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    During the mid-1990s‚ sex offenders have been required to provide many personal details—name‚ age‚ address‚ phone number—to both the police and the general community in which they live; however since the invention of the internet‚ many sex offenders’ information has been spread across the Internet which then goes across the country and even the world. While majority of court cases may be viewed by the public on the Internet‚ the sex offender registries make it like a giant‚ neon sign that screams

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    Offender profiling is used to help identify and capture likely suspects by analyzing patterns of crime and how a crime was committed. It presents both advantages and disadvantages. Research that has been conducted on psychological profiling reveals that profiles rely on stereotypes‚ assumptions‚ and inferences (Schwartz‚ 2016). Since there is a 50-50 chance that accurate profiles may or may not be developed its reliability and validity is inconclusive. Nevertheless‚ it continues to be used in investigations

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    | Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders | | | | | Sexual violence in the United Stated has become a significant problem over the past decade. Besides being a health problem for the individual‚ it is a crime that every State punishes in accordance to their laws. In an effort to decrease the incidents of sexual assault‚ many states and legislators have passed laws geared towards reducing recidivism among convicted sex offenders. As a result‚ sex offenders living in the United States are

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    Amanda ****** Jeanna *** Eng 1A October 8‚ 2013 Alternative Medicine My daughter would not be here today of it weren’t for alternative medicine. My doctor had labeled me a “spontaneous aborter‚” meaning my body wouldn’t hold a pregnancy‚ six miscarriages in four years. I was going crazy and when I asked my doctor why‚ he just said “it just happens to some women.” Really? What was wrong with me? A friend of mine referred me to a chiropractor. “What can a chiropractor do?” I asked myself. Despite

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    Alternative Energy Alternative Energy Alternative energy refers to energy sources that have no undesired consequences such for example fossil fuels‚ nuclear energy and falling water. Fossil fuels are coal‚ petroleum and natural gas. There are some characteristics of the fossil fuels that made the concept of alternative energy come into place. (Alternative Energy) One of the fossil fuels‚ Petroleum‚ forms a thin film around the grains of the rock where it formed. Pressure from the overlying rock

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    Study Local Study Chapter III RESEARCH METHODOLGY Method of Research Use Sources of Data Respondents of the Study Sampling Procedure Data Gathering Instruments The Survey Questionnaire Statistical Treatment of Data CHAPTER I Introduction A family’s socioeconomic status is based on family income‚ parental education level‚ parental occupation‚ and social status in the community (such as contacts within the community‚ group associations‚ and the community’s

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    Week 7 - Sadistic and Autoerotic Behavior Describe and discuss various offender sadistic behavior characteristics associated with various criminal behaviors and criminal offender personalities. Sadistic behaviors involve gaining pleasure from seeing others suffer from discomfort or pain. However‚ the term sadistic is often misused or misunderstood in the forensic community‚ for instance‚ anger-retaliatory behaviors and sexual desires towards non-interactive or deceased victims can easily be miscategorized

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    observational activity on an article I found titled “After Death: 8 Burial Alternatives That Are Going Mainstream.” I randomly stumbled upon this article after researching eco-friendly/bio-degradable caskets and “natural” cemeteries. This article discusses eight ways a person’s body can be buried or rather handled after death that are not mainstream (ex. wood casket placed in a cement vault or cremation.) One alternative mentioned is resomation. Anderson-McQueen funeral home in St. Petersburg‚

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    disaster‚ but don’t be scared. Like most things we can fix this situation we have put ourselves into with alternative energy sources. Sorry Captain Planet it looks like you will be sitting this one out. There are many different forms of clean and renewable alternative energy. Fortunately it look likes we may be headed down the right path to saving humanity. Some of these forms of alternative energy that can definitely help solve the problem are: wind energy; hydrogen; solar power; wave energy.

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    An investment that is not one of the three traditional asset types (stocks‚ bonds and cash). Most alternative investment assets are held by institutional investors or accredited‚ high-net-worth individuals because of their complex nature‚ limited regulations and relative lack of liquidity. Alternative investments include hedge funds‚ managed futures‚ real estate‚ commodities and derivatives contracts. Definition of ’Hedge Fund’ An aggressively managed portfolio of investments that uses advanced

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