of time for their offenses. Their levels of security and prison design are more intense than the minimum security prisons. The effectiveness of prisons has decreased due to progressive overcrowding‚ and the lack of conclusive alternatives. The need for alternatives has grown immensely over the last decade. Nonetheless‚ the State and Federal governments are desperate for competent‚ less expensive solutions. Costs of keeping a prisoner imprisoned vary among states and facilities. Each prisoner
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TUN ABDUL RAZAK BIN HUSSEIN was the only child of Dato’ Hussein Bin Mohd Taid and Hajah The Fatimah Binti Daud. He was descended from a long line of Pahang chieftains and was born in Pulau Keladi‚ Pahang‚ on 11 March 1922. Abdul Razak’s eldest son‚ Najib Tun Razak‚ became the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia under Abdullah Badawi in 2004. He has four other sons‚ Datuk Ahmad Johari Razak‚ Mohamed Nizam‚ Mohamed Nazim and Mohamed Nazir. Abdul Razak studied at the Malay College Kuala Kangsar. After
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Alternatives to Incarceration….Drug Courts There is no doubt that the United States suffers from an increase in crime and more people than ever being incarcerated. The numbers are currently overwhelming. “A nonpartisan organization called The Pew Center on the States‚ released a study February 2008 that found the U.S. imprisoned both more people and a larger percentage of its adult population than any other country. According to the study‚ by The Pew Center 2.32 million people were currently
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ENHANCING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND POSITIVE ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS WITH ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT By Godfred‚ Kwame Abledu - Koforidua Polytechnic godfredabledu@yahoo.com Introduction The purpose and scope of formal education have undergone various changes over the years since the time of the Castle schools. Consequently‚ assessment has also undergone a massive reform. This has led to a wider range of assessment now than there was twenty-five years ago (Gipps‚ 1994). Evidence has
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December 5‚ 2001 Alternatives to incarceration Ever since the first prison opened in the United States in 1790‚ incarceration has been the center of the nation’s criminal justice system. Over this 200 year period many creative alternatives to incarceration have been tried‚ and many at a much lower cost than imprisonment. It wasn’t until the late 1980’s when our criminal justice systems across the country began experiencing a problem with overcrowding of facilities. This problem forced lawmakers
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16‚ 1947‚ in New York‚ Harlem The 7 foot 2 center was named one of the greatest players in National Basketball history‚ and his talent was noticed in high school. Son of Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr. a New York City policeman‚ and his wife Cora Alcindor was always the tallest kid in his class. At the age of 9 he was 5 foot 8 and by the time he was in eighth grade he was able to dunk a basketball. Kareem’s parents had him into school
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Is alternative medicine effective or ineffective? Since the beginning of time there have been various cultures that have counted on what modern Western physicians refer to as alternative medicine. Before modern Western medicine became what it is today every illness was treated by some sort of natural remedy or alternative medicine. The debate still continues today whether or not alternative medicine is effective or if they are temporary solutions that will eventually lead to a turning towards Western
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Alternative Fuels People in America do not realize the fact that driving their vehicle is one of the regular activities that they do that has one of the largest impacts on the earth. With more and more cars in use each day‚ the more fossil fuels are called for. Fossil fuels are natural fuels that were formed from the remains of living organisms. These fossil fuels typically take millions of years to be formed. Since most fossil fuels are being imported due to it taking a huge amount of time
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think that it will affect the development is the new look that chapel street will have in the future‚ especially with the new Chapel street Masterplan that was just adopted by Stonington Council this week. Alternative Proposal The Fashionista Cove development is an alternative proposed development to the original development. The concept of The Fashionista is based on the youth of today and also integrating green concept into it. The Fashionista Cove development is a mixed-used development
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COMPLIMENTARY and ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE Ellen Hughes M.D. This article has brought to our attention the importance and popularity of alternative medicine in our lives today. The author gives us an idea of the number of people utilizing alternative medicine and the risks of doing so‚ as well as the cost. The author starts with a definition of alternative medicine and its gaining popularity today. This type of medicine is becoming more popular today because of the theory of treatment of the
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