imprisonment the more effective method in deterring crime? A well punishment such as community sentencing is an alternative program to deter crime and reduces levels of reoffending as the article written by The Guardian in 2012 highlights in the quote “community sentences proven to be 8% more effective than short term prison sentences at reducing reoffending” (The Guardian‚ 2012). Community sentencing involves offenders implementing requirements ordered by the magistrate and judge such as job training
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CJ Industries and Heavey Pumps – Discussion Questions 1. What are all the issues here‚ from both CJI’s and Heavey’s perspectives‚ that need to be researched by Mr. Ashby? CJ Industries (CJI) The first issue presented for CJ Industries was its contract with Great Lakes. Though CJI had sufficient excess capacity to ramp up production on the parts to be supplied in the Great Lakes’ contract‚ they were not sure about the ability or willingness of Heavey Pumps to increase their production of the
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Illegal Immigration and the effect on the CJ system Name Institution Instructor Date Abstract America is perceived the world over as the “Promised Land” where everything is possible. This lucrative perception leads many immigrants to seek diverse ways to enter this vast land of promise‚ with the aim of living the American dream. Illegal immigrants are considered the medium behind some of criminal activities perpetuated in America. Their participation in such criminal activity
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Exam 4 Study Guide Sentencing 1. The 5 philosophies of purpose of punishment (purposes‚ examples‚ pros and cons): a. Deterrence (specific and general) b. Incapacitation c. Retribution d. Rehabilitation e. Restorative Justice 2. Corporal Punishment 3. History of punishment- banishment‚ sterilization‚ transportation 4. Civil commitment 5. Legally sane / insanity / guilty but mentally ill 6. What factors could prevent a fair sentence in court? 7. Presentence investigation report 8. Indeterminate
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Rewards and Challenges 1 I know that in today’s society there will be many challenges one will face when choosing to become a teacher. I believe that learning how to maintain a classroom’s balance might prove to be difficult to a first year teacher. I know it will take a lot of patience and critique from peers to get into a “flow”. Teachers make literally hundreds of decisions every day‚ and many of them must
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up” approach) at various stages in the criminal justice process and ensure that the stay locked up (Walker). The “lock ‘em up” approach is generally considered to encompass three techniques: “preventative detention‚ incapacitation‚ and mandatory sentencing” (Walker‚ pg. 132). On an intuitive level‚ they are going to have considerable impact on reducing and controlling crime. In actual application‚ however‚ they do not. In some instances‚ they may even have negative impacts in other areas. For
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Keys to a successful marriage COM 200 Interpersonal Communication Professor November 5‚ 2012 Becoming an engaged couple is an exciting event in any person’s life. Being engaged means starting a new life together and when you feel more connected to your partner more than ever. Even with all that happiness‚ newly engaged couples can face problems on the way to the altar. The types of problems are mostly communications issues such as; developing strategies for active‚ critical‚ and empathic
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Court‚ Trials‚ and Sentencing: Due Process is a documentary explaining the court system within the criminal justice system. The American legal system is adversarial with two parties‚ the defense and the prosecution‚ working to prove to the jury their side is right. Overall the process of going through the court system is long and drawn out in order to make sure the person is guilty. From the initial charging to sentencing and appealing‚ there are a lot of steps the defendant needs to go through
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INTRODUCTION The Fair Sentencing Act (FSA) of 2010 (Public Law 111-220) was an act by Congress‚ and became law on August 3‚ 2010 ( ). The FSA intent is to reduce the gap between the amount of crack cocaine and powder cocaine needed to initiate federal criminal penalties from a 100:1 weight ratio to an 18:1 weight ratio. The FSA also eliminates the five-year mandatory minimum sentence for the possession of crack cocaine (Reid 2012). The FSA replaced the controversial Anti-Drug Abuse
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Communication and collaboration Strategies for Different learning styles and personality Types Gen/200 Even though most people do not understand learning and intelligence well enough‚ it is proven that people have different learning style and personality type based on multiple pathways to learning and personality spectrum. People have different learning style and personality type and based on my findings from the multiple pathways to learning assessment‚ three learning styles were identified
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