... will all have to work together as a community. There are many strategies across the country being implemented to deter gang involvement. One strategy that I do not like is the idea of gang injunctions. A gang injunction is a court order that prohibits gang members and associates from engaging in specified behaviors within specifically designated geographical boundaries (Caldwell 246). What gang injunctions do ... cars, having a marker in your possession, or being with someone who has liquor with them in public. Gang injunctions are very similar to civil restraining orders as they com...

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... process whereby a person is sentenced to death by the state as a punishment for a crime they have committed. There are many ethical concerns involving the practice of capital punishment. Is it our duty as a society to execute a murderer? Is it a just punishment for murder? Is the right person receiving the punishment ... one is dead because the court system set a murderer free? If anything is in need of change, the practice of letting convicted killers back on the streets should be at the top of the list. The chances of police happening upon a crime in progress are rare so they have to d...

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... will have been convicted even repeatedly. On the other hand crimes like Rape, kidnapping, massive stealing, KILLING, drug transactions, and many others. These types of crimes should be noted and taken into long term consideration even after conviction or punishment. Looking at how this will affect a person's ability to be admitted ... fingers when the set eyes on the person the saw on TV. Which is really embarrassing. Even though I oppose the idea of publicly exposing the criminal records of people, there are certain cases that the person's identity should be revealed to the public as fa...

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... America Online, CompuServe, Prodigy, or a BBS (Bulletin Board System), software "pirates" thrive freely online. These so called "pirates" operate by uploading pieces of software, commonly referred to as "warez", into an online service's database then sending through e-mail the rights to download them. "The Information Superhighway has opened ... telephone. Also, your address could be sold and you put on a mailing list. Then its an issue of do you want your mailbox filled with junk mail. This action is unethical for the simple reason of consent. If the person had just gained consent to en...

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... under certain limited circumstances where disclosure would serve an important public awareness safety. That would all change in 2001 with the introduction and passing of the sex offender registration law. On May 22, 2001, the Oklahoma State Senate released the information concerning the measure creating a statewide ... offenders. Who is the juvenile sex offender? According to the Oklahoma Statutes, a juvenile sex offender is a person who is between fourteen and eighteen years of age at the time, the "qualifying- sex offense was committed. The offense had to happen after July 1, 2001, and...

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... is enough evidence to present for the defendant to stand trial the magistrate will make the decision of the date of the trials occurance and the court that it will be placed in. The trial of the indictable offence will then be heard either in a District or Supreme court.The defendant will ... be given the option to plead guilty or not guilty and at any time may plead guilty. If guilty the judge hears all circumstances including character referances, prior convictions and ... then sentences or punishes the defendant. If pleaded not guilty a jury of 12 will be chosen for the case. The pr...

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... city safe, he also has to fight the press and his superiors, mainly the mayor, to keep his job. The show also delves into the personal lives of not just the main character, but also the members of his supporting cast. In a few of the episodes, there were story lines that did not have to do with policing at all, but with relationships outside ... not respected, mostly because they have to deal with the political bureaucracy and cannot relate well to their officers, but Craig T. Nelson's character is more like a father figure to many of the officers under him. When talking about the diffe...

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... Rex" by Sophocles, the main character Oedipus is a perfect example of Aristotle's tragic hero. In the play, three main themes are presented: destiny, sin, and guilt. Throughout Oedipus" journey of life he encounters all three themes. Although Oedipus is eventually able to overcome most of his adventures, eventually leading himself to ... did he was not able to escape his dreadful fate. Throughout the drama, Oedipus committed many sins according to the gods. First of all, Oedipus is arrogant because he tried to outsmart the gods by running away from their divine will. Another sin Oedipus...

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... essential for a person to survive. Among these are food, clothing, shelter and a sense of meaning. The book One Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich is a graphic portrayal of how Ivan survives in a various difficult situation. "A man with sufficient force, of character not only to preserve his primitive moral sense and feelings of common decency but even to benefit in some small way or ordeal. Shukhov ... commands pity but also respect." (42-3) By showing the daily routine of one man, Ivan, the book provides us with a picture of how the characters survive life under such harsh conditions ...

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... tradition, the lawsuit." The Article has many interesting points that try to persuade the reader to believe the movie is responsible for the actions of Darras and Edmondson Benjamin Darras and Sarah Edmondson had recently viewed the movie "Natural Born Killers" that was produced by Oliver Stone. According to ... Grisham, Darras murdered Bill Savage, which he claims is a direct result of the movie. Savage was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Darras decided to be like a character in the movie, he heartlessly shot Savage in the head twice, robbed him and left him ... couple then heade...

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There are several themes in Lord of the Flies that can be related to everyday government. Everyone is fighting. There is a particular group that opposes other's beliefs. This group feels that their way is the best way ... gathering food, building shelters to sleep under, and keeping a fire aflame at all times so that maybe they would be spotted by someone flying over or passing by. Some form of government had to be established to keep everyone unified. The group decided they needed a leader. Some thought that Jack should be the leader since he was the oldest in the ... people following him....

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... shows, movies, video games, websites and music celebrate violence and have an enormous impact on the shaping of imagination in young peoples minds. Perhaps teenagers solve their problems the way their favourite character in a movie or TV show will do who are often also young adults. There are also more ... lead to, unwanted behaviour. Teenagers are pressured in many situations when they are with their friends. Drugs and alcohol is one thing a group of friends will pressure one to do. These substances will lower your inhibitions and cause you to do things in which you would normally not do...

