Criminal Sentencing April.30/2013 * Sentencing: a convicted person is one of the most complex parts of the legal system. * A judge must weigh several factors when deciding how to sentence an offender. * In Canada‚ a judge has numerous sentencing options‚ which range from releasing the accused to imprisonment * The sentencing process is controversial to many Canadians‚ as most convicted offenders do reintegrate back into society at some point. * There is constant debate over how
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Federal and State Sentencing Instructor Class Date Name In 1998 the District of Columbia Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission was charged with developing a comprehensive structured sentencing system for the District. The Commission concluded that the District could benefit from a comprehensive structured sentencing system. Next‚ the Commission embarks the difficult task of creating workable sentencing guidelines for felonies. As Washington‚ DC follows the lead of other jurisdictions
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The broad problem area that I intend to research is the department of probation‚ pardon‚ and parole and its effectiveness of keeping defendants out of prison. This department is like a “risk management” type program for first-time and minor offenders. It serves the purpose of reducing the number of prisoners in our already overcrowded prison systems. In a sense‚ it is like a slap on the wrist for many criminals to give them a second chance to learn from their mistakes. It also rehabilitates recently
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ASSIGNMENT WEEK 4 AED 200 2/24/14 JUNETT JOHNSON The teaching profession has rights and responsibilities much like any other profession. Keeping in mind that obtaining a teachers license is a privilege not a right‚ and maintaining that privilege is up to the teacher. One way to do this is to become aware of the necessary conditions to become employed and to keep that employment. This will include what rights you have under your contract as a teacher
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WEEKLY JOURNAL REPORT Learning Objective: Job Competencies On the fourteenth I was assigned to the traffic unit on the night shift. The officer assigned to this position is given a traffic unit police vehicle‚ which is equipped with more items then other patrol cars. Some of the things being spike strips‚ laser radars and other various items. When on traffic duty the primary focus is on speeders. We were stationed near I-96 and took radar for the remainder of the night. We cited over twenty
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Alternative 1: Termination of Mandatory sentencing for minor offenses A tradeoff for option one‚ the termination of mandatory sentencing for minor offenses‚ convey a problematic idea. Giving these minor wrongdoers the inappropriate perception by committing a minor misconduct there won’t be any aftermath. As concurred by Evan Bernick and Paul J. Larkin‚ Jr. (2014)‚ “they argue that mandatory minimum sentences reflect a societal judgment that certain offenses demand a specified minimum sanction and
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This work of GEN 200 Week 5 Discussion Questions 1 contains: Post a 150-200-word response to the following discussion question by clicking on Reply‚ clicking quote original and inserting your name in the subject line next to the assignment title. Identify at least two professional organizations or associations in an industry of interest‚ such as the Association of American Educators. Describe how these organizations or associations may contribute to your professional knowledge.
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Security Objective Components Troy Smith CJS/250 June 2‚ 2013 Tom Jones If you were to close your eyes and imagine a perfect world were crime was not a problem then that world would exist without any forms of security. Unfortunately we do live in a world where crime does exist and there is a need for different forms of security components or measures to combat those criminal acts or other forms of threats. The article from the text described various instances were violent acts caused people
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Philippine Standard on Auditing 200 (Revised and Redrafted) OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND THE CONDUCT OF AN AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILIPINE STANDARDS ON AUDITING Conforming Amendments Preface to the Philippine Standards on Quality Control‚ Auditing‚ Review‚ Other Assurance and Related Services Other PSAs CONTENTS Page Philippine Standard on Auditing (PSA) 200 (Revised and Redrafted)
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Ashford 3: - Week 2 - Assignment Writing Exercise 1 – Motivation Last week‚ you read about contexts that motivate learning‚ through the experiences of Sara‚ Chris‚ Fred‚ and Jaime. Consider these students’ experiences as you complete this week’s written assignment. Write a paragraph‚ explaining what motivates you to learn (using the experiences of Sara‚ Chris‚ Fred‚ and Jaime as examples). Then‚ write a second paragraph that focuses on the particular context that you believe motivates your
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