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    Containment theory and the idea of pushes and pulls can be attributed to the deviant behaviour of sharing needles‚ doing drugs‚ and engaging in unprotected sex‚ because the inmates are faced with constant pushes and pulls throughout their stay in prison. A lot of prisoners come into jail with substance abuse problem (Jurgens‚ Nowak‚ & Day‚ 2011)‚ similarly some do not‚ and only once inside prison do they engage in behaviour that could create a risk to contract HIV (Chu‚ Peddle‚ & Canadian HIV-AIDS

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    classical and positivist approaches to criminological theory The classical and positivist approaches to criminological theory were both highly influential in their definition of and approach to dealing with crime and criminal punishment. For centuries scholars and theorists have attempted to adopt a new and effective approach to criminal punishment‚ in the hope that one can understand and thus know how to deal with criminal behaviour in an effective manner. Yet‚ while the two theories are rather different

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    Discuss the advantages‚ strengths‚ disadvantages and weaknesses of a positivist approach to social sciences The profusion of use and multifariousness of meaning of the word positivism results in a need for any essay on the subject to first give its own precise definition for its use of the term‚ distinguishing its particular context from its use in other contexts. The term positivism‚ first coined by the philosopher Auguste Comte in the nineteenth-century‚ was first originally confined to the

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    2015). If a judge sentences imprisonment‚ this poses a pressing topic. Overcrowding is a prominent issue within the correctional system. Overcrowding does not only affect those convicted and imprisoned‚ it also affects the safety of correctional officers and other staff members. Poor conditions and various health concerns come with the rising overcrowding population. A less expensive alternative and a way to help the overcrowding is to sentence the offender to probation or put them within community

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    In the late 1800’s‚ when Fredrick Taylor came up with the theory of the classical approach as a solution for the national productivity problem‚ he had based his approach on three things. First‚ management wasn’t really aware of how much work could be completed by the laborers. Second‚ the laborers were concerned with working to fast because they feared the faster they worked‚ the less work eventually‚ there would be‚ and third‚ the workers did not have the knowledge of how to work efficiently.

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    of sentencing theories‚ the types of sentencing options‚ and how they are applied. I found the just deserts and retribution perspectives to be interesting. While these theories are similar in their favoring of proportionality in sentencing‚ they differ in terms of when prison sentences should be imposed and the length of prison sentences (when they are imposed). Retributionists believe that individuals that cause harm should be inflicted with the same level of pain and that prisons strictly used

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    BKAF 3083 ACCOUNTING THEORY AND PRACTICE Individual Assignment 1 1. Explain 8 levels of conceptual framework Level | Elements | Explanation | 1.Border of discipline / authority | * Definition of financial reporting | It defines the financial record of the business activities. | 2. Subject | * Definition of the reporting entity | It defines the reporting entities where the users are dependent on their financial statements to make decision. | 3. Objective | * Objective | It is

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    Scientific management theory: As its name suggests‚ scientific management theory was invented at a time when adding the word ‘scientific’ to a process was still novel enough to count as its own thing. It’s also called Taylorism‚ after its 19th century inventor‚ Frederick Taylor. Fundamentally‚ it’s a system for exploiting your manpower to its maximum potential and streamlining your production to improve efficiency. It aims to bring to bear logic‚ rationalism‚ and other basic scientific values to

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    like Beijing‚ Tokyo‚ New York‚ Singapore‚ London and more cities in the world are facing overcrowding. These cities are currently experiencing problems of the growing populations in urban areas and some of the countries are starting to develop suburban areas. Problems had started to occur as the urban areas are almost fully occupied. Overcrowding has now becoming a problem for large urban cities‚ overcrowding happened when an area is getting too populated‚ people would starts to migrate to the

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    OVERCROWDING IN CITIES From some points of view‚ it is unfortunate that there is so great an aggregation of population in the cities of the United States. According to the last census‚ there were seven cities with a united population exceeding 3‚200‚000‚ and fifty-three other cities each with a population at over 25‚000; the whole number of persons residing in towns exceeding 25‚000 inhabitants being nearly 6‚200‚000. That is‚ nearly sixteen percent of our whole population live in cities. Whatever

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