An Alternative to Incarceration for Nonviolent Offenders COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS PROFESSOR WARDEN J. JONES April 11‚ 2013 Community corrections is a range of alternative punishments for nonviolent offenders. There are two basic community corrections models in the United States. In the first model‚ integrated community corrections programs combine sentencing guidelines and judicial discretion with a variety of alternative sanctions and parole and probation options. In the
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According to the studies of Kelleher and Kelleher (1998)‚ they were able to discover that the methods behind a female serial killer was based on motivation. They established a theory based on the limitations defined by serial killers; which often excluded women as serial killers. Based on the findings of Farrell‚ 2006; Jensen‚ 2001; Mann‚ 1996; Pollock‚ Mulllings‚ & Crouch‚ 2006; Schurman-Kauflin‚ 2000; Scott‚ 2005‚ they were able to conclude that women have the ability‚ to be sensitive‚ rather than
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Brenton Butler Murder Case In May 2000‚ two tourists from Georgia were outside the Ramada Inn. The wife was shot in the head in front of her husband and the killer fled. During this painstaking investigation‚ police picked up a 15-year-old student (Brenton Butler)‚ who was on his way to submit a job application to a local Blockbuster Video. Butler was brought to the victim’s husband‚ who identified him as the killer. Police brought Butler in for questioning‚ and he confessed to the murder‚ both orally
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SOC 2760 – Soulliere Prime-Time Murder: Presentation of Murder on 4/13/2011 10:14:00 PM Popular Television Justice Programs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Prime-time television has devoted at least one-third of its time to crime Murder has tended to be the crime of focus on entertainment television Media tend to depict the crimes that occur the least in American society‚ while neglecting the crimes that occur the most Distorted presentations may contribute to inaccurate
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from Jessica’s house‚ only 150 yards away. Couey’s criminal record spans for more than 30 years and 24 arrests‚ including DUI‚ burglary‚ larceny‚ fraud‚ drug charges‚ and fondling a child under 16 (making him a sex offender in the state of Florida). Although he was a registered sex offender in Citrus County‚ he had not yet registered his new address‚ where he lived across the street from Jessica. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison‚ but he was paroled in 1980 because of prison overcrowding. Couey’s
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principal‚ had recently passed. He was savagely killed‚ but in this investigation there was a limited amount of evidence to identify the criminal. On the day of the homicide‚ Mr.Kurose had last seen four other teachers‚ and they are now suspects in this case. Their names are Ms. J Megahan‚ Ms. J Moriwaki‚ Ms. M Oshiro‚ and Mr. M Ratcliffe. Each of the four teachers each had a reason for killing Mr.Kurose. However‚ looking over all the evidence we have Ms.Oshiro seems like a questionable suspect. Oshiro
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PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER PAGE 2 A serial killer is a person‚ who has committed a series of two or more murders‚ as separate events by one offender acting alone. Common found characteristics of serial killers include: There are four basic types of serial killers. Power and control-Experiences sexual gratification by humiliating and controlling Visionary-
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Introduction to Case Study According to the Pew Research Center‚ “the U.S. public in general is becoming less religious‚ the nation’s youngest adults are by many measures much less religious than everyone else.” Hence‚ for young adults‚ religion is somehow not important. Having stated this‚ the purpose of this assignment is to explore how young adults experience religion in current times and what are religious institutions doing to attract more young adults. Young adults experience sudden changes
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MEMORANDUM TO: Atty. Dante B. Gatmaytan FROM: Carlo Iñigo D. Soriano RE: The murder case against Roldan Mendoza ------------------------------------------------- DATE: September 23‚ 2011 A. STATEMENT OF FACTS Roldan Mendoza has been accused of murder after killing his aunt Merlita Austria‚ her son Emmanuel‚ and daughter Emerlita in the city of Lian‚ Batangas on August 27 2011.The accused was allegedly trying to borrow five hundred pesos (P 500) from his aunt‚ Merlita‚ but the latter
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Zona Seca Youth Offenders Program To be honest‚ I was really pissed off that I had to enter the Zona Seca program to begin with. My so-called infraction was a simple case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I am a full time student who works at least twenty-eight hours a week and is extremely pressed for time. The commute from Los Angeles was an extreme inconvenience. Just had to get that off my chest. Do not be fooled‚ I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to attend this program
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