Punishment (tagged articles)The Cycle of Punishment in Producing SocietyMaureen A.S. Arsenal - Punishment from the legal system is typically seen as a proper response to lawbreakers and criminal activity. However, we do not consider how punishment enables law enforcement and the legal system to further oppress marginalized and minority populations, and how it... Keep Reading »
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Towards a Theory of Leniency for ImmigrantsKeerthana Annamaneni - In his compelling account of juvenile justice, “Age of Culpability,” Gideon Yaffe provides a philosophically rigorous justification for the claim that “children should be given a break when they do wrong; they ought to be treated more leniently than... Keep Reading »
Power, Religion, and Capital Punishment: A Comparative Analysis Between Abolitionist Turkey & Retentionist IranMariam Azhar - Turkey and Iran are both predominately Muslim-populated countries with a history of powerful political leaders who have shaped their societal values and perceptions towards capital punishment. Until the 1920s both countries employed a fairly punitive policy with regards... Keep Reading »
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The Populist Bind: Death Penalty Abolition as an Anti-Democratic DecisionAubrey Rose - The continued application of the death penalty in the United States marks the country as an extreme outlier among its allies and like-minded nations in the 21st century. In order to explain America's retention of this criminal punishment, scholars have sought to first... Keep Reading »
Debating Genetics as a Predictor of Criminal Offending and SentencingJeremy W. Wilson - Since the beginning of criminological research there has been an ongoing debate on the correlation between genetic characteristics and criminal behavior. There have been numerous studies and experiments conducted to help eliminate some of the unknowns related to the... Keep Reading »
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