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    ‘em up” approach) at various stages in the criminal justice process and ensure that the stay locked up (Walker). The “lock ‘em up” approach is generally considered to encompass three techniques: “preventative detention‚ incapacitation‚ and mandatory sentencing” (Walker‚ pg. 132). On an intuitive level‚ they are going to have considerable impact on reducing and controlling crime. In actual application‚ however‚ they do not. In some instances‚ they may even have negative impacts in other areas.

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    clothing. Uniforms would move things in a more positive direction.The Decision to enforce uniforms at Prosper ISD would be wise because it would decrease peer bullying‚ increase student academics‚ and limit distractions. With the addition of the mandatory uniform policy‚ It has been shown it will decrease peer bullying within schools. Research has proved‚ when adding uniforms to a district‚ reports of assault within the district has decreased by 34%. As well as fighting incidents which have gone down

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    Research Paper: Should Recycle be mandatory? February 15‚ 2011 Should recycling be mandatory? Is recycling really going green with the environment? Or is recycling just a way to go for green material known as dollars? Recycling is a method in which materials that are not used anymore by people are processed in order to transform them in useful products. In the recent years‚ recycling has caused a lot of controversies whether if it is a good way to go green and help planet’s health or if it

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    Should Vaccinations be Mandatory? This essay will attempt to investigate the employment of the 23 plus vaccinations used today and how they defend the preventions and spread of diseases. The paper will support the pros and the cons of vaccinations that are supported by research statistics as well as the different symptoms that have been reported for each available vaccine. What is a vaccine? Vaccines have been defined as the development of depleted or killed microscopic organisms

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    Mandatory School Uniforms In many schools where no school uniforms were used‚ rules had to be implemented on clothing choices due to the inappropriate dress of many students. Some fashions‚ such as wearing underwear so everyone can see‚ or covering their heads with hoods have created problems in the management of schools. Some students are unable to differentiate between the appropriate clothes for school‚ and what they should wear to go out with their friends. We know that for some jobs we should

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    sent out at least by the the first Monday in February. The budget covers a period known as a fiscal year and starts on October 1st and ends on September 30th of the next year. The budget that the president send out is for two types of spending. Mandatory spending is fixed and covers things such as social security. Discretionary spending is the spending choices that are made and approved of each year. Once the bill is passed committees in the House write appropriation bills that determine how much

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    Unit 3 Assignment Kaplan University CJ299-02 Unit 3 Assignment When we talk about different types of sentencing the most coming types are indeterminate and determinate. They both serve the same function but have different out comes. They are both build to serve as punishments but to also rehabilitate at the same time. The main difference between these two sentences is the fact that indeterminate sentences offer early release in the form of parole and determinate sentences do not. Indeterminate

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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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    Exam 4 Study Guide Sentencing 1. The 5 philosophies of purpose of punishment (purposes‚ examples‚ pros and cons): a. Deterrence (specific and general) b. Incapacitation c. Retribution d. Rehabilitation e. Restorative Justice 2. Corporal Punishment 3. History of punishment- banishment‚ sterilization‚ transportation 4. Civil commitment 5. Legally sane / insanity / guilty but mentally ill 6. What factors could prevent a fair sentence in court? 7. Presentence investigation report 8. Indeterminate

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    The idea of mandatory voting during U.S. elections is a much-debated topic in the United States. Making voting mandatory for all citizens‚ is debated to be something that could be either positive or negative. Both sides of the issue have their reasons why mandatory-voting laws should or should not be passed. Those who believe that mandatory voting should become a law believe that it will bring the number of voters on Election Day to increase. With voter participation rates falling below sixty

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