Australia has nine sentencing jurisdictions with each jurisdiction possessing its own criminal justice system. Federal‚ state and territory criminal legislation generally specify offences with a prescribed maximum penalty which allows a court to determine an appropriate punishment in the particular circumstances of that case. In recent years‚ the Australian Parliament has increased proclaimed power over sentencing‚ setting a fixed or consistent penalty for committing a certain offence. This upsurge
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Argument against mandatory minimum drug sentencing There are many different argument both for and against mandatory minimum drug sentencing. However there are more arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing then there are for the support of the mandatory sentencing. One of the biggest arguments against mandatory minimum drug sentencing is that it was originally intended to target the higher level drug dealers but the majority of the cases have only been low level drug dealers. One
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November 4‚ 2014 PHIL 3010 Informed opinion paper 2 What is Truth? Many of us have experienced elders like older siblings or friends telling us there “girls have cooties”‚ that there is a “boogie monster in your closet”‚ or that there is “a child eating monster under your bed”. As we become older‚ we experience that it is all just a lie. All this time it was all just a lie and we believed it. What is the truth? What makes it true? Is the boogie monster real? Truth is one of the most fundamental questions
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division has initiated numerous programs and processes to reduce recidivism‚ address parolee risk to the community and provide numerous reentry services for ex-offenders. Parole provides a series of resources and graduated sanctions in a community based setting to reduce recidivism. Part of this program involves the use of Halfway Back residential programs‚ Day Reporting Centers‚ localized drug assessments and counseling referrals and an extensive network of job training and placement programs.(IDCPD
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Hannah Borrero 10-26-12 3rd Period The Truth About Lying Studies show that the average person lies several times a day. Even the smallest of lies make you stress‚ which can cause your heart rate and breathing to increase‚ digestion to slow down‚ and hypersensitivity of muscle and nerve fibers. These affects may not sound that serious‚ but over time‚ they can lead to conditions that no one would want‚ such as coronary artery disease‚ stroke‚ and congestive heart failure. This could happen
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Principles of Sentencing There are five general aims or functions or justifications of punishment: 1. DETERRENCE There is a belief that punishment for crime can deter people from offending. There are two forms: - Specific deterrence is concerned with punishing an individual offender in the expectation that he will not offend again. - General deterrence is related to the possibility that people in general will be deterred from committing crime by the threat of punishment if they are caught
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african americans. They are a lot benefits from the u.s. Prison system to people who work there. The u.s. Prison system is unfair‚ and two of the most important aspects to understand about it are Drug sentencing Disparities and The war on drugs. One important aspect of the U.S. prison system is Drug sentencing Disparities. In “Criminal justice fact sheet (NAACP) the author states about 14 million whites and 2.6 million african americans report using an illicit drug 5 times as many whites are using drugs
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There are five goals of sentencing in the United States Court system‚ retribution‚ incapacitation‚ deterrence‚ rehabilitation and restoration. Each goal represents a quasi-independent sentencing philosophy and they each hold different and individual purposes. Retribution Taking revenge on a perpetrator or criminal through deserved punishment‚ regulated by the government to be sure the “revenge” fits the crime. Incapacitation Keeping an individual locked away and separate from the public in order
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What exactly is the truth? Is it reality‚ sincerity‚ integrity? Is it accuracy and honesty? How can we tell the difference between the truth and lies? Why does the media have the power to decide for us what is true? As Oscar Wilde once said ’The truth is rarely pure and never simple’. This statement sums up the difficulties of telling the truth‚ and this is furthermore shown in Rob Sitch et al’s Frontline‚ Lies by Michael Leunig and the poem Nothing to Report by May Herschel Clarke. The television
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Tramain Clay Probation and Parole Oct. 18‚ 2011 Ch.8 Probation and Parole Officers Law Enforcement‚ Treatment‚ and A blend of the two. Control‚ Social Services‚ and Combined. The broker/advocate role links clients to needed services‚ with little concern for the relationship between officer and client. The P/P officer as law enforcement agents is related to the control model of supervision in much the same way as the treatment or broker/advocate role is related to the social
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