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    Criminal Justice System Paper CJA/204 Vonnie Cooper March 28‚ 2011 Ken Salmon The word “crime” means an illegal action that is prohibited by law or a breakage of certain laws set forth by the criminal justice system. When someone

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    believe that there will be a black market of marijuana‚ one where growers sell to clients for below the industry price‚ and even sell to people in states where marijuana is still prohibited. There is also the issue of protests due to people advocating against marijuana legalization‚ which would cause damage if these protests got violent. If states legalized marijuana‚ it would be encouraging people to try it‚ as they believe

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    Dawlyn Dieudonne Professor Mattord English 1101 5 December 2012 The Efficacy of an Argument Against Technology In his online article‚ Nicholas Carr discusses technology and its effect on the human brain. He conducted in depth research on the brain and the way it responds to the use of technology. Carr makes the argument that despite its benefits‚ technology has an ultimately negative effect on the brain. He reports that through several studies‚ researchers have found that although the use

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    limits to our freedom of speech‚ while others fight to defend it. Hentoff is one of those people who fight‚ via writing‚ to defend it. Hentoff’s position on Brown University’s expulsion of Douglas Hann is a reasonable one. He persuasively argues against the expulsion. Hentoff starts by describing the event that resulted in the expulsion. Then‚ he describes the expulsion itself. After that‚ Hentoff describes Vartan Gregorian’s role in the expulsion. He then goes on to describe the

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    the criminal justice system in NSW’ The NSW criminal justice system relates to all areas associated with the law and law enforcement‚ including those who are incarcerated‚ on probation‚ or suspected of committing a criminal offence. In evaluating the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in NSW there are three issues which can be considered; alternatives to gaol‚ charge negotiation and the role of the courts. These issues promote or demote the effectiveness of the NSW criminal justice system

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    The Criminal Justice System responsibility is to protect the public against any act of crime that threatens the lives and personal interest of any such person. In do saying it also carries the responsibility to balance the safety of the people against individual rights. The balance of protecting the community against individual rights has become one of the hardest tasks that the Criminal Justice System has encountered. In the United States the law requires that law enforcement can use force to restrict

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    As a chief medical officer‚ I have a deep responsibility to protect the vulnerable and disadvantaged population against catastrophic diseases (motivation factor)‚ particularly when resources are limiting (Herzberg’s two-factor theory). With this in mind‚ four patients that would receive the vaccine are: the gay physician‚ the prostitute‚ the crippled boy and the 82-year old restaurant owner. I believe that addressing their dire needs would fulfill my responsibility and have a positive impact on overall

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    Components of the Criminal Justice System The following discussion overviews crime‚ outlines the models that define criminal acts‚ and highlight the basic components‚ which combine to create the infrastructure known in the United States as the Criminal Justice System. Crime The word “crime” oftentimes invokes a negative connotation.  Many immediately turn to anecdotal stories to shape the definition of crime. A formal legal definition of crime is succinct: “an offence against a public law” (The

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    many social issues that are present. My group has decided to take action against one of those social issues. In particular‚ the social issue of standardized testing. Examples of standardized testing include the SAT and ACT. It’s a social issue because it affects millions of students every year. It’s a problem because it’s an inaccurate representation of a student’s knowledge. As a result‚ action needs to be taken to solve the issue. In this case‚ my group did a social action to raise awareness

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    their less-melanated‚ more-resoured counterparts” (Source 3:2).”Many rich countries argue that $100 billion a year is an unrealistic demand;”(Source 3:8). Both of these statements show that people and many other families have to struggle because of racial discrimination. It’s hard to see that people of color cannot be treated equally because their a different skin

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