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    Poverty alleviation programmes in India - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty_alleviation_programmes_in_India Poverty alleviation programmes in India From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Contents 1 Jawhar Gram Samridhi Yojna 2 Employment Assurance Scheme(EAS) 3 National Old Age Pension Scheme(NOAPS) 4 National Family Benefit Scheme(NFBS) 5 National Maternity Benefit Scheme 6 ANNAPURNA 7 Integrated Rural Development programme 8 Rural Housing-Indira

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    Criminal Justice System Assessment Paper Viridiana Salas University of Phoenix CJA 483 Futures of Criminal Justice July 2‚ 2012 Hollis Severns Police officers risk their lives every day for the safety of their communities. Justice is what creates our criminal justice system to help combat crime. The definition of justice may have a lot to do with police operations‚ yet both have their own meanings and ways to come about. Police operations carry on many components such as‚ enforcing equal

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    I chose this group because Hispanic Americans make of approximately 15% of the entire US population. Of which‚ “22% are below poverty cutoff” (Sullivan 2010). The head of household is headed by women which are the largest segment of that group; they account for 39% of Hispanics that live below the poverty level (Sullivan 2010). Studies show that the National Women Law Center states a staggering statistics that in 1998‚ more than half of women headed Hispanic families with children were poor (NWLC

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    Gustavo Arizmendi‚ was a former well known comrade of my father. From small talk on the job to sharing cold beers after a long day at work‚ they gradually formed a friendship over the years.

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    times where you didn’t receive the justice that you deserved? The justice system is not fair like the government says it is. The rich people use money to help influence decisions. There is still racism in our justice system that put people in jail that don’t belong there. Corrupt people could become judges or police officers that don’t give fair decisions. Not all trials are fair because there is bias in America’s justice system. In trials‚ money can help make the decision of someone being guilty or

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    As time passed by we strayed further and further away from the laws and foundations of our country in which were deeply instilled within our constitution. During this day in age it is apparent that all groups that become involved with the criminal justice system are not treated equally. This is evident all over the country and is no secret to many of us citizens. This treatment completely flies under the radar and is almost accepted by us all because this has become the norm. The numbers don’t lie

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    There are several consequences of victimization that are discussed in Daigle’s book. These are consequences that the victim did not ask for‚ but will have to live with the rest of the life anyways. Someone else decided that it did matter what happened to this fellow human being. Instead‚ all that mattered was the gratification of taking something from another‚ whether that be their innocence‚ property‚ their life‚ etc. Below‚ I will discuss each consequence provided by Daigle in Chapter 3. The first

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    Poverty affects 3 million Canadians including approx. 634 000 children Poverty in Canada increased to 9.6% in 2009 13.3% of Canadian children in poverty‚ have low paying job or be unemployed in 2012 Racialized groups/immigrants are more likely to be in poverty Increased in poverty to 1.3 million children in 2012 from 1.0 children in 1989(increase by 23%) Poverty costs $72-94 billion for Canadians In 2012‚ 872‚ 379 Canadians used food banks (23% increase since 2008) 3.1 million households pay more

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    indeed have mixed views on the success of the justice system and its effect on criminal activity. The writer contends that this is not an accurate portrayal of the justice system. The writer contends that the media plays a dominant role in how the justice system is portrayed. The writer contends that sensationalism drives public opinion with regard to the justice system. An article by Phil Dickie references the media’s role in the criminal justice system. Mr. Dickie explains that the media gives an unrepresented

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    . In the United States‚ the criminal justice system is an important tool used to provide justice for all. The criminal justice system creates a median for protecting societies innocent civilians and punishing the guilty who committed heinous acts. To follow understand our justice system‚ we need to look at laws created throughout history that became influential to our modern law as we know it today. For our laws have been adapted from historical societies‚ whose thoughts and ideas were way before

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