injustices‚ but here are the facts. Mandatory sentencing laws dictate that when a set amount of narcotics (for example one gram of LSD or 100 grams of heroin) is present the judge is required to sentence no lower than the set minimum (in this case it would be five years). This differs from other criminal cases in that
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Ethical Dilemma Worksheet 1. What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. The moral agent is the probation officer. Because he knows that incapacitation in a jail cell may unduly and unconstitutionally render cruel and unusual punishment due to the husband’s military experience and PTSD‚ the probation officer must decide which punishment to recommend. Since this contrasts the usual 90 days minimum‚ therein lays the dilemma. What are the most important facts? Which
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There are many misconceptions about the prevalence of youth violence in our society and it is important to peel back the veneer of hot-tempered discourse that often surrounds the issue.... While it is important to carefully review the circumstances surrounding these horrifying incidents so that we may learn from them‚ we must also be cautious about inappropriately creating a cloud of fear over every student in every classroom across the country. In the case of youth violence‚ it is important to note
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Race and the American Justice System SOCS 350N: Cultural Diversity in the Professions February 23‚ 2013 Crime statistics and incarceration rates reveal that young African American men are prosecuted and imprisoned at higher rates than their Non-Hispanic White counterparts. Although the total number of incarcerations by race does not vary significantly‚ the age of prisoners by race is meaningful. In December 2011‚ the U.S. Department of Justice statistics for sentenced male prisoners
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Mandatory Sentencing Introduction Mandatory testing refers to a special case of a court decision where by the judicial discretion is limited by the law. It is common knowledge that when people are convicted with crime they are punished by being sent to prison for a number of years. All the individuals who commit crime will be punished equally under a pre-determined minimum time in prison. The respective laws which guide mandatory sentencing differ from one country to another. The parliament passes
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arrested and was subsequently convicted. Although the trial judge sentenced Michael to 6 months in prison and required that he repay the $50‚ the prosecutor demanded the 5 year minimum sentence required by state law. The trial judge ruled the mandatory sentencing law unconstitutional‚ and Michael served his prison time and repaid the money. Four years later‚ the state supreme court ordered the trial judge to sentence Michael to 5 years in prison. The trial judge refused and resigned. The judge to whom the
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being. Furthermore‚ using fossil fuel too much may lead to serious air pollution. Most fuels are reacted with oxygen gas and then give off a mass of emission. This waste gas contaminates our atmosphere and cause respiratory illness. In contrast‚ alternative energy such as wind power‚ solar power is clean and renewable energy. What the most significant point is that it has the low price which can be easily accepted by ordinary citizens. However‚ those who hold the counter-argument convince that fossil
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Racial Disparities in America’s Judicial System The mandatory imprisonment policies written for the judicial system are creating disparity of minority inmate population primarily due to non-violent drug crimes and the unjust mandatory minimum sentencing laws. America’s prisons are the most populated in the world‚ and they are disproportionately populated by minorities due to the set of mandatory imprisonment policies set in place. Over the past five decades‚ the disparity between races has widened
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Lengthening the prison sentence is being used as a deterrent or to simply take the bad guys off the street for longer. This has not worked in the past and will not work now. Facing a long sentence has not deterred robbery from happening. If prison sentencing was enough robbery would not be around in society especially not as frequent as it is today. According to a study done by the FBI in 2006 447‚403 robberies were reported to the police‚ which equals out to a rate of one robbery per minute in the
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regressed to (War on Drug) strategies. iv. Rejected a recommendation from the US Sentencing Commission to eliminate or reduce the crack and powder cocaine sentences. b. Why are our prisons overcrowded due to different changes on drug reforms? i. Over the years‚ “Reforms” have been created‚ limiting the discretion of judges and members of parole boards. For example‚ sentencing‚ guidelines‚ length and determinate sentencing. (Gottschalk‚
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