penal deterrence
1PENAL LAW — Principles of Legality Under talmudic law, no act is a criminal offense and punishable as such unless laid down in express terms in the Bible (the Written Law). For this purpose, it is not sufficient that there should be a provision imposing a… …
2deterrence — In criminology or the sociology of the military , deterrent and preventive measures can overlap, since both aim to discourage certain acts or place restrictions on the rational choices of others. The threat of imprisonment or of nuclear… …
3Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex ArgueDate=January 17 ArgueYear=1979 DecideDate=May 29 DecideYear=1979 FullName=Greenholtz, Chairman, Board of Parole of Nebraska et al. v. Inmates of the… …
4Prison reform — is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, aiming at a more effective penal system.TheoryA precise definition refers to an attempt to change the penal system, typically from one model to another. Changing back to an earlier model is… …
5Eugene Trivizas — Eugene (Eugenios) Trivizas, (born in 1946 in Athens, Greece) is the author of more than 100 children s books. He received his LL.B degree at Athens University in 1969. In 1972 passed the Athens Bar examinations and in the same year he was called… …
6Crime — Criminal redirects here. For other uses, see Crime (disambiguation). Justice and Divine Vengeance in pursuit of Crime  1808 oil on canvas …
7tort — /tawrt/, n. Law. a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another s person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation. [1350 1400; ME: injury,… …
8punishment — /pun ish meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of punishing. 2. the fact of being punished, as for an offense or fault. 3. a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc. 4. severe handling or treatment. [1250 1300; ME punysshement < AF punisement, OF… …
9Corrections — For other uses, see Corrections (disambiguation). The Huntsville Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville, Texas is a prison, a component of a correctional system …
10Arguments for and against drug prohibition — Arguments about the prohibition of drugs, and over drug policy reform, are subjects of considerable controversy. The following is a presentation of major drug policy arguments, including those for drug law enforcement on one side of the debate,… …
