equitable and credible. I support the statement that reveals that minorities face prejudice treatment in the american legal system. There have been a series of academic journals and articles that support the accusation that there is discrimination lingering in the american legal system and or the criminal justice system. In one of the articles that I have read titled Incarceration & Social inequality by Becky Pettit‚ Bryan Sykes‚ and Bruce Western‚ made the statement that
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Deanda Jones The Humane Treatment of Animals vs. Factory Farms The first questions we have to ask ourselves; do animals have rights‚ do they have feelings‚ do they feel pain‚ do they need as we do? To find the answer‚ one needs merely to think back on empirical data if one has ever owned or been around an animal‚ a dog or a cat‚ or horses or farm animals. Take for instance a mother cat. When a mother has kittens‚ she looks for a sheltered‚ warm‚ safe place to do so. When they
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Due to the the high costs and restrictive nature of inpatient treatments for addiction‚ some treatment facilities opt to offer intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) services as an alternative. In some cases‚ IOP treatment is even offered as a transitional option for patients who have just completed a stint in an inpatient facility of with a partial hospitalization program. What is Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Addiction? In certain circumstances‚ medical and clinical staff may determine that
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Most juvenile institutions have some form of treatment program available to juveniles. The most common programs include: counseling‚ vocational and educational training‚ recreational programs and religious counseling. Two community based programs are guided group interaction (GGI) and positive peer culture (PPC). Guided group interaction is a program where a delinquent can acknowledge and solve personal problems with support from other members in the group. Individual members can be supportive and
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2 What is meant by mass incarceration‚ and what are its causes? What is meant by mass incarceration is shown a american’s disproportionately high rate of imprisonment of young men. Some causes according to the reading of mass incarceration is that it generally deters crime and incapacitates offenders. However‚ it is not limited to weakening poor families and keeps them socially marginalized. 5 How is it that‚ for many members of our society‚ being incarcerated is not “punishment” but rather
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The Price of Life By Kierstin Palcek Logline: Can the will to live outweigh the price it takes? This question plagues Mason Tucker as he wanders the in-between desperately looking for a way out. Make a deal with the devil‚ or move on? Endlessly wandering this desolate forest‚ Mason Tucker makes a devastating realization. He is dead. Surrounding him are dozens of people‚ each with plain sunken in faces‚ wandering endlessly as well. He attempts to speak to them; however‚ they ignore his existence
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Treatments of Alcoholism Alcoholism can destroy the life of an alcoholic and devastate the alcoholic ’s family. But it also has overwhelming consequences for society. Consider these statistics from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence: *In 1988‚ alcoholism and problems related to it cost the United States an estimated $85.8 billion in mortality and reduced productivity; *Fetal alcohol syndrome‚ caused by a woman ’s drinking during pregnancy‚ afflicts five thousand infants
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Mass Incarceration is based off of the dissemination and separation of citizens of color from their families and steady profit off the labor of inmates. This organized system was created to profit the government and low lying companies‚ targeting ethnic groups based off poverty levels and color. This system is prominent‚ mass incarceration was deprived off of slavery‚ it also criminalizes colored people and limits resources and availability of jobs‚ food stamps‚ and housing.The economic dependability
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Current Treatments Though there are no known cures for ADHD. There are various treatments that may help cognitive function and reduce the symptoms of ADHD. Treatments include medication‚ therapy‚ and training techniques. In context of medication used could be stimulants that could be used are“Adderall‚ Adderall XR‚ Concerta‚ Daytrana‚ Dexedrine‚ Dexeterine Spansule‚ Focalin‚ Focalin XR‚ Metadate CD‚ Metadate ER‚ Methylin ER‚ Ritalin‚ Ritalin La‚ Ritalin SR and Vyvanse.”(Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
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Criminology 101 – The war on drugs. Enforcing drug laws * drug dealers richer * increased drug related violence * corrupted law enforcement * dissuaded drug abusers from seeking medical help. Verses “ to legalize illicit drugs‚ stop arresting drug users and focus entirely on treatment”. * unrealistic thus Goode argues “ the optimal strategy is a program focused largely on…reducing the damage that both drug abuse and the war on drugs illicit on users and society
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