What Criteria Would You Use as a Judge to Decide

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Essay

What criteria would you use as a judge to decide on an offender's sentence? Give facts to back up your decision.
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Definitions:

Case Study

An in-depth investigation of a single person, group, event, or community, often used in psychology, sociology, and anthropology.

Naturalistic Observation

Research method involving observing subjects in their natural environment without intervention.

Self-actualization

The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, considered as a drive or need present in everyone, and the highest level of psychological development according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Humanism

A philosophical and ethical stance that emphasizes the value and agency of human beings, individually and collectively, and generally prefers critical thinking and evidence over acceptance of dogma or superstition.