Running Head: DRUG COURTS AND THE TREATMENT OF SUBSTANCE Drug Courts and The Treatment of Substance Abusing Offenders Traci R. Howard Guilford Technical Community College Drug treatment courts also known as Drug Courts‚ provide treatment services to offenders in the criminal justice system. These particular courts use various models to provide treatment to drug offenders such as strategies to assist offenders with recovery from substance abuse. The process
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study the past 1 - first task of historians is finding the evidence -facts and clues = documents‚ letters‚ memoirs‚ interviews‚ pictures‚ movies‚ novels‚ & poems 2 – Questions and compare the sources Historians look for answers beyond act and motive Historians collaborate w/ one another to seek help from specialist in other disciplines Each document is a witness from the past and open to interpretation in different ways Each book has a specific topic Preface December 1828‚ young Cherokee
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juvenile may be brought to a juvenile court and if the crime is more severe‚ an adult court may be more appropriate. The author will discuss the differences between adult and juvenile courts. Finally‚ it will discuss what can happen if juvenile courts are abolished and implications for young offenders. Compare and
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Near vs. Minnesota (1931) 1. Constitutional Question: Does Minnesota violate the Freedom of Press in the First Amendment with the “gag law”? 2. Background Information: J.M. Near. published a newspaper called “The Saturday Press.” The content of “The Saturday Press” was thought to be racist‚ prejudiced and hateful in general. Because this hateful speech was spread to the public in the form of a Newspaper‚ Near was taken into custody by the state police. The state arrested the man because of
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Court History and Purpose Court History and Purpose Within the United States‚ the court system is the last stop in our judiciary system because it renders decision that can and will affect the lives of the citizens. This article will explain the role of the court and its purpose‚ identify the dual court system‚ illustrate the role that early legal codes‚ the common law‚ and precedent played in the development of courts‚ and also recognize the role of courts in criminal justice today. What is
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the Florida Supreme Court demanded a recount of the votes. This possibly violated the Constitution’s claim of equal protection and due process guarantees. The Supreme Court ruled against a recount‚ and gave instructions to undergo a recount that were impossible to carry out with the time given‚ thus essentially ending the election‚ and winning Bush the presidency. 2. The Constitution stated that there would be the Supreme Court‚ and Congress would create lower level courts as needed. With the creation
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Compare the Circulatory system and the Lymphatic system Closely connected with the blood and circulatory system‚ the lymphatic system is an extensive drainage system that returns water and proteins from various tissues back to the blood stream. When blood reaches the arterial end of the capillary beds in the body tissues‚ fluid from the plasma is forced out of the capillaries by the blood pressure in to a space between the capillaries and the tissue cells. This fluid‚ called tissue fluid‚ is plasma
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Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Zanetta Eave‚ Tasha Harris‚ and Lee Blackmon CJA/374 July 29‚ 2013 Cory Kelly Introduction The “Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis” paper will compare juvenile courts with adult courts. This paper will present an overview of the juvenile justice system‚ a point-by-point comparison between juvenile and adult courts. The adjudication process by which a juvenile is transferred to the adult court system. This paper will also discuss
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Table of Contents Introduction 3 Contextual View of the Caribbean Court of Justice 4 The CSME and CCJ Connection 6 Funding and Integration 8 Two Significant Cases 9 Appendix 3 INTRODUCTION It is said that within the economic sphere‚ the Caribbean is caught between two worlds. The old world of trade preferences‚ concessional flows of financial resources to the region‚ domestic protectionism‚ state dominated‚ and over-regulated economic activity is vanishing or is already gone. The
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decisions made by the Supreme Court have profoundly affected society. According to the idea of judicial review‚ the Supreme Court is able to make final determination on whether or not a law is constitutional or unconstitutional. With this idea of judicial review‚ the Supreme Court made many influential decisions which has shaped society into the way it is today. Decisions of the Supreme Court can have a huge impact on the country. Throughout United States history‚ court decisions have rocked the nation
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