TREATING CRIMINALS

Treating Criminals

Treating Criminals

This is an essay discusses over the restrictions there should be on how a convicted criminal, sentenced to death should be treated before, during and after execution. This essay also highlights treatment of criminals from their conviction till their death in different frameworks. These law frameworks are including the theories of punishment, their international treaties and human rights standards. These facts will be quoted and elaborated with real examples of events that have occurred and what has been the final verdict over them. (Larry, 2011, 232)

Firstly what will be explained will be the clear definition of crime? What is crime? Crime is defined as when an offense has occurred on the basis of psychological, emotional, seasonal, habitual, or any other reason which defames the law. Law defines all the acts which hurts a society's or individual's privilege. Anyone who violates the law is worth a punishment. This violation against which a person is charged against is based on several intensities. This intensity can be up to the extent of execution or death of the person who has violated the law. (Berry, 2006, 1851)

Punishment is a penalty a person is charged against any particular behaviour that is considered as wrong or is as in different situations qualified inappropriate. All laws of all countries that abide the jurisprudence and legislature framework intend to punish the person engaging in any criminal activity.

In jurisprudence, the punishment based on individual or association theory, are of different approaches. Punishment is given to any violator of law for some purposes. These purposes mainly are:

With the purpose to bring change in the punisher for the better (special prevention)

With the goal of deterrence likely of offend others in a society (general deterrence)

With the objective of protecting others living in a society (such as the general population)

With the restoration of justice (punishment) and retaliation (Myers, 2004, 492).

The legislation should provide severe penalties for strangulation. Many victims of domestic violence have experienced some form of attempted strangulation, which has often been reduced to "asphyxia." This form of abuse can have serious physical and psychological consequences, and in many cases is a precursor to lethal violence.

Throughout history there have been many ways of dealing with members of society that have disobeyed the laws. In earlier times, methods such as exiling criminals out of their land or direct forms of punishment such as hanging, burning, and mutilations were performed. In United Kingdom prisons, these methods have supposedly passed and more humane ways of punishing criminals have risen. The most popular sentences for criminals are prison. The main purpose of prisons can be argued. One can determine that the purpose of the prison system is to keep those who are a danger to the rest of society from causing any more danger. In placing a criminal in prison there are many effects that will occur. This paper discusses if capital punishment is contrary to international humans rights law (O'Neil, 2004, 443).

The legislation should also establish strict penalties for acid attacks and ...