What types of criminal punishments were used before the advent of imprisonment as a criminal sanction? How have early punishments influenced modern correctional philosophy?
What will be an ideal response?
Most early punishments were cruel and inhumane and involved corporal punishment. Types include flogging, mutilation, branding, public humiliation, workhouses, and exile. While it has been suggested that the United States return to physical punishments and public humiliation, most consider these options unacceptable. Opponents decry the deterrent effects, suggesting that such punishments would provoke rather than deter.
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The right to be protected from _____________ was made applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment in the case of Benton v. Maryland
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A sketch of the latent print _____________ and ______________ should be placed on the latent lift card prior to lifting
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