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... the "pigs," the people responsible for suppressing New Afrikans. This story involves very real and frightening events. To think that this sort of society exists inside the United States and cannot be controlled is terrifying. Gang life exists in major cities and is far too strong ... the sets as having hundreds, some thousands, of members. Furthermore there are hundreds of sets, constantly in battle. They have advanced weaponry and are more ruthless than most armies. The main character and the things he does and witnesses show the extent of hatred and evil found in people. For example ....

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... difference is that also give some of the money back to the communities. One result of taxing too much is poverty. Many people in 19th-century France suffered the effects of poverty. Victor Hugo expresses the condition of a person in poverty clearly through the main character, Jean Valjean. Jean Valjean was ... a poor man that is very much obliged to take care of his family. He was a man of ... good morals but poverty forced him to steal a loaf of bread. Just ... cycle does not only hurt the people in poverty, but their children also. If a couple is homeless, what chance does their chi...

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... pounds or six months imprisonment. Bail procedures exist to enable an accused to stay out of jail and to insure that the accused will appear for trial. Magistrates decide the terms of bail by examining certain facts about the accused such as the nature and circumstances of the offense charged, weight of the evidence, character of the accused, the accused's family ties, employment, financial resources, length ... of residence in the community, involvement in education, and past record. If possible, the magistrate will release ... ...

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... to be lay magistrates because they could be seen as giving a biased hearing. All of these points have to be abided to for a candidate to become a lay magistrate but there are also some desirable characteristics that a magistrate should preferably have. Some examples of these are a good character, being socially aware, having a sound judgement, reliable and a good communicator, able to ... read complicated information and hard working. The last of these is especially important due to the training involved to become a lay magistrate. There are a lot ... : 1. The hearing for applications t...

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... the government's requests and devised improvements. "Quetelet was the first to use the normal curve other than as an error law" (Adolphe Quetelet). "His studies of numerical consistency of crimes stimulated wide discussion of free will versus social determinism" (Adolphe Quetelet). This was breaking ground and caused huge controversy among Quetelets fellow scientists. Quetelet was a smart man but there ... "atavistic" (Cesare Lombroso). If someone matched five or more of the atavistic traits than they were said to be at a high risk to commit an act against the law. The Merriam Webster d...

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... , so that they can provide a benefit for others. In my opinion, this poem would be the best piece to offer a criminal returning to society after twenty years of incarceration. "Let us, then, be up and doing, with a heart for any fate; still achieving, still pursuing, learning to labor and wait". (145 ... (145, lines 11-12) The speaker encourages the reader to act in a way that they achieve more tomorrow than they did today. "A Psalm of Life" is a message to everyone that they should live life to the fullest, bettering themselves day by day in order to leave behind something that ... othe...

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... in which he was referring to a knife. If his quick thinking and reflexes had not been available at that precise moment his chances of surviving would have been monstrously low. Any average man or woman who did not have such mental and physical and reflexes, would have surely been ... dead at this point of time. My verdict would include charging them under the account of murder. I believe that attempting to murder someone, should be given the same consequence as a murder itself. If this ... would have been the case, in this trial, the girls would have received seven to fourteen years of ...

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... (in rare cases) get a college degree behind bars. In certain states there is even a loophole that can give inmates, that have a life sentence, a chance of parole. Though, Im not saying that prison life the way it is now is a walk in the park. Prison life is very dangerous. Male inmates are likely to ... in some instances have used rape and set up deadly fights as a way to punish inmates. Prisons are unsanitary, some have feces flooded cells, are full of pests, rodents, and are an easy place for diseases to pass through human contact. Prison is also degrading, inmates are subject to dres...

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... was a serial killer who haunted the city and suburbs surrounding Los Angeles, CAlifornia, in the 1980's. Ramirez grew up in El Paso, Texas. He was the product of a hard working Mexican family. His father was a police officer, and his mother a home maker, who would knit scarves and sweaters to sell on the street for ... old he began to be obsessed with nudity, pornagrapy, and sex, He once said, " there is notheing I wanted more than the body of a naked woman." Ramirez began sneaking around his small town late at night and spying on the neighbors as they made love. This was the first ... ...

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... , church or other organizations yet if an opportunity exists, they will seek to take advantage in a situation where a home may go unguarded. The general theory of crime has a biosocial element to the concept of self-control. It recognizes the constant dissimilarities in one's propensity to commit crime. Reasons taken into account stem from inherited traits or from development where there lacks ... parenting. When there are no proper social skills, a person's neural pathways are physically disabled. Gottfredson and Hirschi feel that the tendency to commit crimes may be accredited by a pers...

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... will come next, and he may not be thinking into the future very much, and does not know what his identity will become. Billy tells Johnny about the idea of a secret organization of foster boys. He does not tell Johnny about the mugging; only tells him, he will be provided with food and shelter. When Billy gave him the note, he calls ... not prepared to be a gang leader. This is apparent when he is shocked, as he witnesses a mugging of a man, by the gang. Towards the end of the book, this is probably where Johnny and his identity change the most during the entire book. A few of the facto...

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... boards as well as parents and students all over the United States. There have been quite a few public schools who have started the enforcement of school uniforms as an experiment. It is believed that if students were made to wear uniforms the crime and discipline in public schools would decrease ... allegations. For that reason, uniforms should not be mandatory in the public school systems. Some arguments against the enforcement of school uniforms are that uniforms are just an extreme measure of the school's dress codes, whether or not school violence would lessen if student were made to...

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... juveniles to have incidental contact and in some cases be housed with adults. I take an opposing point of view with that of congress. If a 13 year old is imprisoned, how can he become a functional member of society upon his release? How will he create a positive lifestyle for himself? The real question is: ... How can he turn in any direction other than that of crime? He simple will not be able to. If a child is sent to a prison to stay in a cell for hours at a ... bias; the decision should be left to a judge who would look in the best interest of the convicted person. The statistics pro...

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