... population in America. America's prison population has traditionally been young and poor, but in recent years it has been aging (Clear & Cole, 2000). In 1997 American prisons held 37,342 offenders over the age of 55, a more than 50% increase in the elderly population of three years ... prior (Clear & Cole, 2000). Prison inmates who are aged 51 and beyond will make up 33% of the total prison population by the year 2010 (Neeley, 1997 ... . Second and more importantly, sentencing practices have changed. Our courts starting to use consecutive lengthy sentences, long mandatory minimum senten...

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... and one-half of all incarcerations in the United States. (Meeks) -Since 1980 the proportion of Hispanic Americans among all inmates in U.S. prisons has risen from 7.7 percent to 14.3 percent. (Cole Smith) -About one-fifth of all 16- to 34-year old African American males are under criminal justice supervision. (Meeks) -The rate of unfounded arrests of Hispanics in California is ... double that of whites. (Cole Smith) -Among 100,000 black males aged 15-19, 68 will die of a homicide involving a gun, compared to about 6 among 100,000 white males in the same age group. (Meeks ... ) -The crim...

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... 1984 the Supreme Court ruled that because of parens patriae (which was established in the England court system) juveniles could be held in detention until their court date or hearing (Cole and Smith). Over the centuries the juvenile justice processes has changed tremendously from differing from the adult court system to becoming very similar to it. It still remains less formal ... wrong and his actions, therefore he was held accountable and sentenced to a juvenile institution (Heck). Most adults would push for cases like this to be tried in adult courts, but Cole and Smith state that of...

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... arrest. Discretion is the authority to make decisions without reference to specific rules or facts, using instead one's own judgment; allows for individualization and informality in the administration of justice. (Cole) This gives the police leeway as to when force is necessary and when it is not, within certain guidelines. For instance, a policeman can not beat up a man for robbing a store ... in America. "The police were present to prevent crime without using repressive force and to maintain public order by nonviolent means, using force to obtain compliance only as a last resort." (Co...

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... persons awaiting execution. Yet no more than thirty-eight people have been executed a year since 1976. This is a ridiculously low number compared to 199 persons executed in 1935 (all from Cole 451). The reason for this slow execution rate is the process of appeals, from sentencing to execution there is about a seven to eight year wait. The convict's cases' are reviewed ... by the state courts and through the federal courts (Cole 451). With all this opportunity for the case to be turned over or the sentence to be changed it is almost impossible for an innocent person to be executed. Only...

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... Today organized crime in the United States grows larger and continues to strive in Americans society. Organized crime can be described as a set-up for criminal acts to be committed. (Cole, Smith p. 5) The services these criminals provide include distribution to millions of people with maximum profit at minimum risk. The increase of crime in the United States is due to the ... large sums of money providing services such as drug trade, gambling, drugs, weapon trading and prostitution. (Inciardi, p.109) Illegal goods and services are provided by the network of criminal organizations. (Cole...

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... is a policy implication of it. The emphasis is placed on an expected reward. The Bio-Social theory examines the combined effects of biology, behavior and the environment on criminal behavior (Lily 2014) and the scared straight program works with the environment to scare its participants out of the crime lifestyle and hopefully pushes them into a straight pathway. Criticisms ​Ultimately the Scared ... ...

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... to "edge cities" cities at the outskirts of large urban centers, and to suburbs. Yesterday it was almost unheard of for one to read about gang activity in the affluent "lily white" suburbs. Now thought we read and see in the News that while gang activity has been stabilizing in urban areas, it has increased significantly elsewhere (Bodinger-deUriarte, 1993). At ... ...

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... is named, is Jordan Cavanaugh played by actress Jill Hennessey. She is co-stared by Dr. Garret Macy, played by Miguel Ferrer, her boss. There are six other minor characters: Lily Lebowski secretary and counselor, Max Cavanaugh Jordan's father, Bug a forensics examiner, Woody Hoyt a Boston police officer, Elaine Duchamps a medical examiner and Dr. Nigel Townsend another medical examiner. Each week the ... ...

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... role of guns used for self-defense switched to a tool used to help criminals commit crime. "In the U.S. more than 300,000 violent crimes are committed using guns" (Cole). Some argue that if there were stricter restrictions on guns, then most of these violent crimes could have been prevented. Pro-gun control supporters claim that gun restrictions will prevent ... ...

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... mentioned in the book Fixing Broken Windows (1996), chapter 4 "Taking Back The Subway: A Burgeoning Demand For Improving The Quality of Life Public and Private Initiatives ", by George L. Kelling and Catherine M. Cole it speaks of how Operation Crossroad was created to clean up Times Square, it addressed the Prostitution, hustling, gambling and drug dealing scams. The initiative at first incorporated an aggressive ... ...

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... bank and train robber following the years after the Civil War. He rode with a group of outlaws called the James-Younger Gang, which included his brother Frank and two cousins, Cole and Jim Younger. There were many robberies and murders that Jesse had committed through his life. So let's saddle up and get on with the tale. Jesse Woodson James was ... ...

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... on real and pressing needs became, in the hands of people interested more in their hobs and an image of order, very much like what it was designed to replace-(Cole, 1972 p. xviii). The general procedures for handling juvenile delinquents are: Arrest, Intake, adjudication, disposition and aftercare. Arrest  The juvenile justice process often begins with an investigation by a police officer ... ...

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... cruelty or a defendant's prior record. The aggravating and mitigating factors must be weighed together before the judge or jury can make a decision about whether to impose a death sentence."(Clear and Cole 456) "By 1976, four years after Furman, 35 states and the federal government had enacted new capital punishment statutes. (Banner 70) Along with the number of habeas corpus appeals allowed ... ...

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... . This came from a majority of those serving 10,000 or more residents, and about 90% of those serving 150,000 or more residents. In my group interview with Officer Teresa Cole (Patrol Officer) the group and I asked the following questions: 1) Do you have community policing? Yes. 2) How do you feel about it compared to Reno or LA? To my knowledge they ... ...

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... , the same as it did in Canada (McGovern 1). Seventy percent of juvenile offenders in the U.S. jails grew up without a father. There is a drastic shortage of positive male role models. Edwin Cole rightly labels father absence as the "curse of our day." There is no doubt about it; single mothers have and can continue to raise good and responsible children. It takes ... ...

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