Many have heard the saying “if you do the crime‚ you must do the time”. This saying signifies that if one acts upon a certain action‚ he/she must live with the consequences of their actions. For the most part‚ prison is a consequence for offenders. However‚ ex-offenders are still suffering the consequences of their actions even after doing “the time”. Certain ex-felons upon release from prison have their voting rights taken away from them‚ depending on the state. Some may petition to get voting rights
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I think a convicted felon should have the right to vote after they spend their sentence in prison and finish with parole. I will give you three reasons why they should. My first reason is they are citizens like us and they might not be guilty. My second reason is ever though there not out and free they do watch TV to see what’s going on. My final reason is if it was polices officer or a famous person they still are aloud. The next paragraph I will tell you about my first reason. When we are born
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-nine of these states offenders may not vote while on probation. There are fourteen states where ex offenders can be disenfranchised for life. 3.9 million Americans are estimated to have currently or permanently lost their ability to vote because of felony convictions. The U.S. Bureau of justice reports that two-thirds of released offenders are re-arrested within three years of released and it is suggested that those statistics are just those that have been caught committing a crime. While felons who
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a manager who was considered a top performer but a week after I got there I did an inventory (you should always do an inventory when management changes) and was $30k short on equipment and parts. I heard that he took it‚ and later he was wanted on felony charges for stealing from his next position with the same company. I had a manager friend who was my peer that told me one night over too many beers that he had gotten $150k in kickbacks from a vendor in his previous job this was back around the
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How serious is computer crime? What can we do about it? Computer crime‚ or Cybercrime‚ refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime‚ or it may be the target. Netcrime is criminal exploitation of the Internet. Dr. Debarati Halder and Dr. K. Jaishankar (2011) define Cybercrimes as: "Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the
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extent to never return the right to vote to felons or ex-felons. The right to vote to felons should be taken away as a form of punishment. After completing their time in jail felons‚ which now are ex-felons‚ should have their right to vote restored. A felony is a serious crime usually punishable by imprisonment or death. Felons are people that have been convicted of a crime such as murder‚ rape‚ arson‚ child molest‚ drug offender and burglary. Virginia is one of many states that takes the right to vote
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Case Study 2 -Internal Control LJB Company‚ a local distributor‚ has asked your accounting firm to evaluate their system of internal controls because they are planning to go public in the future. The President wants to be aware of any new regulations required of his company if they go public so he met with a colleague of yours at a local restaurant. The President of the company explained the current system of internal controls to your colleague. Your colleague has since been promoted to a tax
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Within the three weeks I had to complete my volunteer work‚ I was able to clean excessively. More importantly‚ the opportunity to redo the check in area was enormous. There was clear evidence that a parole officer had been in charge of this room prior. It gave off an awful vibe‚ and nothing that was hanging up would benefit a parolee. The posters and warning signs that were hanging up when I was on parole were still there‚ and still made me feel uneasy. I took down the posters about mandatory sentences
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Felony and Misdemeanor Doris McCants American InterContinental University Abstract Felony and Misdemeanor The purpose of this research is to identify the differences between a felony and misdemeanor. According to my findings the felony carries a stronger sentencing then the misdemeanor‚ if one is found guilty of a charge such as a breach of peace that will be a misdemeanor‚ example someone making too much noise after hours outside while everyone is in bed sleeping that would be
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Life as a Parole Officer Peggy Marshall Week 9 Individual Work For my interview‚ I interviewed Tiffany Sanders‚ from the Johnston County Adult Probation Parole office located in Smithfield NC. Before my interview I came up with ten questions to ask Mrs. Sanders during our interview. After my interview with Mrs. Sanders‚ I have come to the conclusion that I would love to be a probation or parole officer. One question I asked Mrs. Sanders was “what are the job functions of
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