IN 2000 four Americans were charged with importing lobster tails in plastic bags rather than cardboard boxes‚ in violation of a Honduran regulation that Honduras no longer enforces. They had fallen foul of the Lacey Act‚ which bars Americans from breaking foreign rules when hunting or fishing. The original intent was to prevent Americans from‚ say‚ poaching elephants in Kenya. But it has been interpreted to mean that they must abide by every footling wildlife regulation on Earth. The lobstermen had
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arrested and was subsequently convicted. Although the trial judge sentenced Michael to 6 months in prison and required that he repay the $50‚ the prosecutor demanded the 5 year minimum sentence required by state law. The trial judge ruled the mandatory sentencing law unconstitutional‚ and Michael served his prison time and repaid the money. Four years later‚ the state supreme court ordered the trial judge to sentence Michael to 5 years in prison. The trial judge refused and resigned. The judge to whom the
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publications coming from the publisher. 5. Allow all inmates‚ at their own expense‚ to communicate with anyone they please. 6. When an inmate reaches conditional release date‚ give him a full release without parole. 7. Cease administrative re-sentencing of inmates returned for parole violations. 8. Institute realistic rehabilitation programs for all inmates according to their offense
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Federal and State Sentencing Instructor Class Date Name In 1998 the District of Columbia Sentencing and Criminal Code Revision Commission was charged with developing a comprehensive structured sentencing system for the District. The Commission concluded that the District could benefit from a comprehensive structured sentencing system. Next‚ the Commission embarks the difficult task of creating workable sentencing guidelines for felonies. As Washington‚ DC follows the lead of other jurisdictions
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E-BOOKS VS PAPER BOOKS Reading has become one of the important elements in our life. We have been exposed to the books and learn how to read since we were still children. Couples of books innovations have been created since the past couple years. It started out with paper books or what we can call it as ‘traditional books’ and as the wave of publishing changes‚ we have the ‘modern books’ or known as virtual books that we can just keep it in our pocket‚ portable and flexible. However‚ some prefer
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The most dramatic developments in the Criminal Justice system during the late 20th Century were the revolution of the sentencing system. Prior to the sentencing reforms of 1984‚ most of the 20th century federal sentencing was largely based on rehabilitative model where sentencing was indeterminate. By the 1970s‚ the traditional sentencing system came under increasing attack as public interest in the criminal justice system prompted “crime research boom time” (Nagel‚ 1990; Wilkins‚ 1987). The concerns
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A sentencing model simply consists of the method by which punishment is awarded (Schmalleger & Smykla‚ n.d.). A century ago‚ judges had significantly more influence in imposing sentences‚ which typically included fines‚ probation‚ and set times of incarceration known as “flat time” sentences (Schmalleger & Smykla‚ n.d.). After the 19th century‚ America made changes to it’s sentencing model and implemented “indeterminate sentences” (Schmalleger & Smykla‚ n.d.). Based on state statute‚ judges
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Pakistan Paper : Pakistan Paper Products Ltd came into existence in 1951. At that time our newly founded country had to import all its paper products which was resulting in the drain of valuable foreign Exchange. Realizing the need of times‚ Mr. Hashim B. Sayeed armed with machinery and technical know how from Germany decided to set up a paper converting unit in Pakistan. In 1962 Pakistan Paper Products became a Private Limited company and then in 1964 it became a Public limited company and was
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“According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics‚ which is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice‚ 1 in 3 black men can expect to be incarcerated in their lifetime. For Latino men the imprisonment rate is 1 in 6‚ and for White men it’s 1 in 17”(2015‚ Top 8 Most Surprising Facts about Race and the US Criminal Justice System). Racism has tainted our history books for centuries and continues to plague our world to this very day . The Bureau of Justice statistic worries me‚ because even though that
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The effects of punishment and sentencing The four fundamental philosophies surrounding the purpose of sentencing are; retribution‚ this philosophy is the belief that those who commit criminal acts should be punished according to the seriousness of the crime and that no other circumstances are considered‚ deterrence‚ this strategy is the thought that if the punishment given is severe enough that it will stop the potential criminal from committing the crime or to be a repeat offender. Incapacitate
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