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    Pros: When a federal‚ state‚ county‚ or local government switches to having their community corrections ran and operated by a private industry‚ it means they are giving up their obligation of running and improving that correctional program or facility and giving all responsibility to the private industry. The government pays the private industry to run the facility or program for the government. This benefits both the government and the private industry. The above picture is two of Americas largest

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    Pro Animal Testing Cons

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    Here are a few benefits pointed out by ProCon.org that show how animal testing could be considered a good thing: “Animal testing has contributed to many life-saving cures and treatments‚”‚ “There is no adequate alternative to testing on a living‚ whole-body system‚”‚ and “Animals must be used in cases when ethical considerations prevent the use of human subjects.” Many people may say that it would be inconceivably inhumane to use humans in these atrocious experiments

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    Guns Pros And Cons

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    under certain conditions. A "weapon" is defined more broadly in Florida than in Georgia: it includes the firearm‚ the knife and more. One of the main arguments of the pro-guns is that it is because there is not enough weapons that there is violence. As one of the favorite slogans of the National Rifle Association‚ a powerful pro-gun lobby‚ summed up: "How do you stop a dirty guy armed with a gun? With a good guy armed with a gun ". Per firearms supporters‚ if any individual was armed‚ there would

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    abuse. Though that is one way to describe it‚ there comes along many positives towards the topic that can ensure us a more advanced economy. Animal testing is what makes sure we are safe with the new and improved topics we consume and/or use. Other alternatives are available‚ and in most cases‚ the reliability on the object’s safety for human use can be even higher than the method of using animal species (About Animal Testing). In the near future‚ there are hopes of animal experimentation to drop completely

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    Aims of Sentencing

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    Aims of sentencing. Retribution. · Based on idea of punishment‚ because offender deserves punishment for his/her acts. · Does not seek to reduce crime or alter the offender’s future behaviour. · Concerned only with the offence that was committed and making sure that the punishment inflicted is in proportion to that offence. · Contains element of revenge (eye for an eye) and is used to justify long prison sentences. · Tariff sentences – Idea that each offence should have a set tariff with

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    The Death Penalty: The Headquarters of Controversy The death penalty is one of the most controversial topics of modern day. There are many people on both sides of the fence in this heated debate. I‚ personally‚ am pro death penalty for many reasons. The death penalty is a dire part of the U.S. criminal justice system that should not be extinguished. There is irrefutable proof on why we need the death penalty. The problem with the death penalty is it needs to be reformed. Death penalty reform

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    Sentencing of Juveniles

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    The Sentencing of Juveniles Today‚ we live in a society faced with many problems‚ including crime and the fear that it creates. In the modern era‚ juveniles have become a part of society to be feared‚ not rehabilitated. The basis of the early juvenile justice system was to rehabilitate and create safe havens for wayward youth. This is not the current philosophy‚ although the U.S. is one of the few remaining countries to execute juveniles. Presently‚ our nation is under a presidential administration

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    Drew Lewis 11/13/11 Philosophy Determinism and its Moral Implications Q: There are powerful arguments that there is no such thing as free will. But people in ordinary life tend to presuppose there is free will when they talk about people deserving good or bad treatment‚ rewards and punishments. Some kinds of rewards and punishments encourage good behavior and discourage bad behavior‚ so those make sense even if there is no free will. But what about punishments for crimes that are impossible

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    Latin America Pros And Cons

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    April  2013  Public  Forum  “CON”  Analysis Recently‚ we gave our comprehensive analysis of the Pro side of the April Public Forum resolution‚ Resolved: The continuation of current U.S. anti-drug policies in Latin America will do more harm than good. Today‚  we’re  discussing  the  Con  side‚  which‚  while  slightly  trickier‚  if  done  properly  can  be  argued   very persuasively. To  recap‚  the  pro’s  argument  is‚  essentially‚  that  drugs  are  such  an  intractable  and  complex  issue

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    Nba Pros And Cons

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    interviewed by the media as a young athlete and the whole world is watching them. Have you ever noticed that the young players who do one year in college ‚and make it to the pros end up with not a good education.If the young players sustain a injury or even worse wouldn’t be able to play again they wouldn’t have a degree or a job .A Lot of pro scouts they look for strong ‚and mental demands ‚and most of the players out of high school players aren’t ready .That was a few

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