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    Alternative Punishment

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    Haroon Saddique Alternative Punishment One alternate punishment instead of prison could be higher education. Instead of focusing on vocational programs‚ we could pick out prisoners with some type of college experience and offer them an opportunity to complete an AA/AS or BA/BS program at a local educational facility. I believe that some prisoners are ok with going to a vocational program and getting a job. But if they are not happy with the job they get‚ or the money they make‚ they might

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    Principles of Sentencing There are five general aims or functions or justifications of punishment: 1. DETERRENCE There is a belief that punishment for crime can deter people from offending. There are two forms: - Specific deterrence is concerned with punishing an individual offender in the expectation that he will not offend again. - General deterrence is related to the possibility that people in general will be deterred from committing crime by the threat of punishment if they are caught

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    concentration camps because she was a Jew. But how did Anne Frank’s relationship reflect my relationship today? Well as I see Anne Frank showed positive attitude to her father. She was always satisfying to him.Her attitude towards her mother was disrespectful.Anne was frustrated hiding in the annex along with 7 people. She still managed to make it through the rough times during hiding. How it reflects on my relationship today is you always need to treat your loved ones mild manner because you

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    were referred to the Escambia county teen court. Only 25 of the teens reoffended. B. Teen court is a program designed to help teens learn accountability and responsibility after committing a crime. C. I became interested in this topic because I would like to learn what happens to teens that commit crimes‚ but don’t get incarcerated. D. It will help me learn about the court systems for when I become a lawyer in my later life. E. I believe that teen court is a very helpful program that gives juveniles

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    Relationship between Private and Public Police G00fydad CJS/250 March 10‚ 2013 John Doe Relationship between Private and Public Police The police in our society carry with them a deep sense of tradition and honor that stems from generations of serving and protecting the public. This pride can‚ at times‚ lead some police to believe that they are the last line of defense with the public they serve and any other entity that appears to be encroaching on that territory should be mistrusted.

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    Capital Punishment

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    penalty is one the debatable topics throughout the world. There is a conflict between law and ethics. Public opinion does not coincide with the state opinion. There are 33 countries‚ which use death penalty as capital punishment. According to Amnesty International Report‚ in 2011‚ China‚ Iran‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Iraq‚ and USA topped the list. According to statistics‚ in USA 33 states use death penalty as capital punishment and other 17 does not. (Amnesty International‚ 2011) Death penalty’s primary goal

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    Q1. What is the dual-court system? Why do we have a dual court system? A. The dual-court system is the result of a general a agreement among the nation’s founders about the need for individual states to retain significant legislative authority and judicial autonomy separate from federal control. The reason why we have a dual-court system is‚ back then; new states joining the union were assured of limited federal intervention into local affairs. The state legislatures were free

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    harsh reality of loneliness often experienced by married women in the Nineteenth Century ultimately leads Effi to seek pleasure outside of her relationship with Innstetten. She falls to Major Crampas‚ a known womanizer‚ in a lustful affair that ultimately results in Effi’s downfall. Though Fontane leaves it up to the reader to decide what is happening between Effi and Crampas. Although there is a clear turning point where Effi seems to understand the gravity of the sin she is committing. This moment

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    Indeterminate Sentencing according to USLegal.com is a sentence imposed for a crime that isn’t given a definite duration. The prison term does not state a specific period of time or release date‚ but just a range of time‚ such as "Five to Ten years." It is one side of a continuing debate as to whether it is better to make sentences absolute (subject to reduction for good behavior) without reference to potential rehabilitation‚ modification or review in the future. According to Lawjustia.com the court in Van

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    non-serious crimes. Juveniles of today seem to take advantage of this system by committing violent crimes. Juveniles think they might get off easier because they believe they will be tried as juveniles no matter the seriousness of the crime. In the past years there have been laws to protect juvenile delinquents from being prosecuted as adults. There was a rising violent crime rate for juvenile offenders in the late 1980’s and 1990. To reduce the violent crime courts transferred their violent juvenile

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