International Journal of Latest Trends in Computing (E-ISSN: 2045-5364) Volume 2‚ Issue 1‚ March 2011 108 Analysis and Comparison of Texture Features for Content Based Image Retrieval S.Selvarajah 1 and S.R. Kodituwakku 2 1 Department of Physical Science‚ Vavuniya Campus of the University of Jaffna‚ Vavuniya‚ Sri Lanka 2 Department of Statistics & Computer Science‚ University of Peradeniya‚ Sri Lanka. {shakeelas@mail.vau.jfn.ac.lk‚ salukak@pdn.ac.lk} Abstract: Texture is one of
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program. Sex Offenders People who commit sex crimes are known as sex offenders. We also define sex offenders as an individual who has confessed to‚ or been convicted of committing a sex crime‚ including rape‚ child molestation‚ and also downloading from the Internet or distributing child pornography. Laws against convicted sex offenders include the registration of all names in publicly accessed databases‚ the collection of DNA samples‚ State laws restricting where sex offenders can live and
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initiation of the next” (Encyclopedia.com). By placing youth in adult facilities the court is demonstrating their belief that youth have the mental capacity and cognitive ability to understand the consequences of their actions‚ despite the fact that much research has concluded the opposite is true. James M. Sullivan (2014) author of From Monkey Bars to Behind Bars: Problems Associated with placing youth’s in Adult Prisons states‚ “Juveniles’ psychosocial immaturity ‚ including their tendency to focus
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specific to registration of the sex offender. In the state of Georgia the regulation that covers the registration of sex offenders is O.C.G.A 42-1-12 (. Procedural guidelines related to the implementation of the registration/publication program (how long do they have to register? Who pays for registration/publication? etc.) Sex offenders must typically register prior to or upon release from confinement and/or sentenced to community supervision. The sex offender will have 72 hours to register
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Young Offenders Act in Canada The subject of young offenders in our troubled society has been one that has generated many hours of thought and meditation for concerned members. It is felt by many that the change needed in the area of delinquency within the First Nations culture is to overcome the effects of colonization and this must begin with the youth. It is with the youth that the future of the culture lies. There has been extensive research done in this area and although much of the material
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LAWF 1753-810 13 Apr 2011 Juvenile Delinquent to Adult Criminal "Our youth love luxury. They have bad manners‚ contempt for authority and disrespect for their elders. Children nowadays are tyrants." Socrates‚ 470-399 B.C. What is Juvenile Delinquency? Juvenile delinquency is defined an act committed by a minor that violates the penal code of the government with authority over the area in which it occurs. Are some of America’s youth destined to become criminals? Some experts say it is
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Question one read‚ “What do you think is the best solution for helping a young offender?”. In relation to my results (Refer to appendix 3)‚ 15 people out of 25 suggest that counselling is the best form of help and a solution for a young offender‚ whereas only 7 agree that therapy is the best form of help. In line with parliament.uk (2014)‚ “All young offender institutions and prisons are required to have procedures in place to identify‚ manage and support
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Task Four Outline the power of the courts in sentencing offenders by using one example of a summary offence and indictable offence. There are two main courts - Magistrates and Crown Court. Magistrates have less power than Crown. magistrates can sentence up to six months in custody. Crown Courts can sentence longer up to life in prison. An indictable offence is one tried by a jury in the Crown court. When a magistrates court feels that the offence is so serious they cannot sentence accordingly i/e
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California and Texas: Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Waivers Compared In December 2011‚ the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a demonstration waiver for Texas that is modeled‚ in part‚ on a demonstration waiver that has been underway in California since November 2010. Both waivers affect hundreds of thousands of Medicaid beneficiaries‚ involve billions of federal Medicaid matching funds‚ and are designed‚ in part‚ to promote changes in the health care delivery system
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Future of the Juvenile Justice System Cody Cotton Dave Muser Noe Farjado Robert Thomas CJA/403 March 22‚ 2011 Jaime Roman Future of the Juvenile Justice System The juvenile justice system has a tremendous influence on today’s troubled youth and empirical evidence has shown the juvenile crime to have
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