ENGL 112 Argumentative Paper September 2‚ 2012 Drug Court vs. Incarceration Drug addiction has increased drastically across America in the last fifty years. Non-violent drug offenders fill our jails and prisons. Taxpayer dollars are put into a prison system that is proving to be counter-productive. Recidivism rates are high. Drug Court is an alternative to incarceration that offers rehabilitation to criminal offenders. In drug court‚ the traditional functions of the U.S. justice system are
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witchcraft trials of Salem was a hysteria that swept through the state of Massachusetts; that would change the whole demeanor of the town. It all began when a group of girl; once friends‚ turned delinquents accused a number of women of performing the devils magic causing them to be possessed. Over the time of a year there was an overwhelming amount of accusation of witchcraft. The governor sought out to create a new court‚ calling it the "court of oyer and terminer". In this court is where 19
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The Malaysian Bar Malaysian Court System Last Updated Monday‚ 29 September 2008 04:37PM THE SUPERIOR COURTS This consists of the High Court of Malaya‚ the High Court of Sabah & Sarawak‚ the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court. The Federal Court is the highest court of the land. High CourtsThe High Courts have general supervisory and revisionary jurisdiction over all the Subordinate Courts and hear appeals from the Subordinate Courts in civil and criminal matters. They hear matters relating
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The Scopes Trial of 1925 was not simply a case to be tried‚ but a war to be fought on many fronts‚ set against the back drop of the hottest summer Dayton Tennessee had ever experienced. Along with the extraordinary temperature came the heat of passion emanating from those people involved in the trial. From the science to the theology‚ the fundamentalist’s folks to the flourishing flappers‚ and the suited lawyers to the appareled primates‚ everyone was prepared for battle‚ with the American public
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The Salem Witch Trial In 1692‚ Salem went through a period of witchcraft and unanswered questions. People were experiencing witchcraft left and right and they did not know what to do about it. The people wanted to know why is it happening‚ what was happening and how to stop it. Salem is located in the United States in Massachusetts. This is located in North America. The Puritans thought of North America as the devils territory. Over a period of time Salem girls started experiencing periods
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A 16-year-old boy Found Not Guilty in Murder Trial Twelve men from all walks of life were gathered in a small room to make a life-or-death decision of a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of murder of his own father. Eleven of twelve jurors were strongly convinced that the boy is guilty based on the evidences that suggest the boy is guilty. However‚ one of the jurors had reasonable doubt about it and started to convince the others. They started to look at the case and evidences precisely again‚ and discovered
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The Salem Witch Trials During the years 1692‚ fear of devil worshipping and witch craft swept through the city of Salem‚ Massachusetts. More than 200 men‚ women and children were accused of witch craft. Of those 200‚ 20 people were executed. They were taken down to Gallows Hill where each was hanged for their crime. The trials went on for about a year; more and more people came forth with accusations of others who they thought were practicing witch craft or being possessed by the devil.
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The Contempt of Courts Act‚ 1971 The Contempt of Courts Act‚ 1971 has been enacted to define and limit the powers of certain courts in punishing contempt of courts and to regulate their procedure in relation thereto. Punishment for contempt affects two important fundamental rights of the citizens‚ namely‚ the right to personal liberty and the right to freedom of expression. According to the provisions of this Act‚ contempt of court means civil contempt or criminal contempt. Civil contempt means
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Going to court was a new experience for me‚ since I had never been to a court here in the United States. When I arrived to the court‚ on one side of the room was the plaintiff with his lawyer Andrew McCormick and on the other side‚ was the defendant‚ who was being defended by himself. The plaintiff’s attorney presented his opening statement to the judge‚ arguing that his client Mr. Weinberg was claiming $85‚246.87 in disparagement of property and for breaking a leasing contract. When it was the defendant’s
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The drug court is a unique effort that uses the occasion of a drug offence arrest as an intervention opportunity for drug offenders even though historical problems in criminal justice diversion and referral programs the Dade County success rates have shown that these problems can be overcome through unique collaborative relationships‚ innovative treatment design‚ and the elimination of conventional gaps in the referral- treatment-monitoring process. It is the purpose of this paper to explore the
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