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    SENTENCING GOALS OF CORRECTIONS The five general sentencing goals of corrections are punishment ‚ retribution‚ test of proportionality‚ specific deterrence‚ general deterrence. Punishment is the correctional goal emphasizing the infliction of pain or suffering. As a society‚ we believe that punishment for inappropriate behavior is not only allowable ‚ but also advisable. Punishment is used to teach children from right and wrong. Criminal offenders are brought to justice by the state‚ acting for

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    Identify the goals of Community Corrections and determine if the goals are being met. What would be your team ’s recommendation to improve Community Corrections? Today‚ 3 out of every 4 persons under correctional supervision in the United States are on some form of community-based custody-mostly probation or parole-although community corrections also includes halfway houses‚ residential centers‚ work furlough‚ and all other programs for managing the offender in the community. It is a legal status

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    what they want. When you actually make that goal it feels you up with joy. My father works two jobs and is still struggling to pay the bills. One of my goals is to have a stable career so that neither my mother and father have to worry about paying the bills on time. I would like to be a major league baseball player or a successful entrepreneur in the music business. At the beginning of each goal you will always set unrealistic standards that you

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    CHAPTER 5 INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS: BETWEEN PROBATION AND INCARCERATION Chapter Objectives 1. Define intermediate sanctions and describe their purpose. 2. Define net widening. 3. Describe how intensive supervision probation works. 4. Explain what drug courts are. 5. Explain how day fines differ from traditional fines. 6. Describe what a sentence to community service entails. 7. Explain what day reporting centers are. 8. Describe how remote-location monitoring works. 9. Explain what residential

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    Assignment 2 The three major macroeconomic goals of an economy should be economic growth‚ low unemployment/full employment‚ and low inflation rates. Economic growth occurs when an economy ‘increases its ability to produce goods and services’ (AmosWeb‚ 2012). The growth or loss of the economy is measured by the production of goods made in a year compared to the production of goods made in the previous year. If there is a greater production of goods and services in the present year‚ then there has

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    My Major Goals In Life

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    My major goal in life is to become an elite officer in the Army CAG (Delta Force). The Army ROTC is a direct route into this process by graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and at the same time becoming an Army Commissioned Officer. At that point‚ my next move is start my track to entering the Ranger Battalion or becoming a Green Beret. The Army ROTC curriculum will help enhance my leadership skills so that I may become an elite operator who will be able to lead his men with‚

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    Major Goal A major goal that I have achieved is conquering major apprehensive fears in my life. In the past‚ I have dealt with depression‚ anxiety‚ and the overwhelming uneasiness of making friends. Anytime I found the courage to face these cowardly feelings‚ I would find myself face first into a wall of uncertainty. Ashamed of the outcome which could occur‚ such as making a foolish mistake‚ I would curl back into a ball and let my fears consume me like a meatball sub. I would countlessly ask myself

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    1. Become the best wife and mother for my Family. Short Term Goals: 1. Continue my college education through 2014 so that I can be a role model to my children. I have begun the path to success with this goal and will continue until I have my Masters Degree. 2. Develop a working budget for our household by January 2009. I will accomplish this by consulting with a financial specialist to start with. I will follow through by sticking to that budget and adjusting as necessary for our family. 3

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    Five Main Goals 1 Five Main Goals of Punishment In criminal justice there are five main goals of punishment. These goals are retribution‚ deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ restoration‚ and incapacitation. Punishment is almost like revenge to those who have disobeyed the law. Retribution is defined as getting even with the perpetrator. Victims of a crime are unable to take things into their own hands and punish the perpetrator‚ that is where the state steps in and punishes them for the victim.

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    The five books of major prophet are Isaiah‚ Jeremiah‚ Lamentations‚ Ezekiel and Daniel. The term prophet is referred to an anointed person inspired or called to practice and write about God’s word. In this essay‚ the five books of major prophet mentioned above will be evaluated as well as what they wrote‚ their callings and their walk with God. The first book of the major prophet is the book of Isaiah. The book of Isaiah is a book of judgment and revelation and has 66 chapters. The name Isaiah means

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