03 Nov 2008 Essays on Criminal Voting Rights In all but two states‚ those with criminal records on felony offenses usually have some kind of limitation on their voting rights‚ most applying only to those felons in prison or currently on parole but some banning all felons from voting for life. Criminal voting rights is a hotly debated topic and the fervor of these debates is just getting stronger as the years go by. Criminal voting rights advocates argue that refusing to reinstate such voting
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Interview Skills Rosalyn Romero-Donis Everest University Online CCJ2358-15 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? I would take notes of the situation. I would let
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william rutledge legal enviro bus 3/2/2013 1.) Did Hanouesk have the required mental state (mens rea) to be convicted of a crime? why or why not? Why i dont think he has the mental state (mens area) of a crime is becasue it was an accident‚ he bagged into it on mistake. The Mental state means he has the disire or intent to hit the pipe line and he didnt so thats why i say not. 2.) Which theory discussed in the chapter would enable a court to hold hansouesk criminally liable for violating the
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The United States of America locks up more people‚ per capita‚ than any other nation. But grappling with why requires us consider the many types of correctional facilities and the reasons that 2.3 million people there (Wagner). When someone get convicted of a felony they immediately lose many of their rights. One of the biggest things that they lose is the right to vote and that can decide a lot of someones life. Many people in places such as Florida don’t know that you can regain your rights to
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Probation compliance is strict rule that one must follow if he or she is on probation. Some of the rules you have to comply with‚ is your probation officer will have you report to them on a certain day as often as requested by your probation officer. If you have some kind of illness that you cant make it or any kind of emergency‚ you still have to get a hold of them‚ and immediately schedule a new appointment. When you come see you PO officer for the fist time you will need to bring with you an ID
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Christopher Maurice "Beezy" Brown (born May 5‚ 1989) is an American singer‚ songwriter‚ rapper‚ dancer‚ and actor. Born in Tappahannock‚ Virginia‚ Brown taught himself to sing and dance at a young age and was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows. In 2004‚ he signed with Jive Records‚ and released his self-titled debut album the following year. The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart‚ and featured the hit single "Run It!"‚ which topped the Billboard Hot
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The New Jim Crow “Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans” states Michelle Alexander‚ (the author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (2010) )‚ in an interview with a nonprofit‚ independent publisher of educational materials known as Rethinking Schools. A perfect example of Michelle Alexander’s statement is Sonya Jennings who is an African American mother
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On November 16‚ 2012‚ I observed a court hearing of 14 cases. Some of these cases dealt with people who committed crimes such as aggravated assault‚ Acc involving Death/ Injury‚ Terroristic threats‚ Retail theft‚ conspiracy theft‚ Resist Arrest/Other Law Enforce and Knowing/ in Mftr/Dist of Design Drug. For the case of Comm. V. Helen Cole was a Retail Theft crime. The defendant Helen Cole was at Sears and stole items such as clothes at the store. She was ordered not to go to the Sears again and
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Computer crime in today’s world has become more common than in the past. Everywhere you go there is always some sort of Internet access. For instance most restaurants have Wi-Fi for their customers to connect. Cellular networks also provide Internet access away from home making computer criminals be able to work wherever. Having the Internet at the tips of your fingers makes it easier for today’s criminals to commit a crime. There are three main categories in which computer crimes are categorized
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Criminal Law is divided into two categories‚ Misdemeanors and Felonies. Criminal law or penal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It contrasts with Civil Law. Civil Law is the system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal‚ military‚ or religious affairs. It regulates social conduct and proscribes whatever is threatening‚ harmful‚ or otherwise endangering to the property‚ health‚ safety‚ and moral welfare of people. It includes the punishment
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