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    References: 1. Chamberlin‚ C. (2012). Not kids anymore:a need for punishment and deterrence in the juvenile justice system. Retrieved from http://www.bc.edu/dam/files/schools/law/lawreviews/journals/bclawr/42_2/04_TXT.htm 2. Haller‚ S. (2006‚ September). Juvenile offender profile study. Retrieved from http://www.ct.gov/redcjs/lib/red

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    Theory that a solid ideal with committed followers is sure to spread faster than the speed of light through other countries and across continents unless driven back to its original region. The Truman Doctrine had three main points: Containment‚ Deterrence‚ and

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    Death penalty? Murder‚Rape‚Treason‚terrorism‚etc.These are only some of the crimes that can be applied for capital punishment.Some people may think if they kill someone they should be killed.But others think including me that there too many risks involved and it is inhuman.     Nicholas Yarris was a convicted of a capital crime and was supposed to be executed.However on January 16th he was released and all of his charges were dropped.This proves that someone who is completely innocent could be killed

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    like these are a reason why we have the death penalty and I think all states should put it in effect. When discussing the topic of the death penalty there are two sides‚ those for it and those against it. Those for the death penalty state that deterrence is keeping criminals from committing

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    articles and explain how they can be useful in the prevention of crime. For my first journal article I looked at ‘A Psychological Approach to Deterrence: The Evaluation of Crime Opportunities’ By John S. Carroll (1978). This article involves a study which aims to describe how crime could be a result of psychological means‚ including a ‘New Approach to Deterrence’ (p1513). The article explains how by the use of experimental psychology we can arrive at a rational explanation to how crime comes about.

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    What do you think is the most important goal of the criminal justice system? Why? I believe the most important goal of the criminal justice system is deterrence. By deterring people from crime‚ society is eminently safer. The economy would definitely be improved‚ as shoplifting‚ burglary‚ and other types of theft would occur less frequently. The costs involved with arson‚ mass and serial murders‚ and the other various crimes would also be less troublesome for the local and federal governments. I

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    assured destruction doctrine.Mutually assured destruction is the assumption that each state has enough nuclear weaponry to completely destroy the enemy‚ and the enemy can retaliate in same or greater force. MAD then evolves into mutually assured deterrence which states that security is achieved by the stalemate created by MAD. If both sides will be obliterated‚ neither side is eager to pull the trigger. As one state (the US) created its nuclear weapons stockpile and capabilities‚ the other state (Soviet

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    Associate Level Material Appendix G Security Assessment Directions Choose two settings from Ch. 9 of the text and list each setting. Then‚ complete the following tables. List five threats appropriate to the environment from the setting you chose. Rate the risk for each threat from 0 (low) to 10 (high). Then‚ list five appropriate countermeasures‚ including at least two countermeasures specific to physical security and one countermeasure specific to personnel and security management.

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    In August 1945‚ little more than three weeks after the Trinity test inaugurated the atomic age‚ the United States detonated “Little Boy” at precisely 8:15 a.m. over Hiroshima‚ killing an estimated 140‚000 people‚ the considerable majority of whom were civilians. That single bomb completely annihilated the Japanese city. Days later‚ the same fate was visited on Nagasaki. Over the years‚ people have debated whether or not the bombings were necessary or gratuitous; justified or criminal; responsible

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    powerful deterrent would be a criminal justice system that guaranteed with certainty that all persons who broke the law would be apprehended‚ convicted‚ and punished‚ and would receive no personal benefit from their misconduct. United States policy of deterrence during the Cold War underwent significant variations. The early stages of the Cold War were generally characterized by ideology of Containment‚ an aggressive stance on behalf of the United States especially regarding developing nations under their

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