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Three Strikes Law Criminal Justice System
1,771 wordsIn recent years the surge in the population of the world has brought about new areas of concern for sociologists and criminologists. With more and more people populated our nation there is greater need for government-regulated programs to adapt with the increase. One aspect of society that has had to rapidly adjust itself constantly is the Criminal Justice system. The growing population has put pressure on the criminal justice system to decide on a method of maintaining order. There are currentl...
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Mandatory Minimum Drug Sentences
1,641 wordsMandatory minimum drug sentences should be eliminated. First and foremost the mandatory minimum punishment that is given does not fit the crime. Second of all, Judges can not sentence below a mandatory minimum unless the defendant provides substantial assistance. The final reason that they should be eliminated is because they have a more of an impact on minorities. These are only a few of the reasons why mandatory minimum drug sentences should be taken away. The policy has become a debated topic...
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Hiv Infected Women
1,791 wordsAids and Society The number of newborns infected by vertical transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus is increasing as the prevalence of HIV-positive women increase within the United States. It is estimated that while seven thousand HIV-positive women become pregnant each year, between one thousand and two thousand of their newborns will be HIV-positive. This research paper will concentrate on the transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus from mother to child, the benefits of drug...
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Mandatory Military Service To Recieve Federal Student Aid
1,085 wordsI personally would have to agree with changing the federal financial aid for education policy from everyone can apply and receive this to allow only the people who have done military service be eligible for federal student aid. And the reasoning for this is to help discipline our youth, become a larger, stronger military and it may help our economy through the discipline people have endured. The way I see it, if you can rough out the time your in the military, there wont be a job you wouldnt be ...
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Armed Forces Military Service
1,483 wordsAll Eighteen Year Olds Should be Required to Perform Military Service We live in time when promotion of pacifism became obligatory for anyone who wants to gain a reputation of being progressive individual. In fact, many Americans politicians suggest that we, as citizens, must proud for not having a mandatory draft, as the main principle of forming our armed forces. Even in such countries as France, it is unthinkable for the politicians to expect to be supported by people if they had not served i...
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Risk Of Contracting Percent Of Women
1,719 wordsTaking Away the Right of Privacy The global AIDS epidemic is having very strong social impacts on many societies. AIDS is being compared with the Bubonic Plague which swept Europe in a mad fury leaving only two thirds of the original population alive. People speculate that this disease is going to be the be all and end all of the human population as we know it. It has been sent to us to end our existence because of what we have done wrong, to the earth and to each other. These are the beliefs of...
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Infected With Hiv Hiv Testing
1,159 wordsA. Summary This particular journal researches prenatal HIV testing as it relates to vertical transmission. 1. Randomized controlled studies involving HIV- positive pregnant women at various stages of pregnancy were monitored and evaluated in an effort to find conclusive reasoning for prenatal testing. Women of different income levels, educational and ethnic backgrounds were involved in these studies. 2. The AIDS Clinical Trials Group Study 076 as well as following randomized controlled trials we...
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Three Strikes Law Criminal Justice System
875 wordsIn recent years several mandatory sentencing laws have been put into motion. The original goals of the mandatory sentencing laws were to stop repeat offenders and to exhibit a get tough attitude on crime. These laws have not been working as intended, instead mandatory sentencing has led to some unfortunate consequences. Some of these consequences are overcrowding in prisons and less prison based rehabilitation. Mandatory sentencing laws do not narrowly target major drug traffickers. Today there ...
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Wearing Uniforms Wal Mart
2,569 wordsMandatory Uniforms in Public Schools Do you want equality among students in your childs school? Do you want less violence within your childs school? Would you like your daughter to concentrate more on her schoolwork and less on what name brand jeans she is wearing? All this is possible with mandatory uniform policies in public school districts. School uniforms may seem outdated for some people, but in many cases they can improve school spirit, attendance and student behavior. According to The Hu...
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Mandatory Minimum Sentences Mandatory Minimums
1,044 wordsPrisoners of War: Fighting Back Against Mandatory Minimum Sentences Jess Brock Prisoner number 59817 - 079, Zulima Buitrago. She was charged and convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, even though she wasnt in possession of any drugs or money. While out at the movies with her children, a friend of hers conducted a drug deal in her garage. When he got busted, in order to avoid a life sentence, he claimed that Zulima was involved in the drug deal as well. At the time of her arrest, Zulima w...
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Child Custody Dispute Resolution
5,735 wordsPerspectives On Parental Alienation, Child Custody And Perspectives On Parental Alienation, Child Custody And Dispute Resolution Systems Perspectives on Parental Alienation, Child Custody and Dispute Resolution Systems Contested child custody provides many challenges for alternate dispute resolution. With no-fault divorce, and a standard for determining custody in light of the childs best interest, judges are besieged with a backlog of disputed custody cases without clear and concrete guidelines...
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Three Strikes Law Twenty Five Years
2,366 wordsCruel and Unusual Punishment is a fundamental right given to us by the United States (U. S. ) Constitution. The 8 th amendment states, ? Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. ? Last year in California voters approved a controversial ballot initiative. Proposition 184, also known as the three strikes and youre out law, was passed on November 9, 1994. Under this new legislation repeat offenders, upon committing their third fe...
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Mandatory Sentencing Commit Crimes
1,164 wordsThe population increase in jails is a problem with no easy answer. Many feel the increase is the result of mandatory sentencing for drug related crimes. I also believe this is true but I don t think letting criminals back into the society is the solution. More money needs to be put into the prison systems, along with more mandatory sentencing into the legal systems. With automatic punishments individuals will be more reluctant to commit crimes especially ones considered to be drug-related acts. ...
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Drug Testing Peer Pressure
2,017 wordsStudent Drug Testing Survey Narrative Schools from 11 states known to have a student drug testing program were surveyed. Of the 26 schools reporting a current student drug testing program, 15 (58 %) report having a mandatory student athletes program while 2 (8 %) have a mandatory all co-curricular student program. Seven (27 %) have a voluntary drug testing program and 2 (8 %) have a reasonable suspicion program only. For the mandatory athletes testing programs, most policies have been in place f...
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