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    Due Process vs. Crime Control Model       Some of the differences between the due process model and the crime control model are in the due process model people that are arrested are perceived to be innocent until proven in a court of law. The crime control model believes that the people that are arrested are guilty and need to be punished by the government. Another difference with both models is the due process model believes that policing within the criminal justice system is essential to maintaining

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    Prison Overcrowding

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    of prison overcrowding in the UK. The prison population of the UK has steadily been increasing every year since 1993 when the number was 41‚000 to a current figure of 82‚000 (office of national statistics). This essay will discuss this doubling of prison population in the last 17 years. It will examine the suggested reasons for this rise‚ a statistical breakdown of the structure of the inmate population‚ the financial and social effects also the implications on the effectiveness of prison as

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    In American history there are many different cases where minority groups have been harassed and attacked violently. There was a time where mobs of people could lynch or beat up a black person just because they looked at you funny‚ didn’t follow the black codes‚ or just because they didn’t like you and most of the time the people got away and the black people just took it. Violence was everywhere in America at this time. “Jim Crow didn’t discriminate between “good” Negroes and “bad” Negroes; every

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    Disparity In Healthcare

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    Disparities in healthcare refers to differences between ethnic groups in health insurance coverage‚ access to care‚ and the quality of care. Although the term disparities is often used to describe racial or ethnic disparities‚ there are many dimensions of disparity that exist in the U.S. "There’s evidence indicating that socioeconomic status‚ racial discrimination‚ and their consequences play a substantial role in health disparities in the U.S." Research shows that racial and ethnic disparities in

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    property‚ without due process of law” (findlaw.com). In Without Due Process‚ Japanese Americans share their stories about their experience of incarceration‚ day-to-day life in the camps‚ feelings about the internment‚ as well as what it means to be Japanese American in this country. The reaction by government officials in this time period had strained Japanese Americans way of life. It also forced society to become discriminatory and racially biased against their fellow Americans.

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    United states created the Judicial Branch of government‚ which the Supreme Court represents. It has grown from six justices to nine‚ which include one chief justice and eight associates who are appointed for a lifetime term by the president of the United States.At the Constitutional Convention of 1787‚ the delegates shared a commitment to an independent judiciary. They agreed that an indispensable part of any well-organized republican government was a separate and co-equal judicial branch that would serve

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    Diversity in Prison

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    Diversity in Prison The late twentieth century is seeing a rise in racial conflict in the United States as well as on the universal stage in a broad-spectrum (Phillips & Bowling‚ 2002). Statistics indicate that racial/ethnic minorities‚ particularly black males‚ face a disproportionately high risk of incarceration in the United States. This determination is made by assessing the negative impact that incarceration can have on individuals‚ their communities‚ and the integration of minorities into the

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    has there been a massive growth of the prison industry in America since the 1970 ’s? Since the 1970 ’s there has been steady increase in the prison population where statistics now show from the BJS that more than one in every 100 adults are now in imprisoned. Statistics from the "PEW" state that one in 30 men between the ages of 20-34 are behind bars‚ however just because there is an increase in the numbers it does not mean it ’s down to an increase in crime. To further emphasise just how significant

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    Texas Judicial system is a puzzling topic to most citizens and has its pros and cons. The system is not liked by everybody because of the way it selects our judges. When comparing it to other states outside of Texas‚ it is different in many ways. For years many citizens and government officials have fought to reform the system. Many have failed‚ been rejected and have given up‚ while others take rejection has a reason to fight harder and fix the Judicial system. The Texas Judicial system is described

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    REHABILLITATION AND TREATMENT OF INMATES PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Conduct of rehabilitation and treatment programs - The Bureau shall undertake rehabilitation and treatment programs to help an inmate lead a responsible‚ law abiding and productive life upon release. Rehabilitation and treatment programs – Rehabilitation and treatment programs shall focus on providing services that will encourage and enhance the inmate’s self-respect‚ self-confidence‚ personal dignity‚ and sense of responsibility

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