3 Strikes Crime Law: Unjust and Preposterous Nichole Burton COM/155 November 15‚ 2012 Brenda Granderson 3 Strikes Crime Law: Unjust and Preposterous The 3 Strikes Crime Law is one of the nation’s harshest sentencing laws. Are you aware that even non-violent criminals are sentenced to life in prison under the 3 Strikes Crime Law? More than 4‚000 non-violent criminals are currently serving life in sentence in prison in California alone. (Vega & Galloway‚ 2012). If you take these outrageous
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A strike is a form of protest whereby a group of employees withhold labour in order to pressure employers into granting a particular demand. (Cambridge Dictionairies) Causes and effects of strikes in South Africa: Causes - Lack of transformation‚ mutual respect‚ trust‚ and socio-economic equity (SABC‚ 2014). - Dissatisfaction with pay or working and living conditions. Effects - Companies: financial losses‚ reduced productivity‚ profitability and market share‚ and delayed service delivery. Employees:
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Making Enchiladas & Right Decisions Analysis In this editorial‚ the value of ethnic foods is reassessed. There is an issue made obvious in the first paragraph‚ where I state that the United States is made up of a wide variety of cultures and ethnicities. Restaurant owners see this diversity as a good thing because they have been able to “fuse[d] ethnic foods and flavors to newfangled American palates”. The real problem is paraphrased at the end of the first paragraph‚ where I explain that this
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California ’s Proposition 184: Three Strikes and You ’re Out Last year in California voters approved a controversial ballot initiative. Proposition 184‚ also known as the three strikes and you ’re out law‚ was passed on November 9‚ 1994. Under this new legislation repeat offenders‚ upon committing their third felony offense‚ will be sentenced to a mandatory twenty-five years to life in prison(California 667). The initiative passed by a landslide‚ with 76% of the voters in favor of it. The
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THREE STRIKE LAW CJ322 Criminal Justice in the 21st Century January 30‚ 2011 Criminal Justice The consequences of the three strike law are causing a strain on the criminal Justice system and the correction subsystem. Boot camps may be one of the solutions to the increasingly over crowded prisons. The challenges are increasing everyday for Correctional Officers‚ especially female officers who are already at a disadvantage. The three strike law became very popular in the 1990s
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Key Assignment Outline P4IP CJUS625-1402B-01 Prof. M. Railey June 16‚ 2014 ABSTRACT For the following P4DB Key Assignment Draft‚ I will be discussing my thoughts on the three strikes laws‚ requirements‚ and the Ewing v. California case as it pertains to the three strikes law. Next‚ a few thoughts on how the public feels about crimes‚ both violent and non-violent‚ mandatory sentencing‚ and the discretion that prosecutors have during the sentencing process‚ will be discussed
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the three-strikes laws. For symbolic interactionism‚what does these laws represent to the public? How does your answer differ depending on what part of “the public” you are referring to? For functionalism‚ who benefits from these laws? What are some of their functions? Their dysfunctions? For the conflict perspective‚ what groups are in conflict? Who has the power to enforce their will on others? Symbolic interactionist‚ functionalist‚ and conflict perspectives as applied to the three-
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Mexican Food Whoever has eaten Mexican food notice that the food is spicy? In this essay we will talk about spicy food‚ like Pozole‚ Enchiladas‚ and Tamales. How we make it and what is the significance of why we make it. When is celebrated and when we make it. In this paragraph we will be talking about Pozole. Pozole Mean’s hominy in English. It Is a Soup or stew from Mexico that usually spicy if that’s how you want make it. The pozole is made from hominy with meat (usually with pork or chicken
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kitchen or stare at the fridge aimlessly‚ thinking about what you can come up with tonight. When looking for a delicious‚ quick and easy dinner… I have a solution for you. Make Enchiladas! They only take about an hour and a half to make‚ and are something the whole family will enjoy. I’ll tell you how to make Easy Enchiladas and you decide if it makes you hungry or not. Before cooking anything it is always best to wash your hands and any countertops or cutting boards that you will place food on. Some
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‘Three Strikes’ Rule Boosts Hand Hygiene Compliance As hospitals around the country stress hand washing as a means of reducing infection‚ a suburban Philadelphia medical center has kicked it up a notch. In a new twist to the existing hand hygiene campaign at Abington Memorial Hospital‚ poor hand-washing habits now could cost staff their jobs. Those observed not washing their hands or using hand sanitizer when entering or leaving patient rooms will be handed index cards noting their noncompliance
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