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    3. Define and discuss King’s explanation of “nonviolent direct action.” King first explains the idea of a nonviolent campaign by stating the four basic steps that it consists of‚ “Collection of the facts to determine whether injustices exist; negotiation; self-purification; and direct action”(337). Kings says that negotiations made by the merchants of Birmingham to take down humiliating signs were never fulfilled‚ so they became the victims of a “broken promise”. This is why they began to prepare

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    Drug Courts

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    The drug court is a unique effort that uses the occasion of a drug offence arrest as an intervention opportunity for drug offenders even though historical problems in criminal justice diversion and referral programs the Dade County success rates have shown that these problems can be overcome through unique collaborative relationships‚ innovative treatment design‚ and the elimination of conventional gaps in the referral- treatment-monitoring process. It is the purpose of this paper to explore the

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    Elderly offenders One of the biggest problem facing the correctional is not the disease all but the population whit elderly offenders are‚ that the population is increasing and the prisons are not sure how to solve this problem. The most of the elderly have been in prison for most of their lives. And when they are in prison for most of their lives most of them don’t have family members to take care of them or they don’t have any type of education and they have a difficult time in the real world

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    MZUZU UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY Assignment number one. COURSE TITLE : History of Malawi COURSE CODE : EHS 3601 TASK : Argue for or against the notion that the Nkhamanga was more of an economic ‘empire than a political kingdom SUBMITTED BY : Frances Simwinga. REGISTRATION NUMBER: BAE/2A/169/10 SUBMITTED TO : Mr. C. Mphande. DATE OF SUBMISSION: November 1st‚ 2013. It is rather a daunting task to sort out the way the kingdom

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    effectiveness of sex offender treatment interventions. It looks at which approaches appear to be most effective and why. Furthermore the paper attempts to identify if the treatment interventions are equally as effective with youth and adult offenders or not. The success of sexual offender treatment interventions is a notable focus for many countries throughout the world (Lösel & Schmucker‚ 2005). This is

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    Jocelyn Serrano Art 118L 10/28/16 Assignment 3 Ava DuVernay’s film “The 13th” showed the history of mass incarceration‚ especially Black criminalization. She got the title from the 13th amendment from the Constitution that freed the slaves and stopped servitude except for those who committed criminal offenses. She explained how America has used this loophole in order to exploit it and jail as many people as they could. After the Civil War there was a huge shortage of labor so in order to basically

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    Advocacy for Juvenile Offenders TaNiece Parker BS/HS 422 When you hear the word offender some have a reaction of fear and prejudice‚ thinking the worst of what this person has done. What about juvenile offenders that are not yet old enough to be held fully responsible for their actions‚ are they any less of a threat? Each state has their own

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    Young Offenders Act

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    I am writing this essay on the Young Offenders Act for a few reasons. One being that I am a special agent sent from the future keep the fate of this Grade 11 English credit comfortably in Justin Faviere’s upcoming report card. Secondly‚ I am trying to educate people who may not be aware of the benefits of the Act‚ or simply disagree with my opinion that the Young Offenders Act is a crucial part of our judicial system‚ regardless of it’s imperfections. And last but not least‚ so I can educate myself

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    act of juvenile delinquency is made up of two types of offenders: 1: adolescent-limited offenders and 2: life-course persistent offenders. Adolescent-limited offenders are believed to exemplify anti-social behavior only though adolescence‚ as they in time turn towards pro-social norms while simultaneously distancing themselves from anti-social behavior. The majority of youth that partake in anti-social behavior are adolescent-limited offenders. Moffitt demonstrates that such behavior occurs as an

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    Sex Offender Registry

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    Canada has a instituted a sex offenders registry‚ like in United States of America‚ called Sex Offender Information Registration Act‚ in 2004. An act that requires sex offenders to register information for the reason being‚ that it supports the police in preventing and investigating sexual offences (Antonacci‚ 2013‚ pg. 121). The sex offender registry is a bit different than in United States of America where it is viewable to the public. Here in Canada it is only available to the RCMP. The first

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