There are many legal aspects that need to be considered when looking at confinement. From potential legal issues that could arise‚ liabilities and responsibilities of the government‚ and how methods and practice of incarceration change due to the social and political environments‚ incarceration is very complex. There are many things that need to be taken into consideration. The government is liable and responsible for the prisoner’s medical care and providing equal protection. However‚ prisoners
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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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In 1996‚ the government reformed the welfare system; the legislation scrapped the title AFDC and renamed it as TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Family). AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) was known to support single parents and their children without neglecting anyone. The government was obligated to give benefits to anyone who qualified regardless of the amount of money that the program costed (Cherlin‚ 2013). Single parents were able to stay home as a full-time parent in order to
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a great teacher‚" said Secretary Spellings (October 8‚ 2008‚ press release). "Yet we often find our most experienced and effective teachers in our least challenging settings. Until this trend is reversed‚ we will not be able to solve our education system ’s - and our country ’s - biggest challenges. We must do a better job of treating teachers like the professionals they are and rewarding those who take on tougher work and get results." By encouraging effective professional development this encourages
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Tap Water Pros and Cons Pros | Cons | Monitored and regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). | Some water is carried in lead pipes from utility companies to homes‚ which means lead can leach from pipes into the water. | Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SWDA)of 1996 have made drinking water safer. | The EPA allows tap water to have 10 parts per billion (ppb) of arsenic in it‚ although scientists now know there is no safe level of arsenic. | Numerous tests are conducted
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Margaret A. Hamburg‚ a FDA Commissioner who is credited with a master’s degree once said‚ “A safe global food supply can only be achieved through development of effective food safety management systems‚ which are essential to the well being of consumers‚ farmers‚ processors and manufacturers.” Food is a fundamental desideratum for survival‚ and the safety of food has been a controversial issue elevating up in America. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the organization which governs food in
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1. Morality PRO: "The crimes of rape‚ torture‚ treason‚ kidnapping‚ murder‚ larceny‚ and perjury pivot on a moral code that escapes apodictic [indisputably true] proof by expert testimony or otherwise. But communities would plunge into anarchy if they could not act on moral assumptions less certain than that the sun will rise in the east and set in the west. Abolitionists may contend that the death penalty is inherently immoral because governments should never take human life‚ no matter what the
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field of criminal justice there are many pros‚ but along with these pros there are many cons. When looking at the pros of the criminal justice field there are some that stand out pretty heavily. Some of these pros include‚ job security‚ and being able to help people. But with each one of these pros there is a direct opposite. The cons include‚ stress‚ and the dangerous situations you will be put in. You have to ask yourself‚ do the pros outweigh the cons? Job security is something that everyone
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Federalism has made an impact on the United States‚ but is the impact positive or negative. Before getting to know what kind of impact federalism has on America‚ we need to know what the definition is. Federalism is a governmental system that is divided into certain powers‚ centeral known as national government and regional which is known as state governments. Would it be beneficial if the government was unitary? Would it be of positive nature to have everything ran under the umbrella of one centralized
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Securitisation is one of the solutions to these challenges. 2. Reserve Bank of India‚ as a facilitator‚ has attempted to explore the intricacies of securitisation as a process of financial engineering and its applicability to the Indian financial system especially in the mortgage and infrastructure sectors. The in-house Working Group constituted by the Bank had the benefit of presentations of and interaction with market intermediaries‚ regulators‚ industry experts and international agencies on various
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