Robert J. Hoshowsky wrote The Last to Die which summarizes the lives of Ronald Turpin and Arthur Lucas, who were the last two people to die due to capital punishment in Canada. Certain situations in Ronald Turpin’s life led him to commit a crime resulting in the use of capital punishment. Looking into his criminal lifestyle, the rational choice theory can explain some of the actions he felt he had to take and his role in society. Also, using the social learning theory can explain where he learned these behaviours from. Using these theory helps to explain Ronald’s criminal lifestyle and help people understand why he did what he did, although there are a few theories that can relate to Ronald’s lifestyle. The rational choice theory and the social …show more content…
By age eleven he became a ward of the Children’s Aid Society, he was then in and out of foster homes, reformatories and jails, after his mother abandoned him at Children’s Aid, that was when he felt permeant betrayal from his mother and their relationship was then shattered (Hoskowsky, 2007). Turpin shows the use of the rational choice theory when he was moved around so often, or he ran away before they moved him somewhere else. He would steal, cheat or do whatever he could to try to make it on his own (Hoskowsky, 2007). This shows the rational choice theory because he took the cost and benefit into consideration but chose something that would benefit him the most since he was trying to make it on his own. Eventually he was caught for petty theft and playing hooky, which sent him to a reformatory, where he escaped three separate times (Hoskowsky, 2007). He was sent to many reformatories and jails. He eventually was put into Guelph’s reformatory for all the crimes he did, the year he arrived there was a riot. Police joined the guards who sprayed people with water from high pressure fire hoses and threw tear-gas canisters into the mob. He was hit with a pick handle and had to run through glass and everything and if you made it to the end of the corridor you were then thrown into a cell and left for two days,
Editor Anna Quindlen wrote many articles and essays conveying her opinion toward the death penalty. Such as, “Death Penalty Fails to Equal Retribution” and “Public & Private; The High Cost of Death”. Although Anna Quindlen makes many valuable accusations regarding her reasoning to being opposed to the death penalty, she undermines the real purpose of the penalty itself. The Death penalty, is indeed necessary. Many of the accusations Anna proclaims permit to the emotions of the victims families that have been robbed of their loved one by the said killer.
Reiman begins his essay be explaining and describing the reasons in which he is against the common sense idea. The basis behind this theory is that common sense would tell someone that if something cost higher than something else, then fewer people will choose the item that cost more. Reiman offers three arguments in which he disagrees that the common sense idea will deter crime. The first one being that just because a person fears one penalty more than another, does not mean that this will deter the criminal behavior. It was stated that there is an equal likelihood of crime being deterred for the death penalty than there is for life behind bars.
This significantly affected the choices she made -- especially during the formative years of twelve and thirteen years old. Consequently, her understanding of social and moral values deviated from societal norms. This paper is an exploration of the pathway effects caused by lack of familial support and how Jules addiction created a milieu that leads to Baby being ostracised by society. Suggestions are offered to alleviate their struggles.
The Reintroduction of the Death Penalty into Australia The death penalty and capital punishment are a controversial issue all around the world. Many countries have abolished such punishments, including Australia, but there is still debate on whether the death penalty should be reinstated in Australia. The death penalty is a form of final punishment that is needed in the society we are in today. There are many reasons behind why this form of punishment should be reinstated such as the overcrowding of prisons, the benefits of that come from executions and the way prisoners are treated in Australian prisons.
Frank and Leon lead very different lives from the very start. Frank, was given a better opportunity from infancy to thrive into adulthood where he was able to become productive member of society. At the infancy stage Frank, was able to develop an emotional bond with his mother and father. His parents had family support to help support them challenging times and he was able to develop trusting relationships through his stages of development. Whereas Leon, was neglected by his mother and was not able to establish an emotional bond with her at the infancy stage.
This type of decision making model embodies personal interests and goals. However, bounded rational thinking has several deficiencies. For instance, decisions intend to achieve satisfaction rather than making the most of the decision outcome (Fleming, 1966). The author also points out bounded rational attempts to develop alternatives cease when an acceptable solution is found, causing subsequent actions to be based on incomplete information and personal preferences. Therefore, the decision maker restricts the number of identified potential solutions (Fleming,
So his choice cost him his family and his parents’ choice could have very well cost him his pride. The story does not elude to the events that came next so the reader can only
In In Cold Blood, the issue over the death penalty is prominent. Did Perry and Dick deserve to die? Should the severity of one’s crime determine one’s fate? Although Truman Capote writes the novel in a straightforward, “from a distance” way, he conveys, through his characters, theme, and plot development, that the death penalty is an issue that should be looked at from all sides and that the legal system itself is the real issue at hand, and that the death penalty is used as a means to suppress the distress and indignation of the citizens surrounding the case, instead of suppressing the victim himself.
In this paper I will be applying the psychological theories to serial killer Ed Gein. Ed Gein was a prolific serial killer in the 1950’s. He murdered and robbed graves for body parts to make furniture and clothing. He was apprehended in 1957, where he stood trial and was institutionalized. Edward Theodore “Ed” Gein was born August 27th, 1906 to George and Augusta Gein.
He explains before how he was close to his stepfather and even considered him to be his real father. Not only did he refrain from keeping his grades up and doing good in school, but he deliberately started doing wrong. For example, “I snatched purses. I shoplifted. I even robbed a petty drug dealer once.”
When a child is constantly at risk and suffers from poverty their life becomes tough, but adding abuse to the situation makes it even tougher. His abuse, in particular, illustrates that danger could come in different forms, from a bus driver to a
The arguments and disadvantages of the death penalty in the United States. The death penalty is one of the most explosive and emotionally charged debates with some of the most controversial issues regarding, who will be put to death and why? The death penalty has been continuously debated, not only with legal disputes, but as a religious and ethical reasoning. We must ask that question what would cause someone to act in a way that he or she would have a violent impulse which would make him or her commit a murder?
Rational choice theory also stipulates that all complex social phenomena are driven by individual human actions. It focuses on the choice to engage in crime. We must keep in mind bounded rationality in order to understand Rationality is constrained by the limits of time and ability and the availability of relevant information (Cullen, 2014 pg 439). You can easily link Rational Choice theory to the film Scarface. In this film Tony Montana (Al Pacino) calculates the pleasure and benefits he can obtain if he becomes a cocaine distributer.
Ronald Carlson wanted nothing more but justice for his sister who had been murdered. Ronald talks about how he would have killed the man with his own hands if he would have gotten the chance but his mind quickly changed after he seen his sister's murder being executed, he has a new view on the situation now. He talks about how watching the execution left him full of horror and emptiness. Ronald asks a question that should be addressed he said, “Our justice system should not be dictated by vengeance.” He asked, “As a society, shouldn’t we be more civilized than the murderers we condemn?”
In the village of Holcomb, Kansas a wealthy family, the Clutters, was murdered on November 14, 1959. Dick Hickock and Perry Smith were convicted of these murders and received the death penalty. In Truman Capote’s novel In Cold Blood, the audience receives different viewpoints on why Dick and Perry either deserved the death penalty or not. Though the decision to sentence someone to death should be based on the truth, the truth is not always easy to define; Capote shows this through his depiction of the controversial executions of Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. Criminal punishment is an immensely ongoing controversial and societal issue in the United States, Europe and other parts of the world.