Crime and Punishment From the beginning of time, crime has been evident in human existence, and from the first crime there has always been a punishment. “And it came to pass, when they were in a field, that Cain rose up against his brother, Able, and slew him” (Genesis 4:8). This for many people was seen as the first crime. This crime did not go unpunished. Cain was then ostracized from his colony and sent to …showed first 75 words of 1669 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1669 total…more likely to get the death penalty because of racial bias and socioeconomic bias. The issue of crime will always be evident in society; therefore, punishment and consequences will always be an issue. The focus of the US is to ‘make the punishment fit the crime’. This is no easy task. As more social and economic change results, one can only hope that tactics and thinking will make the justice system more efficient and accredited.