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    For some reasons of justice or cost‚ most offenders are not imprisoned‚ and more than 90 percent 0f all imprisoned offenders are eventually released. If laws are enacted that limit probation or increase the length of imprisonment by abolishing parole‚ there must be corresponding increases in prison space to accommodate the results. Limiting or abolishing parole release causes increases in the use of probation. “Truth-in-sentencing” laws permit only small grants of good time‚ while “three-strikes-and-you’re-out”

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    Everyone has their own moral code to follow. Some are very complex. Some come across as a bit evil. And some are beautifully simple and extremely hard to argue against‚ such as utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is an ethical philosophy which seeks to maximize well-being for the largest amount of people. This means that if you can secure pleasure at no moral cost‚ you should do so. It also means that if you can prevent displeasure for others without sacrificing anything of equal moral value‚ you should

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    In addition‚ the third issue with convicted criminals pleading for their fundamental rights is that by taking someone else’s rights away‚ the criminal forfeits theirs. The government cannot protect a person who has committed the worst crime. According to Social Contract Theory‚ once someone breaks the rules of the contract‚ they are outed from the protection of the law. While it is common for a convicted criminal to cry for his fundamental right to life after taking those rights away from another

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    Philosophy of the American Criminal Justice system through the Bill of Rights. The American criminal justice system was established to protect people from criminals and to maintain peace. While protecting their rights with the bill of rights which protects citizens. The bill of right consist of 10 amendment‚ but only 4 have a major impact on the system. These amendments shape our philosophy of due process in many ways. The first amendment that affects the criminal justice system is the 4th amendment.

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    Christianity succeeds where atheism fails‚ atheism is ultimately death an exercise in futility. God’s existence enables us to live happy lives with a hope for things yet to come . These arguments‚ defenses‚ and theodicies all serve as ways for a person to understand in part‚ none by themselves offer indisputable proof of God’s existence. They do however make the existence of a necessary being‚ a first cause‚ probable. Building on this this

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    using animals for their research and testings‚ and I disagree with the use of animals. It is unfair to animals because in the end it kills them‚ it may not actually work on humans‚ and the cost of it. I am against the use of animals for product testing for a lot of reasons. I am against using animals because I think it is cruel to animals because if it a test went wrong then then it could cause a harmless animal to die or seriously disable them. Also in animal testing‚ countless animals are

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    The debate over health care has been going on for a long time‚ now it’s time to end it. The purpose of health care is to make sure the price is affordable so you can help the person or family member that has an illness or sickness. Americans should encourage health care because‚ one of the most important documents that we follow‚ the Declaration of Independence clearly shows this‚ and also because lots of people can die without health care. The historic document that helped shape America‚ the Declaration

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    CJA CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM PROCEDURES MODULE 1 case Jessica M. Tabor TUI University CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM PROCEDURES I believe that the president has established a policy that backs what the United States is trying and overall is the backbone of this country which is freedom and a certain respect for all of its citizens of certain rights. With that being said‚ its thought that by setting this standard to treat rules of the UCMJ violators differently but with the same respect

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    affirmative action plays an integral role in the admission of disadvantaged minorities into a vast number of schools‚ organizations‚ and occupations. Moreover‚ a new conflict has arisen regarding affirmative action: whether or not the criteria should shift from race‚ gender‚ and ethnicity‚ to class and poverty. From a non-minority’s perspective on the controversial issue of affirmative action‚ one could make the argument that affirmative

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    If “retardchicken” had to partake in an ethical argument against CD piracy‚ I think he would have a very easy time based on the perennial duties we should all live by. Historically‚ the philosophical world has agreed that we have several responsibilities toward other people. For example‚ “retardchicken” could claim that by pirating the CD‚ “overstand” is wronging another person. That is‚ “overstand” is basically stealing a copy of a CD that someone worked tirelessly on. Also‚ by “overstand” burning

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