Since 2002‚ the United States has had the highest incarceration rate in the world. Although prison populations are increasing in some parts of the world‚ the natural rate of incarceration for countries comparable to the United States tends to stay around 100 prisoners per 100‚000 population. The U.S. rate is 500 prisoners per 100‚000 residents‚ or about 1.6 million prisoners in 2010‚ according to the latest available data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Prison is a place used for internment
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Although prisoners are no longer free persons‚ they are still afforded certain rights set out in the US Constitution. According to Schmalleger and Smykla (2015)‚ before the middle of the twentieth century‚ prisoners were treated like slaves and they were not afforded any rights. This began to change once the goal of incarceration became rehabilitation instead of punishment. One of the major rights inmates are afforded is the right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment‚ which is explained in
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THE PROS AND CONS OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE Nuclear energy is a powerful source of energy compared to other conventional fuels. All crude oil based fuels derive their energy from oxidation‚ which is a change in the energy levels of electrons outside the nucleus. However‚ nuclear energy derives power from changes in the nuclear energy levels of the atomic nucleus! Tremendous energy lies locked up inside a radioactive nucleus and nuclear fission is a way of tapping this energy. Nuclear power plants derive
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Ever play on an artificial grass sports field? Some people have and they say it’s the best experience they had with playing surfaces. Turf traps water and increases groundwater recharge and also turf naturally hides carbon in the soil (Wisniewski). The purpose for writing this paper is to shed light on turf and that turf isn’t a bad thing. Even though some people feel that turf can cause cancer‚ but turf is improving and becoming more and more popular. Has one ever see or experience playing on a
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the ultimate outcome (i.e. death)‚ interfere with ethical decisions that we need to make‚ namely making the ethical decision to medicate a patient on comfort care in order to give them quality of life. Being aware of the risks does not mean that we will not follow through on an ethical decision. Meshele‚ states that not providing comfort care‚ including medication is unethical. We can all agree that nurses that do not want to medicate because they are afraid of causing death‚ need to reconsider their
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good thing or a bad thing? In my opinion there are both pros and cons to his presidency. For instance‚ his plan to bring federal tax policies in line with the needs of today’s families is a pro. “His plan is not for the wealthy‚ but rather provides the biggest benefit to working- and middle-class families. “ (Contribute‚ 2016) Trump’s vision involves rewriting the tax code to allow working parents to deduct from their income taxes child care expenses for up to four children and elderly dependents
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Utilitarianism was founded by Jeremy Bentham and further defined by John Stuart Mill to fully be developed into an ethical philosophy by the nineteenth century. In Utilitarianism‚ consequences are the only thing that matters. Motives only matter if the result is happiness being maximized. Utilitarianism has a foundation based on giving the majority of people the greatest quality of happiness. In order to do so‚ actions are never dependent on self-interest or self-sacrifice‚ and impartiality
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insurance enrollment‚ resistance to union representation‚ and alleged sexism. Ouestions : Suppose Wal-Mart has announced plans to seek approval from the planning commision of a small town to build a new store. Develop a list of the main arguments‚ pro and con‚ that could be presented at a public hearing on the matter by members of each of these groups : 1. Owners of small business located nearby 2. Town residents‚ and residents of nearby towns How might a Wal-Mart representative respond to the
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Ideologically‚ the terms “left” and “right” refer to liberal and conservative viewpoints‚ respectively. The United States’ government‚ and the world as a whole‚ struggles to unite these two philosophies‚ which concern everything from the role of government to economic policy to social structure. With the upcoming presidential election‚ the disparities between the left and the right appear even more agitated. This juxtaposition between the left and right drives American politics‚ though extremes on
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penalty. With many views to cover and different types of view‚ this paper will be about pro death penalty. There is one point I will cover that will be against the death penalty‚ and that will be executing an innocent person‚ the rest will be cost to have inmates in jail and how incarceration does not rehabilitated inmates. Life or death is a very important decision that cannot be taken lightly. The reason I am pro death penalty is because back in time there were not so many crimes committed and the
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