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    Dana L. Sears ITT Technical Institute Online There are many advantages to putting offenders on probation and parole. One advantage is the cost‚ the average inmate costs 20‚000 a year to house‚ and up to 60‚000 in a super max. The cost to keep someone on probation is 3‚400 a year that is a big difference. Another advantage is the space. Prisons are becoming overcrowded very quickly. The offenders that are placed on parole or supervision are generally no violent criminals; they may have had

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    1. What are antibodies and why are antibodies ideal for targeting? An antibody‚ also known as an immunoglobulin‚ is a large Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses. The antibody recognizes a unique part of the foreign target‚ termed an antigen.[1][2] Each tip of the "Y" of an antibody contains a paratope (a structure analogous to a lock) that is specific for one particular epitope (similarly analogous to a key) on an antigen

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    National Sex Offender Registry “Sex offenders are the scourge of modern America‚ the ‘irredeemable monsters’ who prey on the innocent” (Logan‚ 1999‚ p.1167). The colossal number of sex crimes is rapidly expanding across the United States and with it a wake of innocent victims. This expansion and increased victimization called for reform and demanded protection for the innocent. This protection came in the form of a new criminal justice policy‚ the sex offender registration. “In the United States

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    a sex offender registry to be implemented here in the Bahamas. Prior to Marco Archer’s cruel killing‚ in 2003 four young boys between the ages of eleven and fourteen were found dead with signs of sexual assault in Freeport‚ Grand Bahama. These two alarming cases sparked a fuse in the House of Assembly and more emphasis was now being placed on the creation of a sex offender registry. While it is true that something needs to be done about the situation‚ is the implementation of a sex offender registry

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    Young People and the Law Youth are a unique group when involved in the legal system of today‚ as their laws differ significantly than those laws that are set for adults. Jason’s Day shows a prime example of a young misguided teen breaking the law - specifically‚ the act of underage drinking and child labour. On Wednesday morning‚ Jason walks into the Irish Bar on Edward Street‚ where he knows the bartender (his cousin billy). He then proceeds to order two beers in the time he stays at the bar -

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    Canada has a instituted a sex offenders registry‚ like in United States of America‚ called Sex Offender Information Registration Act‚ in 2004. An act that requires sex offenders to register information for the reason being‚ that it supports the police in preventing and investigating sexual offences (Antonacci‚ 2013‚ pg. 121). The sex offender registry is a bit different than in United States of America where it is viewable to the public. Here in Canada it is only available to the RCMP. The first

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    Right people make the right organisation. It is the eyes of leaders that can spot the not so best fit people for the organisation and organisational culture. It is often recognised by gut feeling and to extent performance. Garden often requires weeding and so it stands for the organisation. The not so fit people not only damage the institution but are also wasting their time and skills which could be better utilised where they fit the best. This is a challenging task for the leaders since government

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    definition of a sex offender is as follows; “a person who is guilty of a crime involving sex” (Webster’s Dictionary) But sex offenders can be much more. Not only can someone be charged as a sex offender for crimes such as rape and molestation‚ but someone could also be charged for getting caught urinating in public. So with that in mind answer this; Once They serve their time in prison‚ are laws about where sex offenders may live and be employed unfair? Well‚ With some exceptions‚ laws about where sex

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    I believe that all offenders should have to be chemically castrated. Although chemical castration is presented as a humane alternative to lifelong imprisonment or surgical castration‚ the American Civil Liberties Union opposes the coerced administration of any drug‚ including antiandrogen drugs for sex offenders. They argue that forced chemical castration is a "cruel and unusual punishment"‚ and therefore should be constitutionally prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. They also stated that it interfered

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    Many in the system view people with this disorder as disgusting and not needing to be released out of prison. Many are sent to prison based on the stigma of child sexual abuse. This is not saying what the individual committed was not wrong‚ but that due to a disorder it should be handled differently with a focus on treatment and rehabilitation. Back in the 1980s when a surge of child sexual abuse began being reported‚ people jumped to the action of creating harsher laws and sentencing. The “tough

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