... situation. If marijuana was to be decriminalized, taxpayers in turn would save substantial amounts of money. According to James Austin, President at JFA Institute, a 2004 study showed that Alaska was spending $25-$30 million each year administering marijuana prohibition laws (Austin). Austin stated that "since there is no link between marijuana use and criminal behavior, there would be no impact on ... crime. And if the purchase of marijuana were to be taxed as a legal commodity, tax revenues would increase by about $10-$20 million per year, "(Austin). Alaska, if legalized cannabis, woul...

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... of methadone maintenance for opiate-dependent pregnant inmates, inadequate education regarding child birth and parenting and inadequate preparation for mother's separation from the infant soon after delivery. (Acoca &Austin, 1996) In addition, some women interviewed for the 1996 NCCD study reported being shackled in full restraints at some point during their pregnancies. Pregnant women who are shackled ... medication to dry up their breast milk, which in some cases leads to painful breast engorgement, breast infections, and an increased sense of loss and depression. (Acoca & Austin, 199...

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... release date before the parole board will entertain a review of the offender possible parole(Sieh, 2006). Additionally, post-incarceration supervision may be part of the requirement in this type sentence(Austin, Jones, Kramer, & Renninger, 2004). Determinate sentencing was prompted initially by polar opposite political powers. On one side, there were people who believed the discrepancies of unrestricted judicial discretion caused sentencing ... disadvantaged in society. On the other side of argument were the so-called supporters of "get tough" on crime policies. This group believed crim...

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... , statistics illustrate that minors need a wake-up call to begin curbing the crimes committed by minors. "Youngsters need a serious disciplinary jolt before they can understand the bigger picture" responds James Austin, a member of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. A report rendered by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency shows that a recent poll indicates that two-thirds of the people ... believed that if more minors were tried as adults, then the message would get across to juveniles not to commit crimes (Austin 25). There remains no justification for age to be a ...

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... the national average (Haasenritter, 63). Jails hold significant numbers of state sentenced inmates who often spend long periods of time there (Austin). Crowding in state prisons has also led to a wider use of jails to house those prisoners long term (Austin). Because this is a growing problem, boot camps have become an ever more available alternative to traditional incarceration in the past five ... ...

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... , statistics illustrate that minors need a wake-up call to begin curbing the crimes committed by minors. "Youngsters need a serious disciplinary jolt before they can understand the bigger picture" responds James Austin, a member of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency. A report rendered by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency shows that a recent poll indicates that two-thirds of the people ... believed that if more minors were tried as adults, then the message would get across to juveniles not to commit crimes (Austin 25). There remains no justification for age to be a ...

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... confirms that the lethal injection process is made as humane as possible. Despite the recent headlines regarding capital punishments going awry; only about 3% executions carried out go off course. Professor Austin Sarart, and a team of undergrad researchers concluded this in their recent publication; "3% of All Executions Since 1900 were Botched-Amherst Study Finds." Their findings, of approximately 9,000 executions ... ...

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Youth Gang Violence in America A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of going home to visit the beautiful city of Austin, Texas. As a child, growing up there was a load fun. We had our share of harmless fun from time to time; mailbox baseball, cow tippin", and lots of small pranks of ... ...

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... harsh punishment for those who are perceived to be on the fringe of society, whether they are criminals or minorities. Sheldon Eckland-Olson, the provost at the University of Texas-Austin and co-author of The Rope, The Chair, and the Needle, agrees: "We don't kill people unless we dehumanize them. We are more likely to use it in the South ... ...

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... said that "the purpose of this law is simple: Offenders convicted repeatedly of serious offenses should be removed from society for long periods of time, in many cases for life" (Austin). Even many of the lower-level offenders sentenced to twenty-five years to life terms for third-strike offenses such as possession of drugs or petty theft show records with ... ...

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