cartel is well documented. The Barrio Azteca gang was started in 1986 by five street gang members from El Paso‚ Texas. The Barrio Azteca was formed to unite El Paso street gang members who had been incarcerated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The Barrio Azteca had grown from with 35 members and now consists of over 1‚000 members‚ (Barrio ‚n.d.).. The Barrio Azteca has a very high tendency for violence being responsible for 6 murders in the El Paso County Jail. Aztecas have served
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Critical Issues in the American Criminal Justice System: Sentencing Decisions and the Death Penalty Richard W Ramsay Dr. Allen Lowery CJ 6624 – Court Administration December 1‚ 2010 Abstract This paper discusses three critical issues in the criminal justice system. It touches on the general issues of punishment philosophies‚ sentence decision making‚ and prison overcrowding and focused more specifically on the negative effects of each. Highlighted in this informational paper
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take part in are "sound and convincing" but some arguments have logical fallacies or having mistakes in their reasoning. There are many types of logical fallacies that are common and frequently committed which sometimes are used to "psychologically" persuade the reader or viewer. Examples of these common logical fallacies are: the Look Who’s Talking fallacy‚ the Two Wrongs Make a Right fallacy‚ and the Appeal to Force fallacy. Although there are many more‚ the three aforementioned are the ones I feel
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In the excerpts of Plato’s‚ The Republic a crucial concept that became presented was the concept of justice. While carrying a conversation with Socrates‚ Polemarchus‚ Thrasymachus and Glaucon‚ each presented polarizing beliefs on justice. Though Socrates badgered‚ refuted‚ and worked to find fallacies within their ideas‚ the one that fits our current society is that of Glaucon. His position on justice can be summarized with a quote saying‚ “People love it‚ not because it is a good thing‚ but because
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Social justice and social services have always played a vital role in my life. From leading canned food and toy drives in middle school to volunteering in school settings and soup kitchens‚ I am dedicated in assisting others to meet their goals and removing obstacles that may present as a disability or create discrimination. Through the experiences of engaging with individuals from different populations‚ I have realized the importance of working on a marco-level of social services. An individual’s
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What is Distributive Justice? Distributive justice is generally referred to as fairness regarding the pattern of distribution among individuals. In order for distributive justice to be met‚ it is necessary for goods to be distributed fairly or justly. Goods are anything that holds value to any person(s); if something does not have any value then it is not a good. Value is the main requirement for something to be considered a good; therefore‚ not only physical goods hold value. Thus‚ such things
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society and individuals’ perspectives are always going to be subjective as their personal paradigms‚ context and profession invariably influence their interpretation. Geoffrey Robertson’s Trials of OZ and Diana In the Dock: Does Privacy Matter? in The Justice Game primarily constructed as personal retrospectives demonstrate how conflicting perspectives are the result of bias or self-interest. Radio National’s Rear Vision Program explores the ideological dichotomy between the media and privacy whilst opposing
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Social Justice Assignment- Hunger in the Third World Hunger is a term which is most commonly used to mean the uneasy or painful sensation caused by the want of food. Which is usually linked to malnutrition that indicates lack of some or all nutritional elements necessary for human health. World hunger refers to the chronic shortage of food in a large number of developing countries. According to the most recent statistics‚ over one billion people are currently suffering from hunger every day‚ which
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Introduction 2. Administration Of Justice 3. Need for administration of justice 4. Legal justice and natural justice 5. Distinction between civil justice and criminal justice 6. Theories of punishment 7. Kinds of punishment 8. Justice in India 9. Conclusion ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE Introduction Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics‚ rationality‚ law‚ natural law‚ religion‚ equity and fairness. Understandings of justice differ in every culture‚ as cultures
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pursuit of him. As a result of believing that he is a criminal and was desperately running away from law enforcement‚ I assumed he must have done something wrong. At the same time‚ I felt the urge to protect him. Perhaps I’m just jaded towards the justice system and especially police officers‚ but I also felt as if the man was in trouble and that it was my moral duty to keep him hidden. I started to assume that maybe the man was framed. Additionally‚ I believed it’s possible that the man was running
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