arrest rates during the two years preceding treatment‚ and completion of treatment was associated with the greatest reductions in arrest rates’” (Mcvay). This treatment dealt with the behavioral issues‚ which meant there was less chance of another crime being committed. This is an enormous improvement over the results we see with federal prisons. In summary‚ we see much less recidivism with alternative programs‚ making it a more promising way to rehabilitate those who’ve committed drug-related
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deserving good or bad treatment‚ rewards and punishments. Some kinds of rewards and punishments encourage good behavior and discourage bad behavior‚ so those make sense even if there is no free will. But what about punishments for crimes that are impossible to deter (like crimes of passion) or rewarding talents people can’t choose to have (like Olympic medals or Nobel prizes for science)? Do these practices still make sense if there is no free will? If not‚ how would it make sense to change our institutions
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the safety of another human being’s life will be considered a serious crime. Through abiding by these laws‚ it will help to raise the economy. A three-body court system (subdued‚ body‚ and prime) will enforce these laws in Fakedonia. Subdued court will specialize in minor cases such as suits. The body court will mostly handle cases dealing with drug use‚ theft‚ organized crime‚ etc. Lastly prime court is used for heinous crimes such as violation of a citizen’s right to their body (rape‚ murder‚ arson
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So the cons would be a disadvantage for it. A con for having gun control is that it would not prevent criminals from obtaining guns and or breaking the law. According to the article Gun-control.procon‚ John R. Lott‚ Jr. states "The problem with such [gun control] laws is that they
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compromised‚ and by the very people we suspect of tampering or altering that evidence. Secretcy on the part of these agencies is out of control. We need change! If they [who] needed to do what they did then freeze that crime scene‚ the same that would be required for any other crime scene! Now‚ only the criminals involved have the evidence‚ to dole out as they wish at their leisure‚ and then only after considerable alterations and resources expended to create a narrative for those events; [you know
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does the American government control its population? The way it still is – divide and conquer. It pits one group against the other and lets them fight. Native-Americans against whites. Blacks against whites. Red states against blue states. Pro-choice against pro-life. Women against men. Liberals against conservatives. Straight against gay. The fighting is endorsed and encouraged by the power elite because it distracts their unjust or illegal methods of control‚ that if carefully examined and brought
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only the person who is committing the act but the person being plagiarized as well. Plagiarism is the theft of one’s ideas or written work without proper credit being given. Plagiarism is something that will haunt the one committing the crime; yes‚ it is a crime‚ for the rest of one’s life. Plagiarism can result in negative effects in one’s academic‚ professional‚ and personal life. Care and thought‚ one’s own thought‚ should go into all academic writings‚ for the penalties for plagiarism can be
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migrations can easily trigger crime especially in the urban which seems natural‚ even inevitable. An outraging number of individuals uprooted from their homes and moving into crowded city slum which may give rise to to violence and lawlessness. The demography-based suspicion is amongst the key social facts that define American life in this century. The suspicion‚ however‚ may be more rational than racist. But to those on whom suspicion falls‚ it certainly looks racist. Migration’s propensity to trigger
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Walmart; growing up this was what my siblings and I referred to as the W-word. When a friend would mention an outing to the retail store we would exclaim “You shop at the W-word?!” this was always followed closely by a sharp gasp. There are two groups of Walmart shoppers; the first wonder how they would live without the large retail store; then there is the second‚ who hate Walmart with a passion‚ some even going as far as to never step foot in the store. If you are part of the first group you probably
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Gentrification When the term “Gentrification” comes about it is safe to assume you’ll have one of two reactions. One being the most common‚ you may find yourself wondering‚ “what on earth is that?” Two is most rare but if you reside in an effected city and are aware of the term and meaning‚ your initial reaction may be to feel flustered and overwrought. Are you unfamiliar with the term or what it is exactly? In short‚ gentrification Is the popular term or rather label for the cultural and socioeconomic
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