Do prisons deter crime? Considering the recidivism rate‚ the percentage of former prisoners who are rearrested for a similar offense‚ of the United States‚ no‚ prisons do not deter crime. The recidivism rate of prisoners in the US is 60%‚ one of the highest rates in the world. Prisons take criminals off the street‚ but fail to cure their need to commit crimes. Prisons‚ in a sense‚ add fuel to the fire. I believe prisoners leave prison in a worse state of mind than they were before they were locked
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National Sex Offender Registry “Sex offenders are the scourge of modern America‚ the ‘irredeemable monsters’ who prey on the innocent” (Logan‚ 1999‚ p.1167). The colossal number of sex crimes is rapidly expanding across the United States and with it a wake of innocent victims. This expansion and increased victimization called for reform and demanded protection for the innocent. This protection came in the form of a new criminal justice policy‚ the sex offender registration. “In the United States
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Millions upon millions if Americans have been sent to prison without a victim ever claiming damages. It is important to look at the burden this mass level of incarceration places upon our society. Viewing the statistics‚ demonstrates just how the destructive mass of incarceration of victimless crimes have been high not only in women but in men as well. Drug offenses are self-explanatory as being victimless‚ but so are public order offenses‚ which also follows the victimless crimes. Public order
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Recent arguments have arisen discussing whether or not juries should be provided with prior criminal records of accused offenders. While some people might argue that this information should be fully disclosed‚ I believe that prior convictions should have no bearing on current accusations. First‚ everyone should be provided with impartial judgement. Second‚ you need evidence to convict. Finally‚ ex-criminals have a hard enough time going straight without prior records haunting them. First‚ perhaps
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a sex offender registry to be implemented here in the Bahamas. Prior to Marco Archer’s cruel killing‚ in 2003 four young boys between the ages of eleven and fourteen were found dead with signs of sexual assault in Freeport‚ Grand Bahama. These two alarming cases sparked a fuse in the House of Assembly and more emphasis was now being placed on the creation of a sex offender registry. While it is true that something needs to be done about the situation‚ is the implementation of a sex offender registry
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Dear Mr. Mark Davis‚ I’m writing this letter in hope’s that it may persuade “you” in the future before going to court with little to no evidence’s. In the research I have done they show that there are so many people in prison due to wrongful convictions. The studies show as well that a good portion of them have been put away on nothing more than “an eye witness” account. We all know “you” have a job to do but wouldn’t it be better if that job was done with all the evidence’s and correct information
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Running head: THE BEST DEFENSE IS A GOOD OFFENSE The Best Defense is a Good Offense The Best Defense is a Good Offense Competition could be described as one of the most common driving forces among living organisms. Animals compete for territory‚ mates‚ food‚ and hierarchy within species. People compete for promotions‚ jobs‚ scholarships‚ in sports and in almost every aspect of their daily lives. Countries compete for the consumer in the world marketplace as do individual small business owners
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Why You Shouldn’t ‘Invest’ in Life Insurance The three reasons people buy insurance is: a) To save tax. b) As an investment‚ to make a good return on their money. c) To feel good that one has some insurance or to get rid of that pesky uncle who keeps mentioning it. The fourth — and perhaps most important — reason to buy insurance is to let your family be financially secure if you die. This is the only reason anything should be insured. Car insurance gives you money if your car has an accident
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reason I keep telling myself.” “So that’s the reason”‚ said the lawyer. “I guess. I mean‚ I don’t really have a reason. I just did it.” “Did you know who the officers were?” “No‚ sir. All I truly know is that I killed them‚ which makes me the murderer. I have nothing to hide. I’m ashamed of what I did but I have no reason why.” “I have nothing further”‚ he announced to the jury. “The ruling will be announced tomorrow”‚ said the judge. I already know I’m guilty. I know I’m guilty. I killed them
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“The Forgotten Offenders” Until recently the female offender was generally overlooked by an overwhelmingly male-dominated criminal justice system. There are so few women in prison in then men. Approximately 5‚600 out of 196‚000 inmates in state and federal prisons are women. Because of the small proportion of female prisoners‚ female facilities are not as well-equipped as male prisons. Educational and vocational training programs are limited. Life requires a plan in all of at least five basic
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