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    Errors of American Foreign Policy Beliefs “If we have to use force‚ it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see farther into the future.” –Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Adherence to the current foreign policy ideology has been and will continue to be detrimental to the American people and the world at large. Though political posturing positions Republicans and Democrats against each other on all issues‚ a consensus has been reached on foreign policy

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    Prison systems have been an intricate part of American society for centuries. As early as the act of war‚ imprisonment has been used to incarcerate societal wrong doers until punishment was administered. American prison systems were initially modeled from British penal methods‚ as America is their daughter country. British law allowed for harsh punishments and conditions for prisoners. Punishments‚ such as stockades and/or whippings‚ were perceived as effective deterrents to crime. These penalties

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    because they are tax-subsidized (tax burdens by school districts vary from area to area). School districts are usually separate from other local jurisdictions‚ with independent officials and budgets. There are more than 14‚000 school districts in the country.[22] More than $500 billion is spent each year on public primary and secondary education.[22] Most states require that their school districts within the state teach for 180 days a year.[23] Parents may also choose to educate their own children

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    environment such as a prison without suffering some form of ill effects. (Carlson & Garrett‚ 2008) Correctional officers oversee inmate of Federal‚ State‚ and local prisons or jail systems. They are responsible for enforcing the rules of their confinement. (Carlson & Garrett‚ 2008) This is why corrections work is one of the most stressful jobs in law enforcement. (Carlson & Garrett‚ 2008) Correctional officers are required to remain continually alert during their entire shift which can be between

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    what is known to America as the prison system. All of which contains both positive and negative aspect of the American penal system. When it comes to our prison system today there is an increased number of inmates. This is due to the prison industrial complex which is the rapid growth of prisoners in the United States of America due to pressure from private companies on political figures so companies can gain a profit. However when the American justice system was set up it was to show that there is

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    American Voting System

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    When comparing America’s political system to other political systems across the world‚ there truly is a notable difference. Referring to the quote “Bad Officials are Elected By Good Citizens Who Do Not Vote” – George Jean Nathan‚ democracy is how human beings avoid oppression. When the citizens have a say‚ as it is a basic human right to be able to express opinion‚ we are taking advantage of the freedom that America had to fight hard to acquire. At one point I would of been considered three fifths

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    What the American Justice System addresses is that sometimes the system pushes toward the wrong side. For example‚ it seems that the American Justice System would rather excuse a couple of innocent men and to punish an innocent man. Sometimes‚ they don’t have enough evidence to say who did a crime. So‚ the Justice System has many flaws that need to be addressed. I found the documentary‚ “Making a Murder” and the podcast‚ “Serial” very similar because in both stories the authorities made a big

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    Being a correctional officer in a juvenile center is more than taking care of them but you get to fulfill many other roles in the facility. Those roles consist of parents‚ counselor‚ and caretaker. The inmates may consider you as the enemy and others may see you as a father/mother figure. The inmates spent most of their time with the correctional officer and by virtue they will be comfortable sharing their struggles with you. The correctional officers are expected to follow all policies and procedural

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    The American Grading System: Letter Grades versus Pass/Fail In the American education system‚ it is the instructor’s responsibility to efficiently supply their students with necessary information and expertise so that they can excel in that particular subject or lesson. In return it is the student’s responsibility to absorb the information‚ study‚ and put forth effort to understand all of the course material presented to them. As the student progressively learns and takes part in assignments and

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    Introduction Criminologist and politicians have debated the effectiveness of correctional rehabilitation programs since the 1970’s when criminal justice scholars and policy makers throughout the United States embraced Robert Martinson’s credo of “nothing works” (Shrum‚ 2004). Recidivism‚ the rate at which released offenders return to jail or prison‚ has become the most accepted outcome measure in corrections. The public’s desire to reduce the economic and social costs associated with crime and incarceration

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