Punishments

Punishments have existed for a while now, to say the least. However, as time has gone by, punishments for crimes have constantly changed. To talk a little bit about history, one of the first legal codes ever created was The Code of Hammurabi, which continues to have an impact on contemporary criminal justice procedures. One of the first instances of the modern proverb "innocent until proven guilty" is found in this collection of court precedents for various crimes and conflicts.However, while there are various…

Some pretty bad news for those of us in Delhi who use Uber, Ola, and Rapido bike taxis to get around. The transport department has gone and banned these services, just like that. Apparently, the companies have been breaking the rules and using bikes with private registrations to carry passengers, which is a big no-no according to the Motor Vehicle Act. The notice from the transport department warns that if any of the ride-sharing companies continue to offer bike taxi services in Delhi, they’ll be fined Rs 5,000 for a…

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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain People who violate their supervised release—a period of community supervision after release from prison—by committing new crimes are punished not only for their crimes, but also for violating their supervision. In a new paper to be published in the Virginia Law Review, Jacob Schuman, assistant professor of law, Penn State, conducted the first comprehensive examination of how revocation of…