Criminal Justice Paper
Abstract
When thinking of correction one may think of the impact that the correctional system has in law enforcement. Well the impact is heavy and the outcome is heavier then most may expect. Corrections go way back to the early 2000 B.C. time. This paper will address the past, current and future trends of how punishment is applied to the correctional system. Also address within this paper will be the impact that the correctional system has on law enforcement and the courts.
History of punishment
The history of the correctional system started in the early 2000 B.C to about 1800 A.D. This time frame was the introduction of the ancient Babylonian and Sumerian presented the first American Penitentiary. The early correctional system presented many different philosophies and practices of corrections. There were two that became very popular and still are till today. Lex Salica is he vigilante, a person whom decided to take the law and justice into his or her one hands. The vigilante is the person whom seeks revenge and retaliation upon the wrongdoing or upon his or her family. When the introduction of Lex talionis was presented it was like everyone became vigilante. Lex talionis was known for mean “an eye for and eye or a tooth for a tooth, this from of justice was when the government decide to take control and own the crimes committed. The governments become the only organization to deliver justice for the family and victim of criminal acts. In the beginning Lex talionis was only applied to slaves and the lower class people, but as time passed the punishment became the most dominant from of justice even till today.
Punishment was not limited to physical or psychological during the early historical period, but the government only experienced accoutrements for a very short time frame. Floggings also know as whipping was adopted by the Dutch,