disadvantaged minorities in inner-city communities. The mandatory minimums created a round-up effect that many believed to do with the decline in criminal rates since the early 1990s. However‚ this decline mirrors that of Canada‚ whose prison population was actually declining in comparison to the rise of incarceration in the United States (Smith‚ Goggin and Gendreau 2002). This means then that a direct statement on the mandatory minimum sentencing cannot adequately explain the decline in criminal activity;
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of America all fifty states have statutes making it mandatory for professionals to report suspected or known child abuse (Hepworth‚ Rooney‚ Rooney‚ & Strom-Gottfried‚ 2017‚ p. 76). Mandatory Reporting laws require social workers and other professionals such as physicians‚ nurses and school personnel to report suspected abuse of a child or an elderly individual. These two populations are considered at risk for potential abuse. The Arizona Mandatory Reporting Training states‚ “any person who reasonably
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Mandatory Retirement Has to Go Traditionally‚ people retire from their jobs when they reach the age of sixty-five. In some jobs‚ this is not an option but a requirement. I object to mandatory retirement for capable workers because it violates personal choice‚ discriminates against senior citizens‚ and wastes valuable skills as well as money. First of all‚ I believe that mandatory retirement violates an individual’s personal choice of continuing to work or retiring. The older working person should
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Persuasive essay Sports mandatory in school 3/19/2012 Amanpreet S. Buttar | There are several sports in the world. Many people play and watch sports. In most of the schools there are sports teams. Most schools in Ontario have sport teams but it should be mandatory for a student to play at least one sport every school year. It should be mandatory to play sports because students will get involved‚ sports build teamwork skills‚ and the students will be healthier and more active. Firstly
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The debate whether schools should have mandatory uniforms has grown in many years. When I was little school uniforms were apart of my life. At first‚ it did not bother me at all because I did not think much about it when I was little until I grew older and started to grow up and want to choose my own path. I believe that school uniforms are a good way to improve school safety and help prevent crime. I also believe that it can help with bullying in many situations. First of all‚ the reason why I
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Sentencing is an “imposition of a penalty on a person convicted of a crime” (Schmalleger‚ 2014). Generally‚ sentencing is the last thing that occurs when an offender charged with a crime and the trial has ended. During a trial‚ each side will argue their case in front of a jury (if it is a jury trial); at which time said jury would deliberate and return with a verdict. Once the verdict comes back to the court‚ a date is set for sentencing. According to our textbook‚ “most sentencing decisions are
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Reginald E Johnson PHI- 105 October 31‚ 2012 Tamla Johnson Mandatory Military Service Mandatory military service has been a part of our country for centuries. It has produce loyal‚ respectful‚ disciplined soldiers who later became productive‚ respectful‚ patriotic‚ law abiding citizens and a great influence in their respective communities. Military service has changed my life and the life of other members who may have been on the
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number of studies have been performed to address the impact of mandatory rotation of audit firms to ensure the appropriate level of independence ’ of auditors. Majority of studies conclude that the detrimental effects of firm rotation on the quality of the audit work by far outweigh its positive effects as a safeguard against various independence and quality threats. Frequent changes of audit firms‚ whether resulting from mandatory rotation or otherwise‚ introduce threats to independence and operational
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Mandatory Military Service Dr. John Doe‚ The plagues of our modern youth such as: increase rate of High School drop outs‚ drug usage among teens‚ gang activity‚ lack of self esteem‚ failing ethics and compromised morals would be greatly improved with mandatory military service. It is my belief that mandatory military service would increase: health standards‚ patriotism‚ educational levels‚ morals‚ ethics and force citizens to take a higher interest in
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“On your desk you should only have your chromebook‚ a piece of scrap paper and a pencil. You will have 90 minutes to complete this test. You may begin.” This is an example of what students all over the country hear before they take mandatory standardized test. Standardized testing has been in the United States for about 150 years‚ but the tests have grown in use in the 21st century. Students of grades 3-12 take standardized tests each year to compare the students to each other‚ and to evaluate teaching
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