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    Mentally Disordered Offender

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    Healthcare delivery for mentally disordered offenders (MDO) in Medium secure Services (MSU) It is a requirement from the government policies that wherever possible‚ mentally disordered offenders (MDO)‚ must receive a comprehensive programme of care and treatment that is tailored to their specific individual needs (Wilson‚ 2004).The National service framework for mental health (DH‚1999)‚ requires healthcare services provided for MDOs to match those available for the general public. MDOs

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    Guido 1 10/4/14 Comp/Lit/1 Final DraftIs It Justifiable to Break the Law? There were times in history when breaking the law was justified. I believe that if you could break the law you should. Great leaders like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr broke the law and changed the world for the better. Breaking the law is justifiable and acceptable when the law violates human rights and conscience. Certainly‚ rules are established for us to follow. However‚ we as human beings should be able to differentiate

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    Mentally Healthy

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    Connect with others. Develop and maintain strong relationships with people around you who will support and enrich your life. The quality of our personal relationships has a great effect on our wellbeing. Putting time and effort into building strong relationships can bring great rewards. Take time to enjoy. Set aside time for activities‚ hobbies and projects you enjoy. Let yourself be spontaneous and creative when the urge takes you. Do a crossword; take a walk in your local park; read a book;

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    Vietnam War Justifiable

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    involvement in the Vietnam War justifiable? Beginning on the first day of November in 1955‚ the second Indochina War was fought between North Vietnam‚ who was communist‚ and the government of South Vietnam‚ that was anti-communist. For the most part the war was fought in the countries of Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ and Laos‚ and lasted approximately 20 years. There is a large debate amongst many people about whether the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam war is justifiable or not‚ but it is clear that

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    “The policy of diversion of mentally disordered offenders is sound. The problems are in the detail of its scope and application.” Discuss. Diversion is a ‘decision- making process at various stages of the criminal justice system’[1] which enables offenders to avoid being prosecuted‚ imprisoned and punished but alternatively identified and treated in a different way. The treatment of mentally disordered offenders is a controversial area which provokes differences in opinion as to whether they should

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    order to understand if killing someone is justifiable you need to put yourself in someone’s situation. Imagine you’re in a car accident with your best friend‚ and she’s injured severely. In this moment‚ she knows she’s dying an uncomfortable death‚ your friend tells you to end their pain. As she takes possibly her last gasps of air‚ you have a decision to make‚ end or keep her life as this is a 50/50 chance situation. This would be one example of a justifiable act‚ along with situations such as war

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    Forced Founders In Forced Founders by Woody Holton‚ Holton argues that Indian and slave rebellions were the primary force in the Independence movement in Virginia. It is commonly believed that the land-owning gentry class prompted the revolution in Virginia. Nevertheless‚ Holton shows how slaves‚ American Indians‚ and debtors may have actually played a much greater part in the Independence movement than popular history suggests. Holton?s contention is that class conflict acted as a powerful catalyst

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    Social ills are issues that relate to society’s perception of people’s personal lives. Nowadays‚ the common social ills faced by society are truancy‚ violence‚ erosion of culture‚ drug abuse‚ cyber-relationship to mention but a few. Internet is the main cause of today’s social ills‚ I totally agree with this statement because it causes addictions‚ obsessions and depressions. To begin‚ internet causes addiction. Internet is all accessible to anyone without age limit nor gender. Having an unlimited

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    Page 1 Rehabilitation‚ Treatment‚ and Job training Word Count: 517 Excalibur Rosalin AJS113 Healing The human physic is very impressionable and once the sweet taste of freedom is experienced after a long term of confinement. It is beneficial to society and the ex-convict to have the tools necessary to survive the world that once casted them off as criminals. Unfortunately‚ some doubt the efectviness of rehabilitation like conservatives. The reason for this idea is because to a conservative

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    Abortion: Is It Or Is It Not Justifiable? Abortion is a highly controversial issue‚ since both sides of the topic could be arguably correct. When it comes down to late term abortions however‚ most people think it should be legal owing to the fact that they occur at a late stage in pregnancy and threatens the life of the mother. Nevertheless‚ late term abortions should not be outlawed yet any other kind of abortions are unjustifiable. Late term abortions are justifiable in view of the fact that the

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