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    sex offender‚ yet his liberty was generously granted by our glorious justice system. Whether it be deficient funding of state prisons or the authorities simply appealed to Arizmendi’s disciplinary actions‚ his impetuous release allowed for this tragedy to befall upon our family. Individuals with the grand power of jurisdiction should not and cannot be placidly releasing these societal threats. Countless other dangerous criminals are given minimal sentence leaving innocent American families to sleep

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    13 December 2016 The Editor The Australian‚ 2 Holt Street Surry Hills‚ NSW 2016 Dear Sir/Madam The reformal of 18C the racial discrimination act is long overdue and it’s amazing it has lasted this long. Under section 18C‚ it states "if it’s reasonably likely to insult‚ offend‚ humiliate‚ or intimate another person or group of people because of their race‚ colour‚ or national or ethnic origin" this section should’ve prevented the racism that has become quietly accepted as the norm in our society

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    HALEY‚ JENNIFER APOL 104- D14 WORLDVIEW ASSIGNMENT NOVEMBER 11‚ 2013 Part One:    A worldview does not just appear one day. It is a view that you have your entire life which helps outline the way you choose to live your life. In the book‚ Life Answers by Ken Hemphill states‚ “A worldview is our underlying perspective of life.” Each person’s worldview helps them make a choice in a way that they may see the world. Part Two:

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    Assessment 1: Are criminal cases won or lost on the evidence‚ or on the stories that are told. Word Count: 2500 The aim of this essay is to define the concepts of evidence and story telling by way answering the question of‚ are cases won or lost on the evidence or the stories told. To place the assignment in the correct context for the discussion‚ it will use illustrations from the cases discussed in lecture to describe the difference between actual criminal evidence and the stories

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    “Their way is not our way!” INSTITUTIONAL RACISM AND INDIGENOUS OVER-REPRESENTATION IN AUSTRALIA’S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND - The Lucky Country? Hidden from the eyes of the world‚ two thirds of Aboriginal people in remote communities in Australia live in circumstances comparable to those 700 years ago in Europe. Health and mortality statistics in remote Aboriginal communities are some of the worst in the world. Despite decades of government

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    Letter From Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Background - In the spring of 1963‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and his organization‚ the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)‚ targeted Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ with a series of peaceful demonstrations aimed at the ending segregation. The police reacted violently with attack dogs and high-pressure fire hoses. Hundreds of protesters‚ including King‚ were jailed. At first‚ King was criticized for taking on Birmingham; eight white

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    The rehab of criminals in our justice system is flawed in many ways. The criminals that try to get “clean” or try to have a better life‚ can’t because of having to pay child support while they have nowhere to live or they can’t find a job because they have a criminal record. Many criminals who sell drugs or illegal items start right back up just weeks after getting out of prison or jail because they can’t afford to pay for their survival so they see it as easy money. This is an important issue that

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    Forensic science plays a major role in the criminal justice system by getting the evidence of the crime. Investigators can understand how blood splatters‚ drug traces and even having the ability in identifying a body. Each crime has their own challenges and their unique challenges and differences. Trace Evidence Evidence such as hair‚ clothing fibers and microscopic particles id the form of trace evidence. The importance is that criminals leave something of themselves behind which

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    The murder of Michael Brown is not a matter of individual racism or discrimination‚ it is the result of the racist institutions maintained in this country. The protests seen in Ferguson‚ which have been ongoing since Michael Brown’s murder in August‚ are a retaliation against the institutional racism that plagues disadvantaged neighborhoods and is pervasive among nearly all aspects of life. Michael Brown’s death has become both a moment of reckoning for the Ferguson region and a national rallying

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    happens in school‚ jobs‚ homes etc. There are many awful lingering effects of slavery and racism happening today but the worst are gang violence‚ teenage pregnancy‚ and single parent households. “Racism is one of the main issues facing the Criminal Justice System in the United States. Race

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