Essays on Restitution

The major principles regarding using punishment instruments are utmost care, stringency and ability to encourage or motivate a student to work. The successful plan of using methods that help with maintaining disciplined behavior should include only the most effective forms of punishment simultaneously. According to that, the first step for Ms. Smiley is carefully observing and exploring personalities each of her students. For instance, student A can be vulnerable and student B is not present in the classroom. Therefore, it is significant to understand how the teacher can deal with them appropriately. The next step is a strict indication ...

Juvenile Murderers: A Second Chance or Death

Introduction The question over treatment of juvenile murderers creates a major debate in the social and political circles. There are proponents of public supporting punishment in the form of a life in prison without parole called LWOP, many believe that capital punishment is needed, and others support the implementation of life in prison with work and restitution called LWOP + W/R (Moon, Wright, Cullen, & Pealer, 2000, p. 663). One common aspect is the belief of the public is the need for bringing people to justice by either jail time or capital punishment. Another important aspect of the juvenile punishment system ...

In order for a contract to be valid. Four elements must be present in an agreement, namely, an offer, an acceptance, consideration, and no defenses (Blum, 2013). An offer refers to a communication made by a speaker that creates as reasonable expectation in the listener that the speaker is willing to enter into an agreement according to the specific terms (Blum, 2013). An acceptance is an expression of assent from the listener to the terms of the offer (Blum, 2013). Consideration refers to a promised action that the speaker and listener agree to do or not do that they ...

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ABSTRACT The underage offenders can not be treated as adult criminals. Children have more chances to change. A special court system for juveniles has created a service-delivery system that provides minors with education, guidance, and supervision. The courts for juveniles also differ from the ones for adults. Commonly, the juvenile courts are informal in order not to stress the child, but minors has still have less rights in the court than adults. Also children can be punished for the cases that are absolutely legal for adults, like possession of alcohol and tobacco and running away from home. Minors are ...

This narration paper is an analysis of the information obtained from an interview with Meg Davidson. Davidson is a victim’s right attorney and a member of the National Alliance of Victim’s Rights Attorneys and Advocates (NAVRA). The alliance is a constituent of the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI). The interview was conducted on Apr. 18, 2016. The aim of this interview was to explore the role that service providers play in advocating for victims’ rights, the extent of their involvement, as well as their perception of the casualties. NCVLI is a nationwide non-profit organization that promotes ...

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The Chinese drywall refers to the drywall mad in China and imported into the U.S. in the commencement of the year 2001 all through to 2009. The housing spike in 2006 occasioned by hurricanes led to shortage of construction materials in the country necessitating the importation of the said materials in huge amounts. However, the drywall was not without adverse implications. This paper critically looks into the problems associated with the drywall. More so, it generally examines the traits that characterized the numerous law suits filed by the victims of the drywall problem against distributors and suppliers of the ...

This paper will deal with two general issues. The first is that of whether restitution should be paid by an offender to his or her victim of the crime committed. The second issue will address types of restitution obligations that have been imposed upon offenders upon conviction. Going forward, it is important to understand that there is a difference between compensation and restitution. Restitution is generally court-ordered, and must be paid by the offender to the victim following determination of guilt. Compensation is usually a state program that assists victims of crime whether or not there may be a ...