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    they deliberate and come back with a sentence. Once the suspect is sentenced‚ if found guilty‚ they are sent to a correctional institute. The correctional unit officers have to supervise the convicted felons. They have to ensure that their facility is well situated and capable of holding the convicted felons‚ so that both the inmates and the public can co-exist in a safe environment. The two models of the criminal justice system are: The crime control model and the due process model. The two models

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    this violates the norms of society. Every one who experience negative labeling self image is effected. Pure deviance‚ Falsely accused‚ and Secret devian self image are affected by being convicted. They are usually considered a menace to society‚ so most people won’t even think twice to give these convicted felons a job‚ so most of the times these negative connotations will make them go back to jail. They can’t get a job with these kind of negative labels on them‚ so if they did not do it at first

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    Rap: Detrimental To Our Youth “Money‚ cash‚ h**s‚ money‚ cash‚ chicks/Sex‚ murder and mayhem- romance for the street/Only wife of mines is a life of crime/F*** the law‚ keep dealing! I led a life you can write a book on/Sex‚ murder and mayhem‚ romance for the street/Man‚ and I tell ya‚ it’ll be the best seller.” (Jay Z‚ Money‚ Cash‚ H**s) From rapping about the ills of society and the injustice and inequality of the 1970’s to the lyrics of Jay Z‚ rap has taken a turn for the worst. Although rap

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    Allowed To Vote

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    capacity to exercise his right to vote. (Nunn‚ 2005) Since laws prohibit criminal offenders to vote‚ the disenfranchisment is not part of the sentencing given out by the judge. This is a collateral consequence of the conviction. When a person is convicted of a crime that is punishable

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    other programs coming into the society with the means to help rehabilitate the ex-offenders to show our support of the bandwagon. Everyone deserves a fair and equal opportunity in the work place. Although there are more cons than pros to hiring a felon‚ pros being some of the success stories who were given the opportunity at that second chance to become successful and employers found them to be very dependable‚ hard workers. Kenyan brown‚ of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama

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    Megan's Law

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    1994. Jesse Timmendequas was a twice convicted sex offender. He moved in across the street from Megan’s home without the family’s knowledge of his history as a pedophile. Joseph Cifelli was another convicted sex offender who had spent nine years at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center. He had been convicted after admitting to repeated sexual abuse of a relative that had begun when the child was nine. A third man‚ Brian R. Jenin had been convicted twice of crimes involving young boys.

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    Kick Back

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    powerlessness is the panning of the camera shot‚ where Andy looks up and sees that it’s the harsh building of the prison portraying to Andy that it is going to be a harsh journey ahead. From being vice president of a large bank to nothing but a convicted felon‚ he lost his individuality‚ being just a number. This shows how power can affect an individual‚ as Andy was someone important to a

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    Prison Reform Movement

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    nPrison Reform Movement Messiah‚ Katherine‚ Ezequiel‚ Nancy and Christopher Prison Reform- The attempt to improve conditions inside prison aiming at a more effective penal system Prisons have only been used as the primary punishment for criminal acts in the last couple of centuries. Far more common earlier were various types of corporal punishment‚ public humiliation‚ penal bondage‚ and banishment for more severe offences‚ as well as capital punishment. United States- In colonial America‚ punishments

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    The Use of Dna Evidence

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    Deoxyribonucleic acid‚ or DNA as it is most commonly known‚ is a strand of molecules found within the cell nucleus of all living things. It is called a “genetic fingerprint” because each is dissimilar to the other and each person‚ apart from identical twins‚ has different DNA patterns. DNA testing has overthrown the way law enforcement agencies collect evidence in numerous criminal cases‚ especially rape and murder and consequently had a large impact on countless past cases. The prospect of a national

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    Why would you keep a murderer alive that expects society to save his own life‚ when he clearly did not value another human beings life? That question must be answered when deciding if convicted murderers should be given expensive health care when they have already been condemned to die for their crimes. Oregon taxpayers continue to disburse more than $120‚000 per year to administer life saving dialysis for a condemned killer. Horacio Alberto Reyes-Camarena was sentenced to death row years ago for

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