known as “CRASH” anti-gain unit of the LAPD Rampart division in the late 1990’s. More than 70 police officers in the CRASH unit were implicated in misconduct‚ making it one of the worst cases of documented police misconduct in US history. The convicted offenses include unprovoked shootings‚ unprovoked beatings‚ planting of evidence‚ framing of suspects‚ steeling and dealing narcotics‚ bank robbery‚ perjury‚ and covering up evidence of these activities. The Rampart Scandal is well known in pop
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Theresa Corcoran‚ Critical Reading Journal 1: 8/21/12 Bibliographic Information Abbey‚ Edward. ”The Right to Arms.” Abbey’s Road. Copyright 1972‚ 1975‚ 1976‚ 1977‚ 1978. Summary Guns‚ should they be outlawed or should outlaws only have guns? In this article “The Right to Arms” by Edward Abbey‚ explains that weapons have been controlled by other countries besides the United States. A peasant caught with a sword in medieval England would be strung up on a gibbet‚ they only members of the ruling
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His grounds for the revival of flogging stems back to his initial mention of the Puritan punishment system. He cites how in 1632 Richard Hopkins was Flogged and branded for selling guns and weapons to the Indians‚ how Joseph Gatchell in 1684 convicted of blasphemy‚ had his tongue pierced with a hot iron‚ and finally in 1694 Hannah Newell and her consort were lashed for adultery. He concludes that the corporal punishment system did not vanish with the puritans‚ Deleware did not get around to repealing
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that the punishment will deter future criminals from committing homicide. Capital punishment is a serious problem facing many innocent Americans‚ as well as slowing the progression of our nation. Many states have voted to ban the execution of convicted felons. To advance our civilization‚ the death penalty must be entirely eliminated from our society and way of life‚ because it is both primitive as well as socially retarding. Capital Punishment is both ethically as well as practically flawed. The
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Federal Prison Comparison Paper John T. Marchbanks CJA/234 02 August 2011 Robert Major Federal Prison Comparison Paper Each individual prison‚ whether it is at the state or federal level‚ portrays a set of specific characteristics. Traits such as an individual’s social standing‚ crime record‚ and severity of offense have played a role in assigning these characteristics for centuries. A prime example of this ideal can be seen in the sentencing’s of such offenders as Martha Stewart‚ Ivan
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is a picture of some 15 year olds penis. She tells me it is her best friend’s boyfriend’s picture that he has sent to her best friend who in turn sent it to my all too curious‚ naive daughter. I wonder if I tell her that if caught prosecuted and convicted she would be the
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of risking their life and their surrounding just so they can drive. In conclusion the choice is in the hand of drinker whether they call the cab and get home safely. The DUI penalty should be increased because lives can be saved‚ many DUI felons are repeat felons‚ and with tech anyone can get a ride home. Every cab or Uber ride home could decrease crime and death rates every day do notpick up the bottle and drive home do it the safe
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faith and where I moved when I left California) and are taught to forgive on a grand scale‚ the new proposal might be embraced a little easier‚ especially when it was explained that hardened criminals were not candidates‚ only persons that had been convicted of non violent crimes. It really does matter where we are taking about. What evidence can help the public with their concerns and ultimate acceptance of changes in the three strikes
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(Wogan‚ 2015) Basically‚ EPICS holds the idea that some convicted criminals can be reintegrated into society‚ as long as they meet with their assigned officer on a regular basis. This structured model is similar to behavioral therapy that many clinical psychologists practice. The reason why EPICS has become so
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many different books it gives me the ability to learn more on when and how they were originated. Before the federal prisons were created they depended on the state and local levels to house there prisoners. The Federal Bureau Of Prisons confines felons convicted of federal crimes and houses pretrial defendants in federal jails in several large cities (Foster‚ 2006). The beginning of the federal system was in the 1890s and did not come about until president Hoover in the year 1930 signed a bill that gave
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