Why We Need Tougher DUI Laws in The United States There are many reasons that the laws for DUI need to be tougher in The United States of America. The ones that are of greatest concern are the death rates due to DUI offenses‚ the cost of these offenses and the repeat offender rate. The best way to combat these offenses is to make the fines larger‚ make the prison sentences stricter and make it harder for the offender to get their license reinstated after an arrest for DUI. The law for DUI’s is
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injustices‚ but here are the facts. Mandatory sentencing laws dictate that when a set amount of narcotics (for example one gram of LSD or 100 grams of heroin) is present the judge is required to sentence no lower than the set minimum (in this case it would be five years). This differs from other criminal cases in that
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it really. Right away you think it is the criminals fault for getting arrested in the first place right? More people should be well behaved and not end up in prison? But what a lot of people fail to notice are the ones that actual do the actual sentencing. In Paul Butlers book‚ Lets Get Free he writes‚ “I became a prosecutor because I hate bullies. I stopped being a prosecutor because I hate bullies.” Do I think that some people belong in prison? Absolutely. But I also think that there are also
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Racial Disparity in Sentencing Donna Black CJA423 October 18‚ 2010 Shomari L. Gilford Racial Disparity in Sentencing Racial disparity in sentencing continues to be a long time culmination in the criminal justice system. The disparity in criminal sentencing is seen when individuals who commit similar or the same criminal act results in acquiring different sentences upon conviction (Jones-Brown‚ 2002). The paper will take a look at racial disparity in sentencing today‚ do an examination of
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Parole and Truth-in-Sentencing Paper xxxxx xxxxxxx CJS/200 November 19‚ 2011 xxxxxx Parole and Truth-in-Sentencing Paper Before parole becomes an option to an offender or an offender remains on parole‚ there are conditions and concepts and goals that must be practiced or met. Typical conditions influence parole as the inmate is released from prison. Truth-in-sentencing laws have goals in relations to parole. To understand the concepts on which parole is based‚ one must
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a threat to children‚ the Reagan administration was better able to pursue more aggressive federal antidrug legislation. An example of this would be the Antidrug Act of 1986‚ which established a 100-to-1 ratio difference in the mandatory minimum sentencing of crack cocaine to powdered cocaine possession. To receive a 10-year mandatory minimum sentence a person would have to possess 5‚000 grams (11 pounds) of powdered cocaine‚ but only 50 grams (1.8 ounces) of crack cocaine were required to receive
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the recidivism rate of over 69% of parolees that are released from prison: the lack of education to secure lucrative employment and no support system make reintegration back into society almost impossible (Hattery and Smith 13-14). By passing fair sentencing laws‚ treating prisoners for their drug addictions‚ and giving them the education they will need for reentry into society‚ America can reduce the prison population and lower the recidivism
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Why Conclusion is Important in Term Papers Writing Conclusion is the last part of any type of paper‚ usually a college term paper comprised of three main parts introduction‚ body and finally conclusion. The conclusion of a term paper should be well written because as it is the last part of a paper so it should have a lasting impression on readers and audience. It is an integral part of any study as it sums up important arguments and its evidence to support and proves the thesis statement. Importance
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For decades now‚ prison overcrowding has become a problem all over the United States. Because of this overcrowding‚ many individuals are let out of prison before their sentence is complete which poses a threat to the community and society as a whole. However‚ while that is valid‚ the real threat is directly to those who are released before they are fully prepared to become functioning members of society once again and who will ultimately end up back in prison because of this. There are many universal
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especially in the U.S.‚ has been to use prison sentences‚ particularly what are known as mandatory sentences‚ to achieve this goal. Mandatory sentences are grid-like sentencing prescriptions that attempt to make the "punishment" fit the crime. Judicial discretion is severely limited as regards weighting of individual circumstances in sentencing. Almost all U.S. states and the federal government have some sort of mandatory laws‚ wherein drug crimes have figured prominently. California has been a leader
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