Circumstances Quote by Robert Kennedy

“The length of sentences depends upon the criminal’s wealth and type of legal help more than upon the seriousness of his transgression. Court procedures…

— Sydney J. Harris

Crimes are more effectually prevented by the certainty than the severity of punishment

— Cesare Beccaria

The larger crimes are apt to be the simpler, for the bigger the crime, the more obvious, as a rule, is the motive.

— Anonymous

Guilt or innocence becomes irrelevant in the criminal trials as we flounder in a morass of artificial rules poorly conceived and often impossible [to…

— Warren E. Burger

But the single overwhelming reason why jails are bursting is longer sentences given for more crimes.

— Polly Toynbee

“The views of the Courts in regard to imprisonment have however undergone modification in the last ten years. Imprisonment is seen more and more…

— V.G. Hiemstra

To make punishments efficacious, two things are necessary. They must never be disproportioned to the offence, and they must be certain.

— William Gilmore Simms

Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.

— George Farquhar

Imprisonment is as irrevocable as death.

— George Bernard Shaw

One fault begets another; one crime renders another necessary.

— Robert Southey

“The lack of stringent laws and the inefficient prosecution of perpetrators have made it increasingly difficult for victims and their families to get the…

— Oche Otorkpa

There are certain things that words on paper can never make a crime, .. There are certain acts that by sheer common sense are…

— Jack Kevorkian