the topic of mandatory minimum jail sentences. Why do we have mandatory minimum sentences for certain criminal offenses that cause individuals to do extended prison terms when their offenses are totally different from someone who commits a similar offense but do the same amount of time? My work in law enforcement leads me to believe that people should not be sentenced to mandatory sentences. I’ve seen a number young men incarcerated for minor crimes who received mandatory sentences that
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Racial Disparities in America’s Judicial System The mandatory imprisonment policies written for the judicial system are creating disparity of minority inmate population primarily due to non-violent drug crimes and the unjust mandatory minimum sentencing laws. America’s prisons are the most populated in the world‚ and they are disproportionately populated by minorities due to the set of mandatory imprisonment policies set in place. Over the past five decades‚ the disparity between races has widened
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compared to children due to their age. Because kids have not had as much time to develop immunities to diseases‚ vaccinations should be mandatory to assist them in fighting off these killer diseases. Mandatory vaccinations are justified because they protect society and prevent future epidemics. Parents and guardians‚ who believe that vaccines should not be mandatory‚ contend that vaccines cause health problems or they are no longer necessary. Children get their main vaccines between the ages of two
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persons of color are sentenced to mandatory jail terms more than any other race. Carrillo‚ Silvio. Should Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws be Repealed? 13 December 2000. 21 October 2010 http://speakout.com/activism/issue_briefs/1127b-1.html The author discusses the acts of 1986‚ which changed the law pertaining to the Anti-Drug Abuse act and the sentencing of violators. This article also examines the overcrowding of prisons related to mandatory sentencing. Caulkins‚ Jonathan
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Are Uniforms Mandatory? Are uniforms good or bad for school? Every day pusillanimous students are trying to get through school without getting noticed on what they wear because people make fun of them. There are many benefits on why school should add school uniforms. Researchers have observed that uniforms set a professional tone and helps students’ self-esteem. Since people get picked on because of what they wear‚ schools should add uniforms. Supporters of uniforms believe that uniforms
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the freedom so that they have time to fulfill important plans in their life as well as generating more scope for young employees. In conclusion‚ the retirement age can vary from countries to countries but the importance of the establishment of mandatory retirement age could not be denied. The government should have appropriate policies to reward employees when they reach the age to
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Drug production and drug dealing today has become a substantial source of revenue. Whether for making up budget deficits or for the enrichment of certain individuals‚ population groups‚ firms or even countries‚ drugs are distributed worldwide. Drugs also involve economically marginalized sectors of the population‚ such as peasant producers or some small-scale drug dealers‚ criminal organizations or certain closely-knit sectors of society in the world of business or State institutions. The recycling
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It is not a secret and it is fair to say that the Army is fast to pass down mandatory requirements to their Soldiers regardless whether they can actually comply with those requirements in a timely manner. I never expect to challenge that statement with a First Sergeant during my first training meeting as a new First Sergeant a few years ago. In 2010‚ the total number of training requirements was around 35. At the end of each quarter‚ the First Sergeants from three different companies met with the
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Topic: Voting should not be mandatory Using the internet‚ find at least two articles on your topic. You can pay to print in the library‚ e-mail the articles to yourself‚ or write down the websites and look them up again at home. Every group member must find two articles‚ so that a group of 3 will have 6 total and a group of 4 will have 8 total. Pick articles that are from credible sources (PHS databases such as Gale‚ Ebsco‚ etc.; credible news organizations like The New York Times‚ CNN‚ etc;
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Case study Halina Paerhati Despite the public’s belief that Robert Latimer’s mandatory minimum 10 years sentence to be “cruel and unusual punishment”‚ I personally am satisfied with this sentence. In spite of the fact that the love Robert Latimer had for his disabled daughter is what inspired him to put her out of her misery‚ the judge and jury offered him the constitutional exemption” found him guilty of second degree murder as opposed to first degree. That was enough mercy for this man. It
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