The Supreme Court has weighed in on Criminal Restitution and called it a "punishment" ... could this change how judges hand ...

The Supreme Court ruled that restitution under the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act is criminal punishment, and that the ...

Every day, approximately 600 students across the U.S. are physically punished at school — hit with wooden paddles or struck by objects by adults charged with their education and care. While corporal ...

Section 1. Purpose. Capital punishment is an essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit the most heinous crimes and acts of lethal violence against American citizens. Before, ...

Behavioral psychology says that punishment is an ineffective motivational tool, because its effects are only temporary. While punishment may suppress undesirable behavior temporarily, it fails to ...