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    Unfairness In Sentencing

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    Every victim looks forward to fair trial‚ conviction and sentencing. Money‚ time that the lawyer has with the client and other motivating factors determine whether the accused will receive fair or unfair sentence. However‚ this has not always been true for many suspects in the court of law within US. According to Death Penalty Washighton Center‚ (2003) victims race‚ the defendant or both elements play a fundamental role in deciding whether death penalties or death sentences are imposed on victims

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    Public Policy and Gun Control They’re many different biased opinions related to the topic of public policy and gun control. Many would argue that gun control doesn’t follow public policy in a “normal” route. “Normal” being shocking incidents or crises that draw public attention and media coverage which in turn draw a debate on one or more aspects of the issue wither it be a philosophical‚ regulatory‚ constitutional‚ or technical aspect. Following this‚ investigations that would result in an

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    Impact of Media on Society

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    The Impact of Media on Society The average American child watches 8‚000 murders and 100‚000 acts of violence before finishing elementary school (Clark par. 1). With the increase in sex‚ violence and vulgar language in TV programs‚ movies and recordings‚ which has become a tradition of today’s media‚ these themes have been proven in several different studies to have become substantially worse and has grown to cause some concern. With the increase of sex‚ violence and vulgar language society

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    spending‚ creating taxes‚ deciding on interest rates‚ and making policy decisions. When looking at these factors‚ macroeconomists focus on GDP (gross domestic product) in which measures the national output‚ unemployment‚ and inflation. In order to get a complete understanding of macroeconomics and how it impacts business operations‚ we must understand how money is made and the monetary policy. We also need to understand how the monetary policy will affect issues such as inflation‚ unemployment‚ and interest

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    Sentencing Paper

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    Sentencing is very important and usually the last stage of the criminal process. The purpose of sentencing is to punish the criminals while at the same time stopping crime from continuing. The five philosophical reasons for sentencing are retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ rehabilitation and restoration. Retribution is the philosophy that those who commit criminal acts should be punished based on the severity of the crime and that no other factors need be considered. Deterrence is the strategy

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    April 8 2013 Assignment #7 Determinate sentencing vs. Indeterminate sentencing First of all‚ choosing amongst the two types of sentencing‚ indeterminate or determinate‚ really depends on the questions‚ what the crime is and is the crime violent or non-violent? If the crime is only non-violent such as fraud‚ then determinate sentencing would be the right fit for the suspects but if the crime that had occurred is murder‚ kidnapping‚ or other violent crimes‚ then the suspects would fall under indeterminate

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    Correctional facilities continue to create career criminals rather than rehabilitate lost souls. The relationship between inmates and guards often resemble an alpha and omega status‚ creating a system superiority within two equals. Upon release‚ adjusting to life beyond bars is nearly impossible for some convicts. While life time in prison is the current solution for reoffending criminals‚ a rehabilitative justice system could give convicts the skills they need to return into society as productive

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    The impact of smoking on society   Nowadays‚ Tobacco companies are supported by many as they earn much revenue for the government. Nonetheless‚ smoking has a negative impact on society. More and more people indulge in smoking. Although many people know that it has damaging effects‚ it continues to be a trend. Moreover‚ it brings in great amount of money. On one hand‚ the tobacco industry greatly aids the economy‚ on the other hand‚ tobacco can cause many diseases and lead to death as well as harming

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    Impact of Media on Society

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    Assignment of Mass Communication Topic: Impact of Media on Society Bs Economics Semester III Submitted by: Maryam Iqbal Introduction: Media is the most powerful tool of communication. It helps promoting the right things on right time. It gives a real exposure to the mass audience about what is right or wrong. Even though media is linked with spreading fake news like a fire‚ but on the safe

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    Impact of Media on Society

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    by the country in all the aspects of five year plans stressing the need to solve some of the national problems‚ such as‚ lack of cultural identity‚ absence of economic policy and so on‚ the development of mass media was boosted. The need for communicating with the masses and influencing them was felt in order to have the impact of the independence. This led to tremendous progress in the fields of print and the broadcast media. Freedom of speech and expression along with freedom of press was provided

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