Criminal law (1 Viewer)

[madison00]

i have a legal assesment and i have to "evaluate the extent to which criminal law reflects moral and ethical standards."
can anyone help?

 

[madison00]

please help its killing me!
i'll be happy to hear ANY ideas!!!!

 

[goan_crazy]

ok well basically how has it reflected societys standard
evaluate the effectiveness
See my thread here:
it explains different effectiveness for the individual and society
http://www.boredofstudies.org/community/showthread.php?t=64346
talk about law reform, how its changed to deal with societys ethical and moral standards

good luck
Hope this helps
if u have any probs, feel free 2 contact me or melsc
joe

 

[madison00]

hey thanx heaps for that! it was so helpful!

 

[manifestation]

i have a legal assesment and i have to "evaluate the extent to which criminal law reflects moral and ethical standards."
can anyone help?

Punishments and sentencing reflect what society wants to see. When behaviours are criminalised or de-criminalised it reflects what sociey believes to be right and wrong. Like harsh sentences mean society believes that crime is morally and ethically incorrect. For example the case of RvSkaf (2002) and the 55yrs jail sentence demonstrates that society as a whole believed that crime was horrific and wanted the maximum penalty imposed. hope that helps

ciao