my mom told me that I should join the local 4-H club, I had no idea what 4-H was about. She told me that it would teach me about leadership and community service. Of course, that didn’t sound very amusing to a kid, but I said I would give it a try because I knew it would involve being around
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night can be below freezing cold? That is the Sahara desert, the biggest desert in the world! The desert is full of fun abiotic factors. Like animals and plants and weather oh my! Do you want to relax with no sound, this is the place to be. Plants Plants can be rare in some parts of the Sahara Desert, but there are a lot of plants. Like the cactus it can contain water and has shallow roots thats why it can survive in the arid deserts. Also The Aloe contains juice used as medicine. The medicine
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A biome is a group of ecosystems that share similar climates and organisms. In Miller and Levine Biology, 10 biomes are discussed. They are the Tropical Rain Forest, Tropical Dry Forest, Tropical Grassland, the Desert, Temperate Grassland, Temperate Woodland, Temperate Forest, Northwestern Coniferous Forest, Boreal Forest, and the Tundra. They all have a vast amount of differences between all of the biomes, and they will be discussed. Although not discussed in the book, the taiga is the biggest
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