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    When sentencing a criminal‚ the judge can sentence a variety of different sentences. The judge can sentence offender to pay fines‚ intermediate punishments‚ imprisonment‚ or the death penalty (Latessa and Smith 2015). If a judge sentences imprisonment‚ this poses a pressing topic. Overcrowding is a prominent issue within the correctional system. Overcrowding does not only affect those convicted and imprisoned‚ it also affects the safety of correctional officers and other staff members. Poor conditions

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    purposes of criminal punishment? What is burden of proof in a criminal case? Who must meet this burden of proof? Who has the burden of proof to prove an affirmative defense? What is the standard for proving affirmative defense? What are indeterminate sentencing laws? This individual work should include the following: An in-depth submission that should be free of spelling and grammar errors. An essay containing a minimum of 300 words. You will be assessed on the rationale you use in addressing

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    three pramanas (means of valid knowledge) - 1. Pratyaksha or Drishtam - direct sense perception‚ 2. Anumana - logical inference and 3. Sabda or Aptavacana - verbal testimony. Sankhya cites two kinds of perceptions: Indeterminate (nirvikalpa) perceptions and determinate (savikalpa) perceptions. Nirvikalpa:

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    Class Notes for CJ 352_Spring 2011 History Instructor: Marcos L. Misis (ABD) . 1 HISTORY OF CORRECTIONS IN AMERICA Early History of Corrections • Codified punishment for offenders was developed in the early ages of human history. • One of the earliest known written codes that specified different types of offenses and punishments was the Code of Hammurabi in 1750 B.C. The Code of Hammurabi was divided into sections to cover different types of offenses and contained descriptions

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    proper diligence of a good father of a family‚ unless the law or the stipulation of the parties requires another standard of care. Specific or determinate – identified by tis individuality. Cannot substitute Generic or indeterminate – refers only to a class or genus [genus nunquam perit: genus never perishes] Duties of debtor in obligation to give a determinate thing 1. preserve the thing a. diligence of a good father or family b. another standard of care c. factors to be considered [force

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    INTRODUCTION Structured programming is one of the several different ways in which a programming language can be constructed. "It was originally introduced as a means of getting away from the ’spaghetti’ code that was used in the early days and to provide some means by which programmers could more easily follow code written by other programmers." (Hendren‚ 1998) Structured programming is a procedure-oriented method of designing and coding a program. At a low level‚ structured programs are composed

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    THALLUS ORGANIZATION Unicellular Habit Motile form-with flagella Ex.Euglena Non-motile form-w/o flagella Ex.Gloeocapsa Colonial Habit Indeterminate- unlimited aggregates of cell division Determinate-aka Coenobium‚ division is at a fixed rate Filamentous Habit Simple unbranched –cells are capable of cell division‚ growth‚and reproduction Branched-cell division and growth are restricted to the end cells (Cladophora). Growth due to cell division of meristem is called Trichothallic

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    The Current Juvenile Justice System Part A- With the advent of adolescence‚ the criminal justice system in this country had to address the needs of the juvenile population and recognize that juveniles need to be treated differently than adults. Juvenile crime cannot only be understood in terms of rational behavior‚ but also the irrational because “full development of the frontal lobe‚ where rational judgments are made‚ does not occur until the early-to mid-20’s” (Stier 2009)

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    three-dimensional surfaces and proved that the conic sections are represented by the general equation of the second degree in two dimensions. Other works dealt with calculus‚ including the calculus of variations‚ number theory‚ imaginary numbers‚ and determinate and indeterminate algebra. Euler‚ although principally a mathematician‚ made contributions to astronomy‚ mechanics‚ optics‚ and

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    the risk of violence and unrest. The prison population can be understood roughly as follows: just over 10% of prisoners‚ over 8000‚ spend under one year in prisons; this is quite a low number‚ historically speaking. 12% are serving either Indeterminate Sentences for Public Protection (IPP) or life sentences‚ a significantly increased proportion. 31% serve four years to life; ‘long‚ thick’ sentences. 28% serve between 1 – 4 years‚ a medium term sentence. 7% of the prison population are recallees

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