My grandfather was a police officer when he was younger; he would tell us stories of he and his buddies on motorcycle patrol and the life of a cop. The stories that he told were so interesting‚ that ever since‚ I wanted to have a career in law enforcement. After I graduated from high school‚ I enrolled in the law enforcement program at Spokane Community College where I planned to fulfill my dream of becoming a cop. I started the law enforcement classes at the college and came to the conclusion that
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American Prisons Pam Harvick CJS/230 December 7‚ 2013 Theresa Degard American Prisons In the late 1700’s prison was an idea that had not taken on form. Serving time was a set idea of principals and many saw the need for change. As time went on a penitentiary became a more solid idea that began to take shape. Ideals of a penitentiary A penitentiary was meant to be secular and spiritual (Foster‚ B.‚ 2006). A penitentiary was supposed to be a clean‚ healthy place for inmates to serve their
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Social History of Willie J. Bosket Table of Contents Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………….........................pg.3 Family Background…………………………………………………………………………….pg.5 Early Childhood………………………………………………………………………………..pg.7 Being Bad: Teenage Years……………………………………………………………………..pg.9 Willie’s Trial………………………………………………………………………………….pg.10 Willie’s Legacy……………………………………………………………………………….pg.12 References………………………………………………………………………………….....pg.13
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World War Two (WWII) affected many people including Louie Zamperini and Mine’ Okubo. The vast majority of camps such as Prisoners of War (POW) camps or interne camps made their prisoners or guests feel invisible but‚ they do try to resist the feeling of invisibility. Louie Zamperini was an American POW and Olympic athlete than went to war and got captured after this plane crashed. The POW camps he went to tried to make him feel invisible. Mine’ Okubo was an American citizen before the war and then
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Notes on “Ballad of Birmingham” 1. Plot summary: A young girl asks her mother for permission to attend a freedom march in downtown Birmingham with her friends. Her mother‚ fearing violence‚ refuses to let her go and suggests that the child go to church instead. After she leaves‚ the mother is relieved that the child is in a safe place; then‚ she hears the bomb explode and rushes out to make sure her child is ok. She goes to the site of the church‚ which is now a pile of broken glass and bricks‚ and
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As the days go by Mary Maloney is waiting to get the call that the detectives had found her husband’s killer. Although‚ Mary knew they never would find the killer‚ because well quite frankly she would never turn herself in. The next day Mary got a call from the detectives. “Hello is this Mrs. Maloney?” said detective Jack Noonan. “Why yes‚ it is Mr. Noonan‚ have you found out anything else about the case?” “Yes‚ about that Mrs. Maloney‚ we have found your husband`s killer.” Mary was in shock‚ “What
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Juvenile Justice On June 25‚ 2012 the Supreme Court ruled that juveniles who committed crime could not be sentenced to life in prison. This ruling has been disagreed by some people in the past. I agree with the Supreme Court’s ruling on how juveniles cannot be sentenced to life in prison. This is the right thing to do for them because their brains are not fully developed. Also when the juveniles are in prison they should get some sort of help or counseling so when they get out they got the help
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Statistics shows that juveniles that commit first degree murder get life in prison without parole. Our supreme court ruled that juveniles who committed murder could not be sentenced to life in prison because it violates the eighth Amendment “ ban on cruel or unusual punishment .” Juveniles are still young‚ there is still a chance to make them better people by rehabilitation . So minors still have the opportunity to contribute to society even though‚ they have made poor decisions in the past. Nothing
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Rhetorical Analysis of “Little Adult Criminals” By: The New York Times Editorial In “Little Adult Criminals” the New York Times Editorial argues that even though some violent crimes are more serious‚ minors should be tried in a juvenile court system rather than in an adult court system. To help persuade the audience to see the point of view the author uses two of the three rhetorical appeals‚ which are logos and pathos. The New York Times Editorial uses logos to convince the audience by
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Bert was sitting in a car with Pratt when Jack approached the car‚ pointed a gun at Bert and fired‚ mistakenly killing Pratt. Jack attempted to fire again at Bert‚ but his gun jammed and would not fire. Jack jumped into his car‚ put the gun into the glove compartment‚ and sped off. Attempted murder is the incomplete‚ and unsuccessful act of killing someone. It is serious criminal offense that‚ in all but a few cases of mitigating circumstances‚ it can result in substantial prison time. Some issues
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