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    he fought for the civil rights of African Americans using non-violent methods. And my second identity is Nelson Mandela as he fought against the Apartheid in Africa‚ persisting nonviolent methods to their full extent. I chose Martin Luther King Jr. as one of my personalities as he fought for racial equality for African Americans in the United States‚ using nonviolent methods‚ and Mahatma Ghandi as an influence. He fought through campaigns and in organizations‚ using strictly no violence‚ in attempt

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    Three major consequences or costs of mass incarceration is‚ one‚ sever social consequences. Another consequence is sexually transmitted diseases and teenage pregnancy. The third consequence is the ability to vote. These three consequences are severe enough where it affects America as a whole. Now‚ I will discuss each consequence in a little more detail. This will help in the answer of why these consequences are so detrimental to America. I will also‚ be summarizing the article the Sentencing Project’s

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    consist of an analysis of the use and abuse of illicit drugs within the prison systems on a global basis. With information gathered from various sources such as the internet and one on one interviews with an inmate in a male correctional facility and a former inmate of a female correctional facility I intend to show the rampant flow of drugs in and out of the prison system‚ the control of (or lack there of) by prison officials‚ the drug gangs and dealers in correctional facilities‚ the rate

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    DRUGS Drug is any substance which is medicinal‚ intoxicating‚ enhancing performances or sometimes life threatening when taken orally or by directly injecting into the body. These drugs are not considered as foods. War on drug is a common term applied to the prevention of illegal drugs by using military aid and military intercession in co-operation with the countries with an aim to reduce and prohibit the use of these drugs. Drugs are like pesticides sprayed on the field which has some benefits

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    Female Offenders in Corrections | Jarrod Birch | | Criminology 252 | Karin Kaercher | | Introduction Female offenders that enter into the correctional system in Canada do so with an entirely different set of risk factors than their male counterparts. Through comparisons and contrasting of facts‚ this paper will set out to identify the issues correctional services in Canada face when dealing with female offenders entering into the system. For example‚ female offenders that end

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    Offender profiling is used to help identify and capture likely suspects by analyzing patterns of crime and how a crime was committed. It presents both advantages and disadvantages. Research that has been conducted on psychological profiling reveals that profiles rely on stereotypes‚ assumptions‚ and inferences (Schwartz‚ 2016). Since there is a 50-50 chance that accurate profiles may or may not be developed its reliability and validity is inconclusive. Nevertheless‚ it continues to be used in investigations

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    Arturo benitez Period: 3 Date: 2/4/14 Why We Should Not Do Drugs? Thousands of young men have wasted their lives because of illegal drugs in the world. They were mostly victims of a bad influence‚ a broken-home family‚ of ignorance‚ or curiosity. The key reasons why people shouldn’t do drugs are that drugs are bad for your body‚ they ruin your life‚ and they cause addiction. First‚ drugs affect your body in many permanent ways like brain damage‚ heart problems‚ and hallucinations. Brain damage

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    D. (2007). Schizophrenia sex offenders: A clinical and epidemiological comparison study. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry‚ 30(6)‚ 459-466. doi:http://dx.doi.org.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/10.1016/j.ijlp.2007.09.006 Andreasen‚ N. C.‚ O ’Leary‚ D. S.‚ Cizadlo‚ T.‚ Arndt‚

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    Drugs Addiction Miami Beach Senior High Ashley Gonzalez Ms. Cooper/Mr.Sussman English II-Period Three 06 March 2013 Drugs Addiction Topic and Thesis Statement Miami Beach Senior High Topic: Drugs Thesis Statement: In an examination of drugs I will discuss causes of this disease/or social dilemma. I will also discuss the effect of drugs on individuals‚ families and society.

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    years prior due to the lack of technology and society was critiquing the process because they were not able to see the benefits of the program first hand. The punitive model on the other had has had plenty of evidence on its success in increasing incarceration rates and creating issues with overcrowding and lack of funding. Nevertheless‚ each model has something positive they can bring to the table. This new model will allow for a very small transition of models due to the current present of rehabilitation

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