Incarceration or Rehabilitation for Non-Violent Drug Offenders Statistics have proven that incarceration alone is a monetary pitfall and does not deter the cluster of non-violent drug related crimes in this country. We need to create an alternative habilitation pattern for these offenders including an assessment of their mental health‚ specialized life skills training‚ and occupational employment assistance: in some cases‚ in lieu of incarceration and in others‚ in conjunction with incarceration
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For many years‚ major parts of American culture was dark‚ violent‚ and quite disturbing. In earlier times‚ this dark culture was seen mainly in novels and poems. In today’s America‚ this culture is now much more prevalent being in dark movies‚ violent video games‚ and disturbing music. As the years have gone by‚ this culture has gotten darker and more violent. America’s youth also has easier access to these dark games‚ movies and music. American culture has become much more darker‚ and this is taking
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Keshanya Boxill 11/20/13 English Components of Mass Incarceration Mass incarceration of African Americans is one of the biggest problems that we as a society face today. Many of our African American men are either in jail‚ or on parole for crimes that are committed by whites everyday. Police often overlook those crimes when it comes down to whites but they do not for blacks. Hence why a lot of black men are missing from our society and locked away in prisons for years for such minuscule crimes
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Arc Length The definition of radian measure s = rθ The unit circle An angle of 1 radian Proof of the theorem IT IS CONVENTIONAL to let the letter s symbolize the length of an arc‚ which is called arc length. We say in geometry that an arc "subtends" an angle θ; literally‚ "stretches under." Now the circumference of a circle is an arc length. And the ratio of the circumference to the diameter is the basis of radian measure. That ratio is the definition of π. π | = | C D | . |
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Nurture in Violent Behavior Amanda Collier COM/156 04/21/2013 Renee Gurley It can be argued that Bobby Boucher was aggressive because of an overbearing mother. However‚ in another way‚ it can also be argued that he showed such aggression because of the abandoning father and the criticizing students at his school. Although a silly and maybe even dull-minded movie‚ 1998’s “The Waterboy” does shed a bit of light on the argument of nature vs. nurture in relation to violent behavior. A debate
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Violent Video Games Violent Video Games and Aggressive Behavior in Children In recent years‚ technological advances have introduced many new forms of entertainment‚ one of the most popular being video games. Since their introduction‚ professionals and parents have become concerned with the addictive power that video games can have on people‚ particularly children and adolescents. Today‚ concern has shifted from the addictive effects of video game playing to the possible effects that they
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Costs of Incarceration Introduction to Corrections Incarceration Costs Money is a huge issue with problems in America and in America the costs for corrections is going up every year. Some may argue that this is because of more people getting in trouble‚ jails are too full‚ or others may argue that the programs are not working to cut down recidivism rates. Regardless of what argument one makes this research paper shows results on how worth a program is based on money and recidivism
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Effects of Mobile Phones on Social Skills Kelly Schriever‚ Matt Seeberger‚ Mary Sweet‚ Emily Putnam Elizabethtown College March 17‚ 2014 Today we live in a world where communication through modern technology is almost required. Everywhere people are texting‚ emailing‚ writing blogs‚ and tweeting. It’s hard to go anywhere without seeing someone using a phone or the internet to connect with others. Most people would feel lost without the use of their phones. Of course
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The Lengths of Leadership This Freshman Seminar displayed the power of leadership in all of its forms. There are many types of leadership skills and characteristics; however‚ they all are encompassed by a set of core values one must follow to be a leader. We explored what could be called the ten commandments of leadership during class discussion and how they applied to a series of movies including Apollo 13‚ Courage Under Fire‚ Norma Rae‚ and Cry Freedom. In each movie‚ every character showed a
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Do violent video games affect kids‚ ages 14-18? Violent video games have been around since 1976 when Death Race 2000 came out. In 1979 a game went out called Texas Chainsaw Massacre‚ in which the object of the game was to chop up as many people with a chainsaw as you could. Parents boycotted toy stores that sold this game. Since then‚ games have become ever more violent and realistic. I think it is the reality and the interactivity of the game which seems to have the greatest impact on teenagers
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