"One of the earliest written documents that supported the death penalty was the Code of Hammurabi, which was written on stone tablets around 1760 BC " ("Origins of Capital Punishment "). ... Many other documents that supported capital punishment were also created, for example, the Old Testament. ... When the opposers believe their counterargument is strong, one must consult to the Bible, the book that Christians strongly follow, which supports the death penalty. Finally, one must examine if capital punishment is giving the family closure or if it is being inflicted as a form of revenge. Many ...

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While there was not any physical evidence present, such as bruises or pictures, the mother's story was supported with sufficient evidence from the children's statements and a thorough report from a CPS worker. The father accused the mother of turning the kids against him, but the quantity of evidence supporting his argument seemed minimal. ... Because of the strong evidence supporting the allegations of physical abuse towards the children, I trust the most loving, nurturing home for the children would be with their mother....

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For example, one who has lived with drug abusing families is more vulnerable to become a drug abuser themselves if they cannot properly cope with the situation. ... Protective factors such as extended support systems, supportive families, and strong personality dispositions can decrease the likelihood that one, with other risk factors, may take to a life of crime. ... Doctor Andrew Sum, referring to education and career decisions by young adults, states "Our ability to generate family stability and safe communities is strongly influenced by this." By decreasing the extended support syste...

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To support the essay, these single resources must be well developed, specific, but large in scope. ... You must develop your explanation of the topic/concept clearly and in detail using your source material to support your assertions. ... For this assignment, you must choose your supporting sources carefully. ... Present each position with its supporting arguments in one large chunk. ... You will not support either position nor will you express your own opinion on the issue in this essay. ...

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Messner, and Richard Rosenfeld, titled, "Explaining Spatial Variation in Support for Capital Punishment: A Multilevel Analysis." In this article the authors research how social issues and surroundings effect whether people support the death penalty. ... Also someone who has been exposed to high crime or violence is more likely to supporting the death penalty. ... There is substantial evidence in attitudes about the death penalty within the United States, with some areas showing very high levels of support and others with lower levels of support, including areas with a large amount of residen...

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Wade discusses the procedure and the reality that takes place in notifying the victims family. ... The article continues to explain how the LAPD and other police agencies try to provide support and comfort for the victim's family and friends. An Employee Assistance Unit is brought in when notifying the family and an officer that knows the family and knew the victim is assigned to provide support if they choose to. ... The support system that the officers" spoke of sounded close to Wade's description of how the whole police family is affected as well and that they provide unconditiona...

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The most powerful influence comes from family and friends. ... His conclusion suggests that delinquent friends had a greater impact on delinquent behavior for adolescents who had weak family support, than for those who had strong family support (Vitaro, 2000). This experiment supports Sutherland's Differential Association Theory and the impact that outside influence has on an individual. ... In today's society, families don't spend as much time together as they have in the past. ... Unfortunately family influence is extremely strong within the hate organizations. ...

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Support was fairly low through the 1950's, and in 1966 only 47% of the American public voiced their support. ... rom within families, communities, schools and labor markets on the legal system. ... Retribution frequently provides satisfaction to the family of the victim by ultimately taking the life of the killer. ... While I do support and agree with this comment, it is initially misleading as it may be interpreted to mean that capital punishment cases, all over the country, are generally flawed. ... In order to strongly support the argument, the author should view the death penalty ...

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"Bring Back Flogging," by Jeff Jacoby was an interesting article that supports the use of corporal punishment to deal with offenders, especially those that commit less violent crimes. ... He started by supporting his arguments using the whipping of Richard Hopkins in 1632 for selling arms and gunpowder; conviction of Joseph Gatchell and whipping of Newell for committing adultery. ... Jeff was unconvincing with his argument, having failed to provide statistical evidence that support corporal punishment was a success at the time or the popularity enjoyed by the practice. The author's argu...

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"But under our current system, where it's not a matter of justice but a matter of money and lawyers, it's difficult to support it now." ... Ironically, 81 percent of mainline Christians in the pews support the death penalty, according to surveys cited by Christianity Today magazine in 1995, four points higher than support among the population at large (Zorn 1). ... In the case of a murderer, the victim's family can demand death, said Farhat J. ... Any Muslim who has murdered is encouraged to ask forgiveness from the victim's family, Sahli said. ... (Vegh D12) Most of th...

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Both sides, those who stand for capital punishment and those who stand against it, have pretty serious arguments to support their views. ... In addition to that, people who support the penalty of execution believe that the death of murderers or rapists will satisfy not only the simple citizens but also the police and most of all the victims" families. As criminals cause a lot of pain to the family and friends of the victims, death penalty will be a kind of revenge and relief at the same time knowing that this cruel person is condemned to death and is punished with the worst of the punish...

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Several tests were conducted but, the psychomotor development test for infants would support this hypothesis. ... Another test that supported this hypothesis was the psychologists' ratings of children's verbal behavior by reporting the child's speech behavior from age 3-5 yrs. ... If a child had problems with their language early in their life it was shown that it was related to educational problems in the family and criminal problems. ... Overall, language development's prediction of future offenders and nonoffenders was supported by different tests at early stages in a ...

