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vital option again during the 1980s and early 1990s for several reasons, the first of which was the existence of a general sociopo...

cases from the point of view that the person on trial is guilty. There is no presumption of innocence until proven guilty-he start...

important because school systems have not kept pace with society. Change is needed and sometimes reform and renewal are vital elem...

crime. In so many ways they are simply victims and yet are incarcerated because of this. Belknap seems to argue that much of this ...

of the frequency of their transgressions, as opposed to seriousness, it is also true that only certain types of juveniles are like...

strangles his wife thinking that hes squeezing a grapefruit." There were those who painted him as an all American type young man, ...

When examining ethical theory and philosophies of hope, happiness is often at the forefront. It seems that the goal of most people...

seven years in areas closed to slavery; Illinois was a free state and the Missouri Compromise of 1820 had closed the Wisconsin Ter...

after hearing of the deaths of the children and the illness in the community (Trevino, 2000). Today it has been proven that there ...

virtue, i.e., justice, but it is also included under Aquinas discussion of love, specifically under love of ones neighbor, for Go...

society exist without democracy? Many theorists today would think not, and while many enlightened individuals could argue that mer...

exclusively white legal society (Scherer 655). Political scientist Samuel Krislov agrees, adding that minority jurists reflect mi...

justice has been entrenched in three areas which are offender accountability, victim restoration, and the reintegration of the of...

in a firm that specialized in antitrust lawsuits ("John Paul Stevens," 2006). In 1970, Stevens was appointed by President Nixon to...

differed so that the young offender will have time to make amends. Other forms of mediation are found within the prisons themselve...

seems perfect in its design. Of course, nothing is perfect, and one criticism of it is that it is old. It is no longer applicable ...

determining whether or not there was consent, the mens rea. However, this was also gender specific, needing there to be penetratio...

are fair, and just-and that in turn suggests that when things are unjust in society, the entire interlocking mechanism of sustaina...

in that area, only fifteen miles down the road, accepting that level of emission as long as the plant is staffed only by Mexican w...

the prison system. This is something that has concerned the public and the same problem is found in juvenile detention centers as ...

U.S. Constitution makes the President, a civilian leader, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Navy and Militia. While the Presiden...

behavior. Letting them go, or sanctioning them with only community service, may be too lenient. Even so, some small gestures will ...

course, depends on the specifics of the crime. Some of the types of observations that might be made are expected and others are s...

the challenge of numerous social problems throughout its history (Jansson, 2000). During the colonial period, indentured servants ...

may be witnesses who refuse to talk. In fact, because most witnesses realize that their lives could be threatened, a witness prote...

home. Labor divisions are held in check by the marriage contract and the historic or traditional nature of the family. 2.In Chapt...

In six pages this paper discusses this text in terms of how it critiques the social contract theory of John Rawls for overlooking ...

In six pages this research paper examines whether or not it is ethical to try juvenile offenders charged with violent offenses as ...

Warren Burger's life and career are the focus of this biography consisting of eight pages. Five sources are cited in the bibliogr...

There she has begun a program that brings together police officers and offenders through the use of a four-legged friend: the poli...