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    |Date: 2/10/13 | Graded Assignment Korematsu v. the United States (1944) Use the background information and the primary sources in the Graded Assignment: Primary Sources sheet to answer the following questions. (2 points) |Score | | | 1. What did Fred T. Korematsu do that resulted in his arrest and conviction? Answer: After Pearl Harbor‚ FDR issued Executive Order 9066‚ which

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    In performing their duties‚ police are allowed to use a wide range of discretion. Police discretion “is defined as the power enjoyed by a public officer to make a choice among possible courses of action or inaction”(Green & Kelso‚ 2010). Using police discretion‚ officers can decide whether to make an arrest‚ and make decisions about the amount of force to use during an altercation. Factors that affect these decisions are race/ethnicity‚ the seriousness of the offense‚ the suspect’s demeanor‚ poverty

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    Corrections Accreditation and Privatization Rachelle Davis CJS/230 May 13‚ 2012 John Feltgen Corrections accreditation is a system of verification that correctional agencies go by to comply with national standards set forth by the American Correctional Association‚ it is achieved through reviews‚ evaluations‚ audits‚ and hearings. If an organization wants accreditation they have to follow a sequence of steps. The steps are: Preaccreditation assessment‚ Application status‚ Correspondent status

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    stand up for what they believe in while others sit on the sideline praising or protesting. Colin Kaepernick is an example of someone who is standing up for what he believes in…… or in his case sitting down. A conflict that has come to my attention is police brutality. Police brutality is the use of any force exceeding that reasonably necessary to accomplish a lawful police purpose. Therefore i will be explaining the conflict going on about police brutality in the world today. Though what goes on with

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    points) What is the role of a judge in a jury trial?  The judge listens to both sides of the case to make a recommendation to the jury of what outcome to decide.  The judge makes sure the evidence is presented fairly and that the jurors understand the law and procedures.  The judge chooses who will serve on the jury and will consider the recommendation of the jury in a bench trial.  The judge selects what evidence may be shown at trial and what evidence will be reserved for the appeals court. Points

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    Court packing is that act of stacking the courts with members of your own party in order to ensure that the vote of the court will always be in your favor. Encouraged by the triumphs of his first term in office‚ FDR became over zealous and aggressively campaigned for his power oriented court packing plan‚ ultimately causing the greatest failure of his second term. Towards the end of his second term‚ FDR was on a mission to get his more liberal legislation‚ the New Deal‚ passed. However‚ the Supreme

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    future trends pertaining to the corrections system. There are many different trends that correctional facilities have used in the past and these trends have continued on to modern day and maybe will continue on into the future. As part of my evaluation I will identify and analyze past‚ current and future issues facing the corrections system today and also I will discuss the budgetary and managerial impact that future trends will likely have not only on the corrections system‚ but also on the other

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    Police Brutality Does It Exist? In general‚ police brutality does not exist‚ however there have been a lot of drama involving police officers. I believe it is because police officers can do a lot of things that are unnoticed because they’re protecting the streets from crime. In Los Angeles‚ California‚ two veteran officers were arrested because they were sexaully assaulting females that have problems‚ mainly drug addictions. Joe Nichols and Luis Valenzuela were raping girls in different locations

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    COMMUNITY CORRECTION Community Correction Ines Romero College of the Southwest CRJ 3313 Correctional Process Professor Lynn Baade 7 October 2011 Community Corrections Community corrections programs are the step stool in controlling prison functions‚ but it was not until the 1970’s‚ community-based programs sprang up across the country (Seiter‚ pg.106). This was the starting point that the government caught wind of it and its strengths. Along

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    The Directive Principles of State Policy are guidelines to the central and state governments of India‚ to be kept in mind while framing laws and policies. These provisions‚ contained in Part IV of the Constitution of India‚ are not enforceable by any court‚ but the principles laid down therein are considered fundamental in the governance of the country‚ making it the duty of the State[1] to apply these principles in making laws to establish a just society in the country. The principles have been

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