Juvenile Probation Tonya DeLana Chambers Argosy University Juvenile Corrections Professor Tunisia Staten May 11. 2015 Juvenile Probation My local juvenile probation department has taken care of a number of different cases. Everything from alcohol offenses to unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. It has taken care of cases involving truancy‚ vandalism‚ possession of marijuana‚ burglary‚ also runaways‚ possession of a weapon‚ and resisting an officer without violence to name just a few. There are offenses
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Sentencing Paper CJA/234 September 30‚ 2013 Sentencing Paper Earlier responses to crime were to be brutal‚ which included torture‚ humiliation‚ mutilation‚ and branding. These kinds of punishments often attempted to relate the punishment to the crime‚ as close as possible. The first response to crime incorporated linking criminal acts to sin and developing strict punishments. Throughout the years‚ this thought process has changed into a more humane system. The reason for corrections
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Anna Nicole Smith (born Vickie Lynn Hogan) (November 28‚ 1967 – February 8‚ 2007)‚ was an American model‚ actress‚ and television personality. Smith first gained popularity in Playboy‚ becoming the 1993 Playmate of the Year. She modeled for clothing companies‚ including Guess jeans and Lane Bryant. Smith dropped out of high school at age 15 and was married in 1985. Her highly publicized second marriage to oil business mogul‚ J. Howard Marshall‚ 62 years her senior‚ resulted in speculation that
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3.1 How does sensation travel through the central nervous system‚ and why are some sensations ignored? Sensation is the activation of receptors located in the eyes‚ ears‚ skin‚ nasal cavities‚ and tongue. Sensory receptors are specialized forms of neurons that are activated by different stimuli such as light and sound. 3.2 What is light‚ and how does it travel through the various parts of the eye? The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. Light rays enter the eye through the
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Sentencing Paper Rachel Urban CJA/234 February 25th‚ 2015 Richard Gilbert In this paper the topics that will be discussed will be what are the state and federal objectives of punishment? How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections systems overall? With support for that answer‚ what is the determinate and indeterminate sentencing? As well as which sentencing model that is felt the most appropriate? With an explanation as to why and examples will be provided.
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When it comes to sentencing a juvenile who has committed a murder or heinous crime it all depends on the circumstances. There was a Supreme Court ruling stating that juveniles could not be charged with life sentencing because they felt as if this was violating the Eighth Amendment on cruel and unusual punishment. Marjie Lundstrom‚ Paul Thompson‚ and Gail Garinger agree with the Supreme Court ruling of not giving life sentences to children‚ Lundstrom feels if they think a juvenile is old enough to
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Conditions of Probation The setting of conditions during probation can be agreed upon even before the judge’s actual formal sentencing. Bargaining process is often allowed and it may impact on the final outcome of the probationer’s sentence‚ the length of probation and the condition of the probation. The judge will always be free to require additional conditions as he/she sees fit. Some of the conditions may include obeying of firearm ownership‚ obey requirement to pay fines and restitutions‚ remaining
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of the United have said the truth of federal mandatory sentencing‚ in which I used this quotation to relate to the topic that I’m about to discuss. “The Federal sentencing guidelines should be revised downward. By contrast to the guidelines‚ I can accept neither the necessity nor the wisdom of federal mandatory minimum sentences. In too many cases‚ mandatory minimum sentences are unwise and unjust.” By Anthony Kennedy A mandatory sentencing is a court decision that takes place where a judge decides
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describe the 4 goals of sentencing in your own words. -The four goals of sentencing are retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation and rehabilitation. Retribution concerns a punishment that coincides with the degree of the crime and is best phrased as “an eye for an eye” as it is hoped that the punishment reflects the crime. Deterrence refers to making the desire to commit a crime unappealing as the public witnesses and understands that they will be punished in the same fashion as others who previously committed
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2014 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM (DV-2014) The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered on an annual basis by the Department of State and conducted based on United States law‚ specifically Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). This law provides for a class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants‚” with visas made available to persons from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States
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