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    that prison cells are built so that the prisoner inside the cell can be silent. As he is silent‚ he can meditate on his wrong-doings. This tradition believes that then spiritual transformation may take place thus rehabilitating such person. On the other hand‚ the rehabilitative theory is pessimistic‚ which is why facilities were built to bring about obedience. What is done is to “instill habits of work in people‚ help build their skills ’ then they will be rehabilitated. The third restorative theory

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    Parole is defined as the early release of an inmate from a correctional institution under supervision. It is a sentencing strategy that progressively returns offenders to society to lead productive lives. Parole is often an incentive for offenders to behave while in prison and can act as a stimulus for positive behavioral change. Parole is based on the idea that an offender can gain early release through good behavior and self-improvement. The conditions of parole are based on an offender’s criminal

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    Compare and contrast monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy as forms of government in Ancient Greek city-states Introduction Ancient Greek city-states had five forms of government; monarchy‚ aristocracy‚ tyranny‚ oligarchy‚ and democracy. This essay will give a brief comparison of these five forms of government. Monarchy The government where A single hereditary ruler‚ or in Spartans case double ruler holds all the government power in the country‚ empire‚ or kingdom. The Monarch

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    Emily Arochi Probation CJS/230 May 8‚ 2011 Probation is a type of sentence for criminal defendants. Probation allows a convicted defendant to go free with a suspended sentence for a specified duration during good behavior. Probationers are placed under the supervision of a probation officer and must fulfill certain conditions. If the probationer violates a condition of probation‚ the court may place additional restrictions on the probationer or order the probationer to serve a term of imprisonment

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    DOES RESTORATIVE JUSTICE WORK? The aim of this essay is to be able to explore what restorative justice is and how it has been developed in different places‚ showing if it works. There can be no doubt that restorative justice is now part of the criminal justice system in the United Kingdom and many other countries such as Canada‚ Australia‚ the United States‚ South Africa and New Zealand.  The essay is going to be in three parts: Part I will provide an introduction to the ideas of restorative

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    minimum drug sentencing There are many different argument both for and against mandatory minimum drug sentencing. However there are more arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing then there are for the support of the mandatory sentencing. One of the biggest arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing is that it was originally intended to target the higher level drug dealers but the majority of the cases have only been low level drug dealers. One of the other arguments is that

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    How To Write An Army Counseling Form Event Oriented: Counseling for the month of November Discuss PFC Stuffy’s duty performance for the month of November. Cover Duty Performance‚ Formations/ Timeliness‚ Appearance‚ Physical Fitness‚ Self-Development‚ Personal Issues and Soldier’s Goals. Duty Performance: PFC Stuffy‚ your duty performance for the month of November has been excellent‚ continue the outstanding job. You have exercised responsibility during the transition to Bahrain making sure

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    How to Profit From “Lean Advertising” Author: Thales Teixeira Source: Harvard Business Review In this article‚ Harvard Professor‚ Thales Teixeira discusses a new advertising phenomenon‚ “Lean advertising”. By definition anything defined as lean‚ focuses on elimination of waste. The theory is that this should lead to improved quality and reduced costs. In terms of advertising it should mean finding simpler and cheaper ways of communicating what a company wishes to sell‚ in this case online video

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    A Juvenile Probation Officer (JPO) is required to follow Arizona State court rulings and statutes and departmental procedures as well as Supreme Court precedence. The juvenile justice system is geared more to protection and support of the minors involved in the process than the adult criminal system. However‚ in a delinquency proceeding‚ a juvenile can be subject to deprivation of or limitations on their liberty‚ the same as adult defendants. Because of this‚ they have been deemed deserving of

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    Principles of Sentencing There are five general aims or functions or justifications of punishment: 1. DETERRENCE There is a belief that punishment for crime can deter people from offending. There are two forms: - Specific deterrence is concerned with punishing an individual offender in the expectation that he will not offend again. - General deterrence is related to the possibility that people in general will be deterred from committing crime by the threat of punishment if they are caught

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