Diversion Programs CJA/374 October‚ 28 2014 Diversion Programs Diversion programs are usually misunderstood by society‚ and in some cases is believe that they do not work. However research conducted by different organizations has found that they in fact do reduce recidivism amongst juveniles diverted V. those that were not. Diversion as described refers to “the attempt to divert‚ or channel out‚ youthful offenders from the juvenile justice system" (Bynum and Thompson‚ 1996:430). In this paper it
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Civil disobedience is a form of a peaceful protest and in terms of a free society‚ it is positively impactful. Within a free society‚ there is free speech‚ religion‚ press‚ assembly‚ etc. It is a way to protest and express your viewpoints without violence. It is not meant to harm others‚ but to bring people together in solidarity to fight for what’s important to them. There must be action to bring about change and the only way is through civil disobedience. We live in a free society
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The legislative branch was created first because the founding fathers wanted to create a republican country and the legislative branch most directly reflects the views of the people. The legislative branch is Congress and it is split into two parts (bicameral system). The first part is the Senate and the Senate is the upper house‚ which means it is more directly connected to the national level. You must me at least 30 years old and you have to be a citizen in the United States for at least 9 years
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Approaches to early childhood education The Montessori Approach Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was born in Chiaraville‚ Italy. She was the first woman to enter medical school and “In july 1896 she became the first woman to gradute from the university of rome medical school and qualify as a doctor” (Flood & Hardy.2013) Montessori realised the importance of providing children with the right stimulation from her work wiith vunerable children in a psychiatric clinic in rome . Many of Montessori’s innovative
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The Dawes Act was also known as the General Allotment Act of 1887. The purpose of the act was to treat the Native Americans as individuals rather than members of their tribes. The Dawes act was created to encourage the Native American tribes to split up. The Native Americans would be given the land and tools they needed if they became farmers. The Act would teach the Native Americans to be equal like the rest of the American population. For example‚ children of the Native American ethnicity were
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mind. A discontented scientist who discerns the weaknesses of the current model can spark a revolution by discovering a new credible way of looking at the universe. One of the most prominent and revolutionary discoveries in the history of physics was Albert Einstein’s resolution of the inconsistencies in the current model of mechanics and electromagnetism with special relativity. Rather than attempting to remold Maxwell’s equations‚ Einstein‚ in 1905‚ rejected prevailing assumptions about the nature
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Testament” We have already discussed that music was created by God and that music is very important to Him. In addition‚ the Bible documents that Jubal was the first person to handle‚ and one may assume to play‚ a musical instrument. However‚ in the Bible‚ intrinsically linked with music‚ praise and worship were the Levites. Let’s discuss the role and importance of the Levites within Biblical music ministry. Who were the Levites? Levi‚ meaning “attached”‚ was the third son of Jacob and Leah: “Now she
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unsanitary concentration camps‚ filthy with disease‚ causing many deaths. As a result‚ America was pressured to join the war. In truth‚ the United States had selfish reasons to collaborate with the Cubans. First‚ Americans wanted the enforcement of the
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dark practice in history‚ and nothing more. While slavery certainly was cruel‚ its existence did end up playing a major role in the young nation’s history. Slavery was common throughout the American colonies since 1619‚ when the first slaves arrived‚ and continued to prevail for the next two centuries. Since the colonies were near the coast and relied heavily on agriculture‚ “the demand for labor far exceeded the supply‚ and slavery was an obvious solution to the problem” (Cunion 1). Slavery helped the
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of the Peloponnesian War‚ Athens was the strongest city-state in Greece. Thucydides claimed that Spartans initially engaged in war in 431 BC as a result of Sparta’s fear of Athenian’s further growth of power (Cartwright‚ 2013). Fought between Athens and Sparta along with their respective allies‚ the Peloponnesian War resulted in the weakening of Greek city-states‚ which created vulnerability to foreign invasions (Cartwright‚ 2013). Following the war‚ Athens was reduced to a state of near complete
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