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    Juvenile and Adult Courts: A Comparative Analysis Although the current juvenile justice system in many states now closely resembles the adult criminal justice system‚ they remain two separate systems of justice‚ founded on different philosophies. Generally speaking‚ while the adult criminal justice system emphasizes the punishment of criminals‚ the juvenile justice system is based on the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders. In the early twentieth century‚ the Progressives began to perceive children

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    “What about sleeping outside to bring awareness to homelessness?” was my suggestion to service project ideas on the Service Committee Board for Community Youth Council (CYC). After debating the pros and cons from adopting one of the many littered potholes in town to the merits of holding a senior citizen prom within the community‚ the Service Committee still has not reached a consensus. Officially‚ CYC’s mission is to “serve as a unified voice for the youth of our community.” While holding “youth”

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    Prisons and inmates In society today‚ it is commonly known that crime rate has increased dramatically by the years. This is where many of us look for ways to solve such issue. It is the last place anybody would want to be in. but unfortunately we have hundreds of thousands of them‚ if not millions around the world. Thousands in just the United States‚ Those are prisons. Just hearing that word makes us think bad things right away. Murder‚ theft‚ violence‚ and everything bad that happens

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    Pros And Cons Of NAFTA

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    The North American Free Trade Agreement “eliminated most tariffs on goods traded between the nations‚ and set in place processes to get rid of regulatory and other barriers.” There are many benefits of this agreement‚ such as increasing trade‚ lowering prices‚ and increasing foreign investment. However‚ there are also disadvantages including the loss of domestic jobs which led to suppressed wages. From an economic perspective‚ I recommend that the United States remain in NAFTA due to its various

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    antidepressants‚ saying that they are an effective treatment for depression. The second is against exercise‚ that it is psychologically harmful. Finally‚ the third finds shock therapy to be unpredictable and inconclusive. Each article shows the pros as well as the cons of each treatment. The first

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    capacity? There are countless disputes and problems regarding the justice system and its decisions. Among those decisions is the decision to sentence a juvenile as an adult and place them within a adult prison‚ rather than in a juvenile detention center. Just as in most things in life‚ the justice system is not black and white. Some agree with juvenile incarceration and others reckon children should be treated true to their age and as what they are‚ children. These academic journals‚ articles and opinion

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    Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kazakh British Technical University English Language Department RESEARCH PAPER Pros and cons of the Internet HUM 317 Spring 2008 Advisor: Balia Jalgasbaevna Jolamanova Done by Tikhonenko Christina Temirbekova Kamila Nadyrova Farida Supiyeva Nargiza Sagiyev Yerkebulan Group Friday 13:00 Almaty 2008 Acknowledgements We thank all people who helped us in this work‚ especially Baliya

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    Vaccines are substance that are generally injected into a person or animal to protect against a particular disease. The advantages and disadvantages of vaccinations have been discussed by scientists such as Shizuo Akira or David Amaral. There have been studies conducted all over the world but mainly in United States and Europe. The main controversy surrounding vaccines is whether or not getting vaccinated is worth the potential side effects. Society is impacted in many ways but the largest way being

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    Ddt Pros And Cons

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     In order to solve this question‚ we would have to know the pros and cons of DDT and its effects on society. DDT is the cheapest and most effective way of stopping malaria‚ but even the mosquitoes will develop a resistance to DDT. Since this chemical lasts twice as long as other pesticides‚ it is better to continue using DDT‚ because there is no real reason not to use it. On the other hand‚ insects will start to develop a sort of resistance to this harmful chemical. “It is the ‘tough’ insects that

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    and the lower class. Roosevelt had such great intentions for welfare but it all turned against him. Many citizens today take advantage of the system‚ this costs taxpayers‚ the government and lastly it creates a pattern of dependence. One of the main cons of welfare is that participants today

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