首页
财务会计
医药卫生
金融经济
考公考编
外语考试
学历提升
职称考试
建筑工程
IT考试
其他
登录
职称考试
Shaming Punishments Last month, James Connolly, a junior at the University ...
Shaming Punishments Last month, James Connolly, a junior at the University ...
admin
2020-12-24
52
问题
Shaming Punishments
Last month, James Connolly, a junior at the University of Massachusetts, stood in front of a local police station wearing a toga (长袍) as punishment.
His crime? He was charged with underage drinking, illegal possession of alcohol and excessive noise while holding a party.
This shaming punishment has increased in the U.S. in recent years, mostly imposed by local judges for less-serious crimes, such as drunk driving and theft.
They believe shame is the best petty crime deterrent (威慑). For example, in Tennessee, Judge James McKenzie has made shoplifters (商店货物扒手) stand outside Wal-Mart with signs that read, "I am a thief put here by order of Judge McKenzie".
"Alternative punishments like community service and fines don' t convey moral condemnation (谴责) of the criminal" said Dan Kahan , a University of Chicago Law School professor, in an article published on the university's website. "They aren't shameful enough."
Shaming punishments are sometimes called Scarlet (红色的) Letter punishments. The name comes from U.S. author Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter. In this novel, a woman is forced to wear a scarlet "A" on her clothes as punishment for her adultery (通奸).
However, University of Iowa law professor Andrew Hosmanek said there is an important difference between the shaming punishments of colonial America and those assigned in states hke Tennessee.
"Early societies often had a re-acceptance ceremony to welcome the offender back into main society," says Hosmanek. "Contemporary punishments in America lack this."
Supporters of shaming punishment argue that public shaming is a good way of expressing community values. Some judges say shamed offenders seldom repeat their crimes.
Others aren't so' sure. "There is little evidence to suggest that shaming punishments are successful in preventing people from committing specific crimes. And a shamed criminal may face a hard battle to regain credibility in society," said Hosmanek. "So, a shaming punishment may force the offender into more crimes to support himself."
Experts also debate shaming punishment's damage to human dignity. "Since the point is to shame, it's of course degrading (侮辱人格的) , " said Linda Malone, director of the Human Rights and National Security Law Programme at William and Mary Law School.
"U.S. law only prohibits punishment that is ' cruel and unusual' not ' inhuman and degrading' . It' s very difficult for a thief to prove that holding a sign in front of Wal-Mart is ' cruel and unusual '."
The word "suggest" in Paragraphl0 could be best replaced by()
选项
A.propose.
B.indicate.
C.assume.
D.explain.
答案
B
解析
Others aren't so sure. "There is little evidence to suggest that shaming punishments are successful in preventing people from committing specific crimes. And a shamed criminal may face a hard battle to regain credibility insociety," saidHosmanek. "So, a shaming punishment may force the offender into more crimes to support himself."
转载请注明原文地址:https://ti.zuoweng.com/ti/2SpQKKKQ
相关试题推荐
LifeatAiehiUniversity I'mYamamotoMika,a22-year-oldJapanesegirl.I...
LifeatAiehiUniversity I'mYamamotoMika,a22-year-oldJapanesegirl.I...
LifeatAiehiUniversity I'mYamamotoMika,a22-year-oldJapanesegirl.I...
LifeatAichiUniversity I'mYamamotoMika,a22-year-oldJapanesegirl....
LifeatAichiUniversity I'mYamamotoMika,a22-year-oldJapanesegirl....
ShamingPunishments Lastmonth,JamesConnolly,ajuniorattheUniversity...
ShamingPunishments Lastmonth,JamesConnolly,ajuniorattheUniversity...
ShamingPunishments Lastmonth,JamesConnolly,ajuniorattheUniversity...
LifeatAichiUniversity I'mYamamotoMika,a22-year-oldJapanesegirl....
LifeatAichiUniversity I'mYamamotoMika,a22-year-oldJapanesegirl....
随机试题
对机电产品国际招标项目进行评标时,如果采用综合评价法,其对该项目投标文件的商务评
患儿,7岁,近1周来,右下后牙食物嵌塞。检查:右下第一乳磨牙远中邻面深龋洞。探敏
男,20岁,胫腓骨骨折,行切开复位钢板内固定术,术后小腿肿胀明显,张力大,闭合伤
Iwouldliketodothejob______youdon'tforcemetostudy.
患儿,女,3岁,生后即发现心脏有杂音,婴儿期喂养困难,易疲乏,经常咳嗽,因肺炎入院治疗。查体:生长发育落后,心前区隆起,心界向左下扩大,心率160次/分,...
法人单位可分为单产业法人单位与多产业法人单位。
结合当前实际论述当代教师应具备怎样的职业素质。
为保证基金正常运作而发生的,应由基金承担的费用为()。A.基金管理费B.基金交易费C.基金托管费D.基金运作费
基金托管协议是基金管理人与()之间签订的就基金资产保管、投资运作等方面达的协议书。A、基金投资者B、基金份额持有人C、基金托管人D、基金发起人
下列各项中,属于施工与管理不到位导致工程质量缺陷的有()。A.将铰接做成刚接B.计算简图与实际受力情况不符C.挡土墙不按图设滤水层、排水孔D.砖砌体砌筑