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    Prison Overcrowding

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    Prison Overcrowding In America’s tough economic society‚ over population has become an exceedingly hot topic issue. However‚ overcrowding in America’s prison system has been a severe problem since the 1970’s. The majority of the changes have come from different policies on what demographic to imprison and for what reason. The perspective of locking up criminals because they are "evil" is what spawned this (Allen‚ 2008). Because of this perspective the prison system in America is in need of serious

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    Rh Bill

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    ------------------------------------------------- Reproductive Health Bill From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia The Reproductive Health Bill‚ informally known as the RH Bill‚ are proposed laws in the Republic of the Philippines aiming to guarantee universal access to methods on contraception‚ abortion‚ fertility control‚ sexual education‚ and maternal care.[1] There are presently two bills with the same intended goals: * House Bill # 4244 ─ An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Policy on Responsible

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    American should be allowed the right to vote. It is an ongoing problem that people are not registering to vote‚ don’t go to vote or are not allowed to vote. for examples people who are convicted of a felony are not allowed to vote in many states. However‚ after they serve their time‚ they should be able to be reintroduced to society and regain all of their rights. Including the right to be able to vote. In order for Americans to not lose their right to vote we need to be able to show that being apart

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    Phase 4 Case Scenario Contents Abstract................................................................................................................. 2 Double Jeopardy....................................................................................................3 Case Scenario-Robbery and Assault…………………………………………….3 Theory of Punishment……………………………………………………………6 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………..7 References..................................................................

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    Jan lokpal bill 2011 The article describes the various salient features of Jan lokpal bill of Anna Hazare. It also states the corruption in India and the need for anti-corruption laws.It also tells the news and updates on the lokpal bill and how the Jan lokpal bill differs from the government lokpal bill. Why is there a need for anti-corruption laws? All of us are aware of the fact that the country‚ whom we love so much has been in the clutches and the diabolical jaws of the virus‚ called corruption

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    Electoral Vote In America

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    article it explains to you how it all works. We use the electoral college system‚ this means‚ whatever candidate wins in the Electoral College‚ usually wins that state. On the other hand you have the popular vote‚ which means you won the popularity of the people in that State. There are also some tricky states because they could swing‚ either way. With swing states you never know if they will vote Republican or Democratic. I do not feel we should go based off of the electoral vote. If a candidate wins

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    Would you invest in DFA? Yes due to steady returns provided by the company and as investors are generally past performance chasers‚ one has no reason not to invest in DFA. The company was founded on a sound investment style based on its core belief in sound academic research‚ passive fund management. Until almost the end of the 20th century DFA had found a way to make money actively with a passive investment strategy. But looking forward‚ according to me it needs to evolve with the times and

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    Prison Overcrowding

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    For decades now‚ prison overcrowding has become a problem all over the United States. Because of this overcrowding‚ many individuals are let out of prison before their sentence is complete which poses a threat to the community and society as a whole. However‚ while that is valid‚ the real threat is directly to those who are released before they are fully prepared to become functioning members of society once again and who will ultimately end up back in prison because of this. There are many universal

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    In December of 1777 to 1778 George Washington made a camp called Valley Forge‚ it was 18 miles outside of Philadelphia. Valley Forge wasn’t the best place for you to live it was very hard‚ but the sacrifices were worth it. If you were in Washington’s army would you quit? I wouldn’t quit Washington’s army because it says that there is a high chance to get sick but a low chance to actually die from sickness‚ also Washington is getting supplies from the Congressman because the supplies are low‚ Dr.

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    In reading “Armed & Underage” by Jeffrey Gettleman‚ and “The Charge: Genocide” by Lydia Polgreen‚ it is clear that when groups come together‚ they help stop injustices and do good by those who are involved. Notwithstanding‚ there are those that conversely the idea. Opponents feel as though when groups come together‚ they can’t stop injustices As seen from Gettleman´s text‚ “But Awil is not a rebel. He is working for Somalia’s government. The U.S. and other Western nations support the fragile Somali

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