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    Criminal Justice

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    Rehabilitation vs. Punishment‚ which one is more effective in Juvenile Matters? It has long been debated which method of deterrence works best within the criminal justice system‚ rehabilitation or punishment. In the past‚ the two mechanisms have been used together and separately in both adult and juvenile courts. Both rehabilitation and punishment are similar in their goals and purposes. However‚ the debate between which method is more successful continues year after year. The consensus of

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    Justice in Hamlet

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    the idea of poetic justice can be seen throughout the play various times. Shakespeare allows the reader to understand the mistakes of each character by killing them off in a justly manner. While seeking revenge‚ the main characters of the play earn their poetic ending‚ permitting Shakespeare to restore the karmic balance of the play. Claudius‚ Leartes‚ Polonius‚ are all killed poetically as a direct result of their actions‚ while Ophelia is used to reiterate the poetic justices in the other character

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    Justice in the Republic

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    Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote "One man’s justice is another’s injustice." This statement quite adequately describes the relation between definitions of justice presented by Polemarchus and Thrasymachus in Book I of the Republic. Polemarchus initially asserts that justice is "to give to each what is owed" (Republic 331d)‚ a definition he picked up from Simonides. Then‚ through the unrelenting questioning of Socrates‚ Polemarchus’ definition evolves into "doing good to friends and harm to enemies"

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    Occupational Justice

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    Causey Upton (2015) discusses the concept of occupational justice and its prevalence in the nursing home‚ or long-term care settings. The researcher indicated that occupational justice is a principle that compliments and extends social justice ideologies. Differences in access to resources and opportunities amongst a group of people constitutes a form of social injustice. This researcher explored the importance of engaging in valued leisure occupations that reflect previous interests for residents

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    Environmental Justice for the Kikuyu Tribe SCI/362 26 MAY 2010 Environmental Justice for the Kikuyu Tribe Colney and Pitts is a California based pharmaceutical company. Colney and Pitts is planning to set up a manufacturing plant near the Aberdares mountain range in the eastern highlands of Kenya to produce medicines for prostate disease. The Kikuyu tribe is the largest tribe in the country and occupies the Aberdares mountain range. An extensive ethno botanical survey on the use

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    Criminal Justice

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    they will get out of it with a plea bargain or they might not even step foot in the court room because someone else is already getting prosecuted for it. Courts and plea bargains go hand in hand these days. To me‚ I think plea bargains are not true justice‚ its laziness. According to BGA‚ there were 85 wrongful convictions in Illinois. 81 out of the 85 cases involving wrongful convictions were involving government misconduct or errors.The investigation’s findings are based on the cases of 83 men and

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    Juvenile Justice

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    System • Downsizing • Redesign • Abolition EFFECTIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS: What the research Says • Focus limited resources on the highest risk youths • Resources applied to low-risk cases will have small effect and is not cost-effective • Programs that take a therapeutic approach to changing behavior by focusing on constructive personal development yield the best results. 1. Goals o an effective Juvenile Justice Intervention • Rehabilitation-Reintegration-Sustainability 2. Principles

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    Criminal Justice

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    Seven Essential Interview Skills Kathy Thomas Criminal Justice Communications September 28‚ 2012 You are a probation officer who was conducting a home visit for probationer Bobby Jean. You walk up to the door‚ she answers‚ and you notice a bag of marijuana sitting on the kitchen table. She promises that it is not hers. You provide her with a urine screen and it is clean. Based on the above scenario‚ please respond to the following questions: * What would you do? * Would this scenario

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    Justice In The Crucible

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    A Story of Corrupt Justice: The Perpetuation of the Abominable Salem Witch Trials Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ a place of beginnings in the New World‚ shows that the Puritans’ “self-denial‚ their purposefulness‚ their suspicion of all vain pursuits‚ their hard-handed justice were altogether perfect instruments for the conquest of this space so antagonistic to man” (Miller 6). The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ describes the Salem witch trials during the seventeenth century. Numerous people were hung and jailed

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    Justice for Lena

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    research. You will see that in the end Lena’s life no matter how terrible it was‚ it wasn’t all in vain‚ and still today she is remembered for her last heartfelt words and calm disposition. Ulysia Gayle Julie Warner English December 3‚ 2012 Justice for Lena Lena Baker was a black woman born with three strikes against her. The first was that she was born in the south. The second was that she was born black. The third was that she was born poor. She was a black woman born in a small

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