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    next year that he made his policy clear. On March 12 Truman made a speech as a response to the UK’s request of aid in dealing with the Greek civil war‚ where communists were taking over the country. In Truman’s speech he announced that they would provide military aid to countries under attack by communist forces. After this‚ the communists in Greece were defeated. However‚ the US had not been concerned with Europe all the more

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    school. Troy was given an upperclassman psychology class to teach (as a gift). As he continues to teach the class‚ it is apparent there is several troubling students (Jerome‚ Angel‚ Hosea‚ and Tyrone). Trying to control his classroom‚ he implements a punishment system. First offense is a clear warning‚ then second offense changing seats or a grade reduction. A third offense is being sent to the dean’s office. In two and half weeks in‚ he gives 5-7 reprimands a day and grade deductions. One day‚ Hosea was

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    health researches‚ a huge leading cause to juvenile crimes is boredom. In Scottsburg a lot of kids are always bored‚ and a lot crimes happen because of this. According to the article “Violent video games may stop crime by keeping criminals busy playing violent video games” by Evan Dashevsky‚ a pcworld.com editor and writer‚ a way to stop some of these crimes is by building an arcade or giving the criminals violent video games‚ which would some of the stop crimes by keeping the criminals/delinquents busy

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    The effectiveness of crime prevention strategies has increased in recent years and many sociologists believe that this is the result of society instilling tougher punishments upon its’ members. Despite this‚ there are many other approaches that attempt to reduce crime. However‚ they also have their limitations. Clarke believes that situational crime prevention is an approach that focuses on reducing the opportunities for crime to occur rather than improving society’s institutions. This is

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    Juvenile delinquency is a serious problem in America. It can be said that since most juvenile delinquents grow up into adult offenders who perpetrate more serious crimes‚ the best way to reduce the overall crime rate in America is to reduce the number of juvenile delinquents. In other words‚ stop the problem before it really gets started. To best deal with any problem we must first understand why it occurs. Explaining why crime and delinquency occur is a complex task. Many factors exist that

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    criminal. In the novel‚ Crime and Punishment‚ Fyodor Dostoevsky expertly develops the main character by showing his thoughts throughout the novel and his reactions to each situation. Throughout this crime novel‚ the main character‚ Raskolnikov‚ had to deal with both external and internal conflict from being a murderer. There were many situations in what makes Crime and Punishment‚ a psychological crime novel as the book tells the whole process of the motive for committing the crime and the events after

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    India has had lots of hits and misses with malaria since independence. Prevention starts at home. Self determination is needed .Protective measures should be adopted; they not only help protect the individual but rather deprive the mosquito of its blood meal .self enforcement is the key‚ motivation and commitment from the user is needed for a fail safe outcome. A child dies from malaria every 30 seconds The Roll Back Malaria Partnership (RBM) (an alliance of WHO‚ UNICEF‚ World Bank‚ UN Development

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    Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky‚ and Frankenstein by Mary Shelly are two novels which explore the mind and the morality of human nature. One‚ an epic work of psychic exploration and great depth‚ the other a tragic story of the cruelness of mankind. In Crime and Punishment‚ the rehabilitation of man‚ and the decaying psyche of a criminal are two ideas that are not only evident‚ but are the roots of many discussions about humanity and the nature of the human mind. In Frankenstein‚ the cruelness

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    to intern at Denton County Juvenile Probation. This institution is responsible for delinquent juveniles that have committed a criminal act. The institution consists of several departments: intake‚ the court‚ detention‚ the POST adjudication program‚ and JJAEP (Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program). My intern experience consisted of working with juveniles placed in the Courage to Change (CTC) POST adjudication‚ which is a diversion program of the Texas Juvenile Detention Department (TJJD)

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    In Crime and Punishment‚ Fyodor Dostoevsky tells the story of how a man‚ Rodion Romanovitch Raskolnikov‚ became a murderer. Dostoevsky sets a majority the novel in Raskolnikov’s mind‚ taking the reader through his psyche before‚ during‚ and after committing a double-murder. Typically‚ a murderer is not an archetype for a protagonist; yet‚ Crime and Punishment is known for its antihero who plays the role of both the protagonist and antagonist: Raskolnikov. By setting parts of the novel in his mind

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