The following factors: A racially biased judicial system, the effect of populist lobby groups, the politicization of crime, media centered on crime and Neo liberalism can be found culpable for the current punitive trends and the overrepresentation of ethnic minorities in the New Zealand adult penal system. ... These groups seek to amend current law to implement harsher sentencing and parole stipulations. ... The SST are a victim focused group while this advocation is admirable it can also be problematic, when "the parent's power to protect their child has been challenged and they wis...

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Focus is no longer on who is most affected by a crime, instead it is put on the state and victim satisfaction with the outcome is ignored. ... And although conflicts have become the property of lawyers, it is perhaps the best style of conflict resolution we currently have. It is my position that Christie's argument has merit and should be used as a tool within the context of our current legal framework by restoring victim's rights and putting more emphasis on humanizing offenders. However, it is difficult to comprehend how our current society, which relies heavily on formal institu...

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It would free up millions of taxpayers' dollars to be focused on other avenues. Provided these other states are not worried about the money that's freed up they are focused on the profit in the legalization. ... The senator's reasoning was because the current law makes a non-violent citizen into a full-on criminal on paper. ... The bill that was drawn up simply asked for Virginia to do what the other state before it did and reduce the current charges for cannabis to a regular fine. ... The bottom line is the current laws are hurting the state of Virginia and its citizens and t...

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Liebman's, discredit capital punishment as a flawless and effective system and will lead to a dramatic drop in pro-death penalty supporters, and eventually the reformation of the current capital punishment laws. ... Currently, 38 states enact capital punishment in response to the most "heinous of crimes". ... Instead of trying to use the death penalty as a deterrent, the government should focus on what works in preventing crimes, educating f! ... While about two thirds of Americans say they still support the death penalty, nearly 70 percent say capital punishment, in its current form...

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To best accomplish this study there should be a local cross-sectional survey, interview of the current feelings and attitudes towards dispensaries as well as an analytical data collection (such as GIS) to provide a basis for any future concerns. ... One such area that could provide a good focus area is Englewood in Denver, Colorado (see contextual map)2. ... Currently there is only preliminary qualitative data for the relationship between marijuana dispensaries and safety due to crime. ... Therefore we will want to perform a local cross-sectional survey, interview of the current feelings an...

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In our current criminal justice system, victims are intimidated by the entire process. ... The media also tends to focus on victims with higher visibility, i.e. minorities. ... Fortunately there have been some major changes in our society and our focus on victims has become more apparent. ... I believe that if we focus on the victim first and take care of their needs, they will respond better to the criminal justice system. Then we can focus on the offender. ...

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This major shift in social control styles and practises is known as decarceration and will form the focus of this paper. ... The focus of control was undifferentiated, methods of categorisation and differentiation of deviance were hardly developed and visibility of control was public (Cohen 1985, p.16-17). ... These changes were seen in terms of "a victory of humanitarianism over barbarity, of scientific knowledge over prejudice and irrationality" (Cohen 1985, p.19) whereby the focus of punishment was shifted from the body to the mind, punishment as torture giving way to economically discret...

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., penalties were disproportionate in relation to the crime and the focus was on deterrence of crime. ... Deterrence focuses on punishment in terms of its ability to reduce crime (p. 117). ... As society and the criminal justice system evolved, so too did the focus of punishment. ... According to Banks, advocates focus on two dimensions, the harm involved in the offense and the offender's responsibility. ... Despite the fact that African Americans make up only 13 percent of the nation's population, almost fifty percent of those currently on the federal death row are African Americans...

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Currently, the cost of capital punishment is still increasing. ... These methods are all currently used depending on the state. ... "The current surges and is the turned off., at which time the body is seen to relax. ...

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Overview of Proposition 21 Tehachapi, California currently houses 98 violent children in its prison. ... The primary focus of proposition 21 is the ability to try juveniles, without a fitness hearing, as young as fourteen in adult courts for violating any offense as outlined in the Welfare and Institutions Code Section 707(b). ... New Felony Enhancements/Special Allegation Proposition 21 has added the following two enhancements and one special allegation: Enhancement: Recruiting Minor for Criminal Street Gang Penal Code Section 186.26(d). - Enhancement: Failure to Register by Defendant Convict...

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The arguments for legalizing drugs are: it is a person's right to use drugs, most recreational drugs are safer than tobacco products and alcohol, drugs are needed for medical usage, the money used to keep drugs illegal could be used on more important things, it will end violence, people not using drugs now would not use them if they became legal, the government will be able to tax drugs, there are too many prisoners in jail for using or selling drugs, there is a discrimination to minority groups, drug production and sale would be removed from criminal acts and police and court systems cou...

