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Criminal Law

Cleveland State University

2006

Sentencing

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Shame And The Meaning Of Punishment, Chad Flanders Jan 2006

Shame And The Meaning Of Punishment, Chad Flanders

Cleveland State Law Review

This Essay critiques the shaming punishments debate, not in the interest of defending one side or the other, but to make more explicit the paradox with which this Essay began. This Essay also advances the proposal that a consistent liberalism, one that demands that all citizens be respected equally, is incompatible with any punishment that requires the infliction of hard treatment (treatment which inflicts pain or suffering) or humiliation on the offender. It is important to bracket the practical consequences of this proposal. Perhaps it was proposals like this one that made Nietzsche worry about the progressive softening of societies …


Gps Monitoring: A Viable Alternative To The Incarceration Of Nonviolent Criminals In The State Of Ohio, Matthew K. Kucharson Jan 2006

Gps Monitoring: A Viable Alternative To The Incarceration Of Nonviolent Criminals In The State Of Ohio, Matthew K. Kucharson

Cleveland State Law Review

This article will discuss the emergence of GPS technology in the field of criminal law and propose that Ohio embrace GPS monitoring as an alternative to the incarceration of nonviolent offenders. Part II will begin by briefly outlining the history of GPS technology. Part II will then discuss the use of GPS monitoring in the field of law enforcement. Specifically, this Part will illustrate the different components necessary for the implementation of an effective GPS monitoring program and explain the use of inclusion and exclusion zones. Part III will examine the status of Ohio's state prison system and will focus …