The topic we chose was an important time in history dealing with prisons. We chose MASS INCARCERATION and focused on the legacy of Ronald Reagan and the escalating war on drugs. Today we are going to talk to you about the policies surrounding the war on drugs and how they have affected mass incarceration and policies that devalue the meaning of the 4th amendment. The fourth amendment is the right for a citizen to be secure in their person‚ home and any of their property. It is established to protect
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The purpose of sentencing: the “deserved infliction of suffering on evildoers and “the prevention of crime.” There four fundamental philosophies surrounding the purpose of sentencing. First‚ the oldest and most common is retribution. Retribution is the philosophy that those who commit criminal acts should be punished based on the severity of the crime and that no other factors need be considered. The second philosophy is deterrence. In deterrence‚ the goal of sentencing is to prevent future crimes
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would involve multiple murders or large amount of public terror. How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections systems overall? Support your answer. Sentencing has an effect on all levels of government. Once incarcerated‚ the state or federal government has taken on the financial burden of supporting and providing for that individual. What is determinate and indeterminate sentencing? Which sentencing
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Free speech‚ more than any other of America’s values‚ has been the touchstone of American democracy dating back to the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment‚ created in 1791‚ is so important because “without our basic and essential rights established by that first amendment‚ the others amendments would have little to no meaning and hardly any force.” It shows the creativity and innovativeness of American democracy. The Amendment states‚ “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion
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NAFTA is a trilateral free trade agreement among the United States‚ Mexico and Canada; which came into force in January 1994. In 1992‚ and on the eve of the deal‚ John Martin‚ CEO of a USA-based textile company‚ has to come to a really tough decision: move production to Mexico or wait for an imminent bankruptcy. Martin‚ as the vast majority of the US population did not understand how this agreement could beneficiate the country at all. Opponents of NAFTA would argue that the treaty should not be
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of the woman and the conflict she endures in making her decision. Guilt is inflicted when compassion is needed. | 6. Many women are coerced into having abortions. Abortion clinics push women to have abortions‚ and don’t inform women about alternatives to abortion. | 6. Partners‚ parents‚ or friends may sometimes urge a woman to have an abortion‚ even if she is unsure or would prefer to have the baby. Therefore‚ abortion clinics provide compassionate counseling to all patients‚ to make sure
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It is an alternative from other resources such as fossil fuels‚ coal‚ and petroleum. Burning biomass releases carbon dioxide‚ which is way better than fossil fuels which releases harmful pollution. If more people recycled we could use that garbage and make energy from
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PBIS or Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports is named after language that is derived from the verbiage used in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997. It is a school wide approach to positive behavior intervention with many principles of Applied Behavioral Analysis. PBIS is three tiered in its approach‚ including school wide policies and supports‚ individual and group interventions and intensive individual supports for students with repeat behaviors. The core of PBIS
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in services. It also included a dispute settlement mechanism for the fair and expeditious resolution of trade disagreements‚ and established a ground-breaking system for the binominal review of trade remedy determinations‚ thereby providing an alternative to domestic judicial review. In practical terms‚ Canada and the United States agreed to remove bilateral border measures on traded goods‚ which included the removal of tariffs on goods such as meat products‚ fruits and vegetables‚ beverages‚
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tests. Most of these students are smart and understand the material‚ but it doesn’t show in their test results and that’s something many people can relate to. Other students may develop test anxiety which weakens their performance and results. (Pros and Cons). Instead‚ standardized test scores should be regarded as only an approximation of a student’s
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