Introduction Probation and parole are two alternatives to incarceration. Many jurisdiction are looking more to probation as an alternative to incarceration and early release through parole to reduce the size of the prison population. Probation and parole officials are there to help offenders return to society and ensure compliance with the terms of the offenders’ release. What are the primary goals of using community corrections supervision for probation as an alternative to incarceration? What
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Rousseau and Marx both address a notion of "chains" in society in their writings and have defined this notion to be very different sets of constraints. Rousseau concluded that the "chains" that restrict society is one in the form of laws. Marx‚ on the other hand‚ sees the "chains" to be that of a class struggle. This leaves us with many questions‚ ranging from the legitimacy of the chains on society and if society could exist without them. Taking both writers views of "chains" into view one can
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Compare and contrast the work of Hobbes and Kropotkin. Whose writings do you find more convincing and why? In today’s world‚ there is an overwhelming presence of violence‚ war‚ and a lack of peace. Thomas Hobbes and Peter Kropotkin have undoubtedly embedded their names into history as some of the greatest masterminds of political philosophy. In the Hobbes’ Leviathan‚ he launches his strong belief of the muse of states and legitimate governments. Much of the book demonstrates the need of a
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The founding fathers of The United States of America intended for this to be a country of freedoms‚ giving supreme power to the states. The federal government was intended to be the governing blanket‚ keeping all states within their reasonable powers and to ensure that each individual state does not encroach upon the powers of their neighboring states. I believe that the Supreme Court’s decision in Wickard v. Filburn‚ which enforced the Agriculture Adjustment Act of 1938‚ did not follow in the spirit
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FedEx is being sued for discriminating deaf employees. The company hired a number of deaf workers as package handlers. But they didn’t offer adequate accommodations. This is why the lawsuit was filed. The lawsuit was filed by the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions) in Maryland. The EEOC is a United States agency that fights for all equal rights of employment. FedEx didn’t supply training videos with ASL or captioning. Not even interpreters during company meetings for them to understand
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Jack McFarland Comparison essay Camaro vs. Mustang The story of the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro is one intertwined from the beginning. The Mustang came first in mid-1964‚ offering bang-for-the-buck performance in a sleek package. Three years later‚ the Camaro answered with its own take on the idea. Skip to 43 years later‚ and the battle rages on. Today‚ we will be taking a look at the V-6 versions of today’s pony cars‚ and see which one comes out the winner in a paper challenge
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In the Texas vs Cobb case a man named Raymond Levi Cobb was first arrested in 1994 and confessed to a home burglary. In this process he denied that he killed the woman and child in the home but later confessed to his father which his father then went to report this to the police. Even though Cobb later waived his Miranda rights and confessed he was still indicted and sentenced to death. Cobb argued to the Texas Court of Appeals that after his confession he was denied his right to counsel because
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I chose “Twas the Night Before Christmas”‚ by Clement Clarke Moore to do my stylistic impression on because it is very important to me and it has a nice rhythm‚ meter‚ and rhyme. Every Christmas eve‚ my dad has read this poem/story to me‚ so this poem has a personal significance. Whenever I hear this poem‚ I become very happy‚ because this poem triggers joyus Christmas memories filled with family and good times. I also like the rhyming of this‚ because it gives the story an upbeat‚ jolly tone
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Shelby Catala Friday November 1st‚ 2013 English III The Reoccurrence of Revenge The play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare can be analyzed and compared to the article “Revenge: Will it Make You Feel Better?” by Karyn Hall. Hamlet is a tragic play that challenges multiple characters to the opportunity of revenge‚ which was usually taken but shown to have remorseful feelings. As the article goes to explain that revenge only has a brief sense of relief where the feeling of regret follows
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Adoption is a process when an adult takes legal control of a child who is not biologically his or her own to become the child’s parent. Doing this‚ the new parents will take rights and responsibilities from the biological parents. Adopting a child can be an absolute great experience and upon starting on the experience there are several steps that are processed before moving forward. Acquiring a good understanding of the process helps the experience more pleasant for the adoptive parent and child
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