Introduction Both Federal Court System and the State Court System play an important role in the criminal justice system. There are some major differences between these two court systems. A prime example of this is their jurisdiction while federal court jurisdiction is limited to the types of cases they are allowed to hear. For example‚ some cases involve violations of the United States Constitution and/or federal laws or the Congress could give them a court case. However‚ the state court has a broad
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Discuss the Biological‚ Psychological‚ and Biopsychosocial Models of Drug Use and Abuse. 1.( Maral‚ 2011)‚ defines the biological model of drug use and abuse as the “disease model” of addiction. His theory regards addiction as a disease just like lupus or sickle cell anemia. Maral (2011) posits that Just like many diseases there is no cure‚ only control for abuse. 2. According to Daughton‚ (1992)‚ the Psychosocial model include factors such as personality the presence of a psychiatric disorder‚
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Explain the law relating to the mentally ill to conclude contracts and consider why these rules exist. Introduction A contract is a legally binding agreement between two or more persons that is recognised by the courts. In order for an agreement to be legally binding there are certain criteria that have to be met. One of these criteria is capacity. The majority of us have the capacity to form a legally binding agreement‚ however certain categories of people are limited by law to make contracts
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Prison Overcrowding Prison overcrowding is become one of the major financial and controversial problem in the United States. The prison population is increasing rapidly‚ and we have only one reason the judicial system is given length sentences to cases that don’t deserve it‚ for example most of the offenders in the United State prison are drug cases‚ these sentences must be considered and most of the drug offenders should be put in rehabilitation centers instead of putting them in prison. According
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http://www.ojjdp.gov/PUBS/drugid/ration-03.html Consequences of youth substance abuse Young people who persistently abuse substances often experience an array of problems‚ including academic difficulties‚ health-related problems (including mental health)‚ poor peer relationships‚ and involvement with the juvenile justice system. Additionally‚ there are consequences for family members‚ the community‚ and the entire society. Academics Declining grades‚ absenteeism from school and other activities
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Federal and State Sentencing Instructor Class Date Name In 1998 the District of Columbia Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission was charged with developing a comprehensive structured sentencing system for the District. The Commission concluded that the District could benefit from a comprehensive structured sentencing system. Next‚ the Commission embarks the difficult task of creating workable sentencing guidelines for felonies. As Washington‚ DC follows the lead of other jurisdictions
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LeeAnn Witman Professor Cockeram English 102-040 6 May 2014 America’s Prisons: The Modern Way to Expand the Lower Class With prison populations growing at an alarming rate and crime rates on the rise‚ one has to stop and wonder if there will soon be a prison decorating every town or city. America’s prisons have been called the “graduate schools for crime” and with the recidivism rate‚ one has to agree that this term was not coined flippantly. It stands to reason: Take a group of people‚
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Persuasive Essay: We Need Change In today’s society‚ we’re facing many changes. Our own family‚ neighbors‚ and countrymen are afraid of many dangers that influence their lives. In America‚ we have somewhat of a low crime rate as far as murders‚ having a rating of twenty-four of sixty-two countries. Although our drug offense rate is number two of sixty-two‚ in the categories of rape‚ assault‚ and kidnapping‚ the United States tops at number one. We find ourselves asking‚ why? How did this nation accumulate
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The prison system is just as corrupt as the prisoners inside them. We live in a world where it is deemed acceptable to punish a criminal by taking away their humanity‚ and only release them when they find it themselves. It is apparent that the methods of handling prisoners and their sentences is costly and not effective. The recidivism rate in the United States prison and detention facilities are incredibly high‚ much higher than their Scandinavian counterpart. Recidivism “refers to a person’s relapse
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1. Discussion on the topic of substance use and abuse in adolescence 2. Development of plan to address the issues of substance use and abuse in adolescence WHY DO SOME ADOLESCENTS USE DRUGS? As children move from adolescence to young adulthood‚ they encounter dramatic physical‚ emotional‚ and lifestyle changes. Developmental transitions‚ such as puberty and increasing independence‚ have been associated with alcohol use. Binge drinking is a type of drinking defined for men as consuming five
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