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    Pros and Cons of the Death Penalty Pros 1. The Death Penalty allows families that have been suffering some closure. 2. Helps lessen the problem of overpopulated prisons. 3. Provides a deterrent for inmates already on Death Row. 4. Justice is better served. 5. Prisoner parole or escapes allows for another chance to kill. 6. Give a chance to prosecutors in bargaining in the plea bargain process. In the state of California there are too many liberals that make rules

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    Final : Question #1 A juvenile being tried as an adult is a very sensitive and controversial issue over the past years. There has been a significant increase in the number of juvenile offenders being tried in adult courts for serious crimes. Juveniles should be tried as adults depending on the seriousness of the crime that they commit. There are many factors that contribute to juvenile courts and to what extent a juvenile should be tried as an adult. The juvenile justice system was intended

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    Vineet Advani Mrs. Sheaffer English 7 4 December 2011 Should Juveniles Be Tried As Adults Unmoved by his mother’s description of him as "a kind and gentle soul‚" a Harris County jury come to a decision on Wednesday that 18-year-old‚ Robert Acuna‚ should be put on a life without parole sentence for murdering two elderly neighbors in a quiet town. Prosecutors presented little elucidation for why the Sterling High School junior‚ who worked part time at a fast-food restaurant‚ shot James

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    The Pros and Cons Edit 0 6… Pros : - More foreign goods. In Canada‚ with economic globalization‚ we are able to eat fresh fruits and vegetables in winter. Make lives easier for us. - With the trade happening around the world‚ there is more diversity. While we are in Canada‚ we can go out and eat Chinese‚ Thai‚ Greek foods‚ and watch US’s movie. - Helping developing countries. Transnational corporations setup in developing countries offering jobs for the people in developing countries‚ help

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    part requires a non-recoverable investment in specialized assets.  The most efficient suppliers are located in countries with currencies that many foreign exchange analysts expect to appreciate substantially over the next decade.  What are the pros and cons of (a) manufacturing the component in-house‚ and (b) outsourcing manufacture to an independent supplier?  Which option would you recommend? Why? At the outset‚ it is a vital concern in several international businesses or firm to determine in which

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    Juveniles as young as 14 are being tried as adults in the adult court system and are sentenced to life in prison. These children are being tried as an adult for committing heinous crimes. These children are serving life sentences in prison that they do not deserve. They should al have the chance of rehabilitation no matter what crime they committed At that age they are still able to learn that what they did was wrong and change their ways. I believe that juveniles should not be in the adult court

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    ADULT SYSTEM Status in question- To determine guilt or innocence Goal of Preceding’s- determine offenders guilt or innocence Representation- Both the adult and child have the right to council during criminal preceding’s Release- Pending trial an adult may be released through bail or released on their own recognizance ROR (the promise to return to court to face the criminal charges) Searches- Adults have rights defending them against unreasonable searches of person‚ home and possessions.

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    Juveniles Being Tried As Adults I. Introduction A. Did you know that just about every juvenile offender who has a past criminal history‚ or is arrested for a violent crime like rape or murder‚ is tried in an adult court? 1. According to a non-profit organization called Equal Justice Iniative there are over 2200 juveniles nationwide who have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. 2. Children as young as 13 years of age have been tried as adults and sentenced

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    that the juvenile can be charged as an adult in the legal court system. The traditional rule is that anyone who is under 18 is a juvenile and will be tried in the juvenile court system. However‚ in certain circumstances‚ almost every state now allows for youths below the age of 18 to be tried as an adults. Some states give juvenile court judges to power to have juvenile’s case tried in adult criminal court. Some states give power to prosecutors the power to decide whether or not a juvenile will be

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    Argument Essay: Juveniles charged as adults When a child commits a crime there are many questions that begin to rise‚ did they know what they were doing and the effect it would have once the crime was carried out? If an adult does not know what was going on in a juveniles mind‚ can they still be tried as an adult? These are the arguments that face American society today. Nationally‚ the statistics bear out the public perception that youth crime is becoming more violent. The number of youths arrested

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