Post your response to the following questions:

In what ways has crime evolved over time? Should sentencing of offenders be based on the relative depravity of their crime? Explain your rationale. What are the potential problems in collecting and/or incorporating depravity findings in sentencing laws?

Resources

Howitt, D. (2022). Introduction to forensic and criminal psychology (7th ed.). Pearson.

Welner, M. (2006). Classifying crimes by severity: From aggravators to depravityLinks to an external site.. In J. E.

Douglas, A. W. Burgess, A. G. Burgess, & R. K. Ressler (Eds.), Crime classification manual (3rd ed.). Wiley. https://www.forensicpanel.com/data/Unsorted/Classifying_Crimes_by_Severity-88939-1.pdf

Welner, M. (n.d.). The depravity standard. Links to an external site.https://depravitystandard.org/about_the_research.html?PHPSESSID=h3nb18jttv0mjdn7ofckrc8c06