To what extent is the YCJA fair and equitable to youth? Established on April 1‚ 2003‚ the Young Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) was created to replace the Young Offenders Act (YOA). Along with replacing the YOA‚ the YCJA was created to be fair and equitable to youth. Fair and equitable means for everyone to receive the same punishment if the same crime was committed‚ regardless of gender‚ race or‚ to a certain extent‚ age. If two people are near the same age and have committed the same crime‚ they should
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tremendously. Mary seemed very excited after leaving the meeting‚ but once she talked to Sue and found out what salary she received once she was hired he attitude quickly changed. Her attitude change because of difference of pay‚ she did not see it as ‘fair.’ Following her review and the 10% pay raise she had received‚ Mary salary was still a little less than Sue’s. Sue had recently started and Mary had already been employed with the company for about a year and established herself‚ Sue had not and that
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Life Is Not Fair Life is not fair‚ it is determined by luck but also our actions can vary the odds. This is something that people may find throughout their life just because it was meant to be. And often there is nothing you can do about it. Is this really luck‚ or did people do this‚ and what can they do to change it? Many of us grow up with the constant reminder of the phrase‚ “Life is not fair.” In a world full of crimes and dangers‚ life cannot be fair. Human society is vicious‚ cruel and
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examples show how the witches represented appearance vs. reality. The weird sisters were the instigators of the play; their wicked lies pushed Macbeth to commit the horrific deeds that he did. The witches really showed the meaning of “Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair” Lady Macbeth and Macbeth were not the people who they were leading on to be. Lady Macbeth was expected to be a sweet and innocent woman. A woman who couldn’t handle the truth‚ she was thought by others to be week and a peaceful woman
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02 Professor John Carranza September 4th‚ 2014 Hammurabi’s Code The Code of Hammurabi was written by King Hammurabi‚ who in the 18th century began ruling the Babylon Empire. King Hammurabi came to power by using his strengths‚ conquering a lot of smaller cities to add to his Empire. He was a wise king that took his role very seriously. Early in his reign Hammurabi used his power to create his Code. This code was 282 written laws that defined different relationships and aspects in the kingdom
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Police officers are vital in our everyday lives because they’re known and serve as reliable forces that aid in protecting our rights and ultimately‚ our lives. Law enforcement‚ and police officers in particular‚ have secured a lot of media coverage recently because there have been multiple cases where through excessive force‚ police have fatally shot and killed civilians. While it may be known for police to do this if it is necessary and for their own safety‚ some specific stories have been globally
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- Science Bob." Science Experiments‚ Videos‚ and Science Fair Ideas at Sciencebob.com. Web. 09 Nov. 2011. http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/lavalamp.php. "HowStuffWorks "How Does a Lava Lamp Work?"" HowStuffWorks "Science" Web. 09 Nov. 2011. . "HOW TO WRITE A LITERATURE REVIEW." Sportscience. Web. 09 Nov. 2011.
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Standardized Testing is Unfair and Biased A 2001 study published by the Brookings Institution found that 50-80% of year-over-year test score improvements were temporary and "caused by fluctuations that had nothing to do with long-term changes in learning..." Standardized testing is becoming a more prevalent debate in society due to the fact that people are realizing it is unable to fairly judging a student’s academic ability. Standardized testing is inequitable because it does not properly determine
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Jane smith German 41W Writing Assignment When choosing a certain path‚ one must understand that along with that decision‚ there come consequences. In Ludwig’s Tieck’s tale “Eckbert the Fair‚ ” it is clear that the characters are being punished for their personal actions. The supernatural forces in this fairy tale‚ simply laid out challenges for the characters to see if they would follow the right path. Like everyone else‚ Bertha and Eckbert had come across decisions in their life‚ where
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Theme of "Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair" in Shakespeare’s Macbeth One of the most important themes in Macbeth involves the witches’ statement in Act 1‚ Scene1 that "fair is foul and foul is fair." (Act 1‚ Scene 1‚ Line 10) When Macbeth and Banquo first see the weird sisters‚ Banquo is horrified by their hideous appearances. Conversely‚ Macbeth immediately began to converse with these universally known evil creatures. After hearing their prophecies‚ Macbeth considered the witches to be "fair" when
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