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The Morality in Juvenile Justice: The current trend of trying juvenile offenders as adults in cases of violent crime. ... Rather then the consequences of our actions, which is the focus of Utilitarianism, Kant felt that the rationale behind the action should be considered the important part of the equation when evaluating the morality of an issue. ... The wisdom of this trend, however, is currently being debated. ... Another way of gauge the morality of an issue is to look to the example set by others, and the US is currently in the company of countries that are governed according t...

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The focus of these surveys was to uncover areas of criminal behaviour missed by the BCS, and to show how crime is unequally dispersed among the population. These smaller more focused studies found a disproportionate amount of crime concentrated in small areas. ... There seems to be no better way of collating so much data quickly than using a questionnaire based survey, it may be possible to use the internet with secure passwords, however this is open to the same bias and demand characteristics as the current survey....

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There is an immense debate on the significance of white- collar crime in societies" current definition of crime. Many scholars argue that street crime is more serious than white- collar crime because they believe that the focus of crime should be on such things as rape, murder, threats, and larceny. ... Professor of philosophy Jeffrey Reiman contends, "A focus on street crimes is little more than a cover-up for more serious crimes such as pollution, medical malpractice, and dangerous working conditions that go uncorrected". ...

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The primary focus of the juvenile justice system was to rehabilitate young adolescents and help them to grow as individuals to straighten out their life. This however has not been the case in the current system and has bypassed the original intentions of juvenile correction programs all around the nation becoming a growing issue. ... " (Harbeck, 2015) This focus on aiming to assist juveniles to change their lives benefits society far more than incarcerating more teens. ...

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Currently it is argued that there is a connection between biological and social environmental influences, which have an effect on an individual and their behaviour. ... Currently positivists outline and identify violent criminals in a method geared to ascertaining which individuals are "at risk" of certain behaviour, there is not a one-to-one link between crime and behaviour, however there is ...

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The prison population in England and Wales currently stands at 71,800. ... Therefore there is currently a colossal strain facing the Prison Service, principally due to this ever-escalating incarceration rate. ... Currently electronic monitoring only monitors whether the offender is sticking to the curfew order, however the government plan to extend the technology to tracking so the offender can be traced at all times. ...

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Retentionists seek to hold the current death penalty laws unchanged for these reasons: (1) the death penalty is a deterrent for criminal behavior, (2) a murderer is not capable or deserving of rehabilitation, regardless of age, and (3) the cost of keeping a juvenile incarcerated for a life time would be too high. ...

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In our current system of law, the convicted individual always gets the benefit of the doubt. ... A fourth justification for use of the death penalty is that our current prison system does not work effectively. ...

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A Bill to Stop Handgun Violence: Chances of Being Ratified A very radical and elaborate bill such as the one I proposed would not have a chance of ever becoming a real law under the current system, even though the bill appears to be beneficial to society. ... The NRA, a prominent voice in the gun debate, also says firearm control measures wouldn't be needed if lawmakers would enforce current law(Source 4). The Institute for Legislative Action, or ILA, is a section of the NRA that focuses primarily on legislative efforts in the states, as well as the nations capitol, and has becom...

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By reviewing literature and research that focus on problems of rural areas and problems of urban areas, one can find many parallel examples. ... Most research has focused on urban regions of the U.S. ... A study completed in the mid-1990s through focus groups at rival middle schools found that gangs were named as the primary perpetrators of violence in the community. ... Little current drinking took place in front of parents. ...

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The least developed form of forensic entomology, stored product forensic entomology, primarily focuses on the role the insects extracted have in manufactured products such as food products reported to be infested with insects. ... According to Ciencie Forensics, the most current directory of forensic entomologists listed only a total of 62 scientists involved in this field of study, as it is merely growing. ...

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Unfortunately, the death penalty is currently used so rarely that it isn't nearly as effective as it could be. ... Yahoo. 12 March 03. 2002. http://www.dfn.org/focus/death-penalty/ Arguments.htm.> Lowe, Wesley. ...

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These forecasts are based to some extent on the assumption that current trends are likely to continue. ... He could carry an overall reduced workload, allowing him to focus on serious cases, develop expertise, and gather extensive and detailed information on juvenile offenders to assist him in preparing and presenting his cases. ...

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The death penalty has always been controversial topic in discussions. There have been 1,407 executions since 1976. The death penalty was not used much from 1976 to 1990, but the numbers drastically went up in the 90's. 1999 set a record year, with executions, having 98 executions. Race in death pena...

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