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He maintains that several studies support the idea that delinquent peer groups pose a greater risk for delinquent behavior (Shader). ... The importance of family influences in criminal behavior can therefore not be ignored. ... Conversely, harsh families produce "overt antisocial behavior," starting later in a life. ... Massy's ideas are supported by a brief summary of recent changes in the geographical concentration of the rich and the poor. ... There is no guarantee that exposing families to proper discipline methods would actually change the fu...

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There could be many reasons why juveniles commit crime but generally there are two main reasons which are psychological and family based. ... It is easy to say that if children commit crime, something is going on today's families. There are two main explanation for why juvenile offend in certain families. ... Mother's attachment includes responding sensitively, supporting and caring the children. ... Second reason is family violence. ...

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Towards the end of 1970s when there was subtle increase of random violence, NOVA was actively involved in support of traumatized victims and protested against the abuses of the criminal justice system. ... In terms of victims of different crimes, NOVA acknowledges that almost all victims of crime and crises experience trauma and they may not have the skills of coping with trauma, hence the need to support them. ... The National organization for Victim Assistance assists victims of crimes by providing family and community support to reassure them that they are not alone. ... NOVA is involved in...

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These things should include the severity of the crime, the offender's attitude, the offender's behavior while inside the institution and his family structure/support services on the outside. ... The youth's may comply with programming inside because they have a lot of support services to guide them and help them to make the right decisions. ... Some of these things being considered would be social status, family situation, the harm caused by the offense, and also possibly the youth's mental or emotional state. ...

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An individual's relationship to friends, family, school and work makes them less susceptible to the temptations of committing criminal acts. ... Primary, the micro-level structure context is influenced by informal family and educational social controls, which explains that delinquency in childhood years. ... The home visitation theory will be very useful to any type of family. ... The home visitor would have also provided support to Mary as well as her mother through emotional counseling. ... Individuals who oppose the theories tend to focus on the control implicating that these theorie...

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Once, the guilt has been established, a Family Group Conference as part of the corrections process may refer the case hears the court. ... Family group conferencing is based on the same rationale as victim-offender mediation. ... Secondly, extended ranges of people are involved, friends, family, co-workers, teachers, and other supporters from the community that will take collective responsibility for the offender and for the completion of the agreement. ... The initiative offers training in restorative justice principals and practices, provides technical assistance to communities in designing...

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Once, the guilt has been established, a Family Group Conference as part of the corrections process may refer the case hears the court. ... Family group conferencing is based on the same rationale as victim-offender mediation. ... Secondly, extended ranges of people are involved, friends, family, co-workers, teachers, and other supporters from the community that will take collective responsibility for the offender and for the completion of the agreement. ... The initiative offers training in restorative justice principals and practices, provides technical assistance to communities in designing...

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Punishment is a measure to deal with bad elements, whether in the house, school or society. The naughty child, the lazy child or the criminal should be all punished. Punishment, therefore, is an important tool for maintaining the discipline, law and order. Punishment is necessary in some aspects....

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Eventually, a mental health disorder will affect the individual by pushing them into other areas of problem; such as a disruptive lifestyle, school failure, alcohol or drugs, family discord and even violence or suicide.Another huge impact of juvenile delinquents is the recidivism among juvenile detainees and the start to their long life of crime. ... Many programs across the nation have come together to make an effort to provide support for the mentally ill with several different types of programs. ... The Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach is an outpatient program targeting youth 1...

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Eventually, a mental health disorder will affect the individual by pushing them into other areas of problem; such as a disruptive lifestyle, school failure, alcohol or drugs, family discord and even violence or suicide.Another huge impact of juvenile delinquents is the recidivism among juvenile detainees and the start to their long life of crime. ... Many programs across the nation have come together to make an effort to provide support for the mentally ill with several different types of programs. ... The Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach is an outpatient program targeting youth 1...

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In terms of my point of view, the reason that I support the capital punishment should be abolished is that it deprives criminals of their basic life rights, brings the deep hurt for the criminal's families, and makes the courts lose the chance of correcting the mistakes. ... Secondly, capital punishment brings the deep hurt for the criminal's families. ...

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On the other hand, the Gallup's poll annual survey in 2010 found that 64 % of Americans support the death penalty, with 6 % no opinion and 29 % against it. ... The people who are supporting the death penalty think that society has to save people's lives by such a strict law to eliminate those criminals and make sure that they will not repeat their crimes again. ... The people who are against death penalty always argue about the criminal's right, but what about those victims and their families, who may see this murderer living his life after spending years behind the bars, is thi...

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We must support also single parents who need support with older children and teenagers, including those in need of mental healthcare. We need to strengthen those lives, one family at a time – and work to support the availability of services to all people regardless of backgrounds. Finally, we support federal changes while securing weapons. ... That why I support background checks to ensure that criminals and mentally disable people should not be able to own a gun. ...

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