Twelve-year-old Billy was arrested by the New York Police Department (N.D) for armed robbery when he and his two friends beat and raped a woman in the park. He was sent to court, in addition, they discovered that he had already murdered another woman the same way, rape and beat. Billy was sentenced with the maximum penalty that a kid can get, eighteen months at a juveniles boys' camp. A year later he was moved to a reentry program in which he was allowed to visit his family. One day he visits, and never comes back.
Let's put another case. Two sixteen-year-old youths, Max Brazley and Xavien Bendross, and Barry Chandler (20) were accused of killing a tourist. The last one considered an adult was charged as an adult, and, convicted for a long sentence in an adult prison. Brazley and Bendross had argued that they were juveniles and couldn't be convicted as adults. Some people argue that the juvenile system had already failed, because both were already under supervision of the juvenile court. "Brazley's first offense was in 1992, when at the age of twelve he was charged with armed robbery. By the time he reached sixteen, he had been involved in twelve cases, including grand theft and attempted armed burglary- " Bendross was placed on probation for selling crack cocaine again was charged for possessing marijuana.""(Barr, 42-3) What do you expect from this case? You think their going to be guilty, but no. Official gave them light punishments for those offenses and allowed them to remain on the streets.
"A 12-year-old grandson of a famous civil rights leader was considered a behavioral problem. His family sent him to live with his grandmother with the firm belief that she would straighten him out. Shortly after he moved in with her, the adolescent doused his grandmother with gasoline and set her ablaze the woman died the boy pleaded guilty juvenile court judge recognized that the boy was mentally disturbed and ordered him to participate in a treatment program for at least 18 months.
There are hundreds of different terms and names for this drug such as, weed, bud, pot, Mary Jane, reefer and the list go on. ... Other researchers have found that use of marijuana and other drugs usually peaks in the late teens and early twenties, then declines in later years.? ... Different theories as to why someone would engage in drug use, primarily marijuana use for this particular paper helps give a better understand. ...
Hence I see my philosophy of teaching reflected in and supported by the theoretical model of Mary Louis Pratt's "contact zone". ... According to Mary Louise Pratt, "contact zone" is "social spaces where cultures meet, clash, and grapple with each other, often in contexts of highly asymmetrical relations of power.... The aims of the course are: To introduce you to a range of major authors and works of the period To introduce you to key themes, issues and problems To develop a broad historical understanding prose production at this time To develop literary criti...
Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana, pot, hemp, grass, reefer, Mary Jane, cannabis, the controversy that surrounds this little five to seven leafed plant has escalated into an enormous debate throughout the United States. Throughout this paper, one discusses the positive and negative affects the legalization of marijuana has on the American society. ... Also, marijuana makes a valuable and safe source for the production of paper, fiber fuel, building materials, clothing, animal and bird food, medicinal preparations, and a protein source for humans. (1) Although many legisl...
Marijuana also has a wide variety of street names such as grass, Mary Jane, pot, smoke, reefer, herb, and weed. ... The most frequent method of use is to roll it in paper and smoke it like a cigarette; there are referred to as joints. ... This research also indicates that marijuana may hold medical value in the treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Other sources stated that, "the accumulated data indicate a potential therapeutic value for cannabinoid drugs, particularly for symptoms such as pain relief, control of nausea and vomiting, and appetite stimulation"(Division of...
Marijuana is also commonly referred to by most people as "grass", "pot", "Mary Jane", "herb", "weed", as well as many other nicknames. ... President Washington would use the marijuana to make popular goods like rope, clothing, and paper. ... He was asked if growers have taken steps to promote medical marijuana amidst the negative view of many, he replied, "Providing data on levels of CBD and THC in the various strains of marijuana to researchers, even though all government research is done with marijuana grown at University of Mississippi,...
Six years later big companies like Dupont, Hearst paper, and Timber were making paper out of trees. ... The stalk is perfect for making paper. ... Unlike tree paper, hemp paper does not harden, yellow, or crumble with age. ... Marijuana's history is long and extensive; marijuana comes from a Mexican word meaning "Mary Jane". ... Research of the benefits of marijuana still continues in the 20th century, even though marijuana was made illegal in 1937. ...
His parents were Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph. ... In 1760, Thomas Jefferson went to college at the College of William and Mary. ... Jefferson was so brilliant that he was able to write down on a piece of paper the freedoms each person is given. ...
II Final Draft Argument Paper Marijuana for the Masses Headlines are captured nationwide concerning the allowance of marijuana for medical usage. ... Research that shows how marijuana is substantially less damaging to the body and altering to the mind than the regulated and legal drug, alcohol, which is one way supporters rationalize legalization. ...