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    The American justice system is one of the greatest aspects of the U.S. Constitution. The judicial branch insures that anyone in America receives a fair trial‚ that a nobody is incarcerated without due process and significant evidence‚ it assumes innocents until proven guilt‚ and protects the rights of citizens‚ victims‚ and the accused. The American justice system works most of the time‚ in that criminals normally go to jail while innocent people are set free; however‚ every system has its faults

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    As most people in the world know‚ the American school system hasn’t changed over a long period of time and it’s not very good. Though many feel that the American education system is a model of success compared to the educational system of Finland‚ the American systems is in dire need of reform. America needs to make some changes and make them fast before it gets worse. Things that can change about our educational system is to make teachers happier‚ reduce the standardized testings‚ and try different

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    Suicide In Prison

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    surrounding suicide of women in prison is suicide is more common and handled as though it is not a big deal. Prison systems feel as though they are not at fault‚ that they were merely doing their jobs and release unsympathetic messages. The author quotes‚ "Framingham’s superintendent at the time‚ now Commissioner Kathleen Dennehy‚ was reported saying‚ "The reality is‚ people are going to die while in custody" (p188). That statement proves the people over the system does not care about these women

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    CHAPTER 2 SUMMARIZED NOTES A) THE EVOLUTION OF INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM 1) THE CLASSICAL GOLD STANDARD ERA (1870-1914) Characteristics: All currencies are valued in terms of their gold equivalent and thus all currencies are linked together. Eg: 1 ounce of gold = $20.67 1 ounce of gold = £4.25 so 1£ = (20.67 /4.25) = $4.87 Money has a value fixed in terms of commodity gold. Since gold is costly to produce‚ governments could not easily increase their

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    getting tared apart. Our justice system is discriminating against our african-american citizens and this needs to stop! We have to stop the shootings of african-americans that has occured all over our country so that we once again can be proud to call ourselfs Americans. During the last couple of years atrocious killings have occured here in the US. I belive everyone has heard about cases like Trayvon Martin‚ Michael Brown and Eric Gardner‚ all innocent african-american men killed by policeofficers

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    Prison Incarceration

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    growth of the prison industry the social cost‚ children without parents‚ the decrease in educational opportunities‚ employment and home ownership has effected the poor but more specifically African-American males and their families. What is even more astounding is that other lucrative countries such as Canada and Italy are also experiencing a decline in crime rates without increasing their rates of incarceration. In California‚ 2011 that state started to reform their judicial system these reforms

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    Advantages of American Educational System Parents and the older generation Americans always complain about the educational system of the country. They assert that their children’s knowledge and skills are below average as compared to their counterparts in other countries. The American educational system is not inferior to other systems in any other way. Instead‚ it is just teaching some other factors that are considered more significant than simply basic knowledge and skills. The American educational

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    There are millions of Americans in the United States (U.S) who have been to prison for conviction of a crime and incarceration rates are increasing (Public Safety Performance Project‚2007‚ Pew‚ 2008). Each year‚ thousands of individuals across the United States confront social and personal challenges related with the shift of transitioning from prison to society outside of prison. Incarceration prisons rates in the U.S. has increased more than any country in the world (Pew‚ 2008). In this informative

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    Prison and Rehabilitation

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    behavior to accept the programs. Rehabilitation comes from inside a person. The person must want to change his behavior and make use of the programs available to them. Intentions of rehabilitation Rehabilitation is specific programs applied within a prison setting intended to bring about the end of criminal behavior called desistance‚ meaning to cease or stop. It is supposed to be a simple formula: prisoner classification X appropriate programming X positive participation = probability of desistance

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    Prison Overcrowding Prison overcrowding is a problem largely attributed to the increase of drug convictions. Decades of tough-on-crime laws coupled with minimal financing for treatment programs have left prisons overcrowded and under funded. With the advent of crack cocaine and the response of a scared nation President Ronald Reagan declared a war on drugs in 1982 (Clear‚ Cole‚ & Reisig‚ 2009). In 1987 congress implemented mandatory minimum sentencing effectively increasing the time

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