Whether, and the extent to which, stiffer sanctions deter crime is an integral question in fashioning corrections policy. To the extent that the behavior of the criminally inclined is completely insensitive to variation in punishment severity, crime-control policy should focus on incapacitation. Sentences should be long enough to ensure that offenders are removed from society during the period ...

In a landmark study, Careers of the Criminally Insane, Steadman and Cocozza investigated the behavior of patients who were released from institutions for the criminally insane in the State of New York. Protesting the court decision (Baxstrom v. Herold) mandating a transfer to civil hospitals for evaluation and possible release, state corrections officers claimed their patients were "too dangero...

As a rule, mentally ill patients are held to be responsible for their acts just like everyone else. Notwithstanding, the law in Israel contains special rules which distinguish individuals with mental illness from other people. The instructions laid out in article 34h of the Israeli Penal Law empower the court to release a defendant from criminal responsibility. To do this the following criteria...

objectives: in present study, we studied the effect of teaching three painting methods (free method, subject selection method and complementary method) on creativity of children with learning disabilities. first, among all disabled students, who refer to bizhani center for learning disabilities in arak city, 60 subjects were randomly selected as statistical sample. thus, the 45 children, divide...

background and purpose: various approaches to learning are suggested & practiced. the traditional medical education were more teacher centered oriented . in this method the students’ involvement in the process of learning is not remarkable, but the new approach to medical education supports the students involvement. this study evaluated the various method of lecturing considering students invol...