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    existing segregation laws. All were arrested. This caused the clergymen of this Southern town to compose a letter appealing to the black population to stop their demonstrations. In response to their letter‚ King wrote back in what would be titled "Letter From A Birmingham Jail". Especially prevalent in the letter are Aristotle’s appeals‚ which include logos‚ ethos and pathos. The concluding section of the document is a well rounded‚ and demonstrates all of the appeals. Rhetorical techniques and literary

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    Birmingham Jail” Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested on April 12‚ 1963‚ in Birmingham‚ for protesting without a permit. The same day that King was arrested‚ a letter was written and signed by eight clergymen from Birmingham and titled “A Call for Unity”. The letter called for ending demonstrations and civil activities and indicated King as an “outsider”. On April 16‚ 1963‚ King responded to their letter with his own call‚ which has come to be known as his “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” King

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    Juvenile Justice and Correction Justice has always been the goal of our court system‚ but it is not always served‚ especially in cases involving juveniles. The judiciary process has evolved from a system that did not initially consider juveniles‚ to one where juveniles have their own court proceedings‚ facilities‚ and even rules or laws. The juvenile justice system has come a long way‚ and people have worked very hard in its creation. A juvenile is considered to be an individual‚ under the

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    Minorities are being overrepresented in the criminal justice system with numbers as high as “30% of the probation population (approximately 1.2 million people)‚ 44% of the prison population (est. 586‚300)‚ and over 40% for the parole population (est. 309‚000)” all of which are African American (Taxman‚ Byrne‚ 2005). The numbers continue to grow for the Hispanic population as well “12% of probationers (491‚700)‚ 18% of parolees (136‚000)‚ and 19% of prison inmates (251‚000) are Hispanic” (Taxman‚

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    ways‚ as you have put them‚ are an effort to better improve the physical and emotional consequences of segregation. I am writing in hopes that you might reconsider the current stance you have taken up regarding the issues at hand. The letter you have received from Mr. King well informs you of his views and position on the subject of segregation. Seeing as Birmingham Alabama is by far one of the most segregated cities in the United States it only makes sense that Mr. King and his followers would stage

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    Criminal Justice is the process of techniques and associations of governments focused at maintaining social control‚ deterring and justifying crime‚ or allowing those who violate laws with criminal penalties rehabilitation efforts. There is no single criminal justice system in the United States but many similar‚ individual systems. How the criminal justice system works in each area depends on the jurisdiction that is in charge: city‚ county‚ state‚ federal or tribal government or military connection

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    actions. “The Criminal Justice System‚” is a system that keeps everything fair and safe. This system was set up in order to ensure that fairness and justice will be served to people who breaks that laws. Deciding which career is best for you is a very difficult decision that one can make. There are so many different types and areas of studies to choose from.With that being said‚ I have a couple that I am interest in. Through my years‚ I would always look up to the characters that would appear in criminal

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    Laying in that freezing cold bed. Thinking that my hand would have to be amputated. The agony and pain running from my hand to my head. Hours of waiting and waiting for a doctor to walk into the room. Still having the thought ponder in the back of my head that I would go to jail for life because of what I have done. Looking back to the day my family and I was evicted from our home. I can still hear the words coming out of the landlord’s mouth "You are a bunch of freeloaders". We haven’t paid rent in

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    Budget Cost Analysis of Two Police Departments Including Jails‚ Brett Hayden‚ Professor Larry Wine‚ Florida State College at Jacksonville‚ Police Administration‚ April 18‚ 2011 The data from this research paper was derived from two cities in two different states. Namely: The State of Florida and the State of Idaho which have totally different spending and crime conviction rates. I will show the budget and cost analysis differences of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Ada County

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    Intro to Criminal Justice Chapter 10–– 1. The Purpose of probation is the suspending and or delaying in a correctional term in jail so that‚ instead of being in jail‚ offenders are allowed almost a second chance and put back into the community for a period in which they must do the following (a) abide by certain conditions given by the court and (b) be supervised by a probation officer. Without probation jails would rapidly become even more overcrowded. Probation officers are the supervisor

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