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    History of parole and indeterminate sentencing History of parole and indeterminate sentencing This paper discusses the history of parole and indeterminate sentencing‚ how do either have a place in the current correctional system? In addition‚ would we be better off to abolish them for good? Parole began with the passing of the legislation on June 25‚ 1910. In this time‚ there were only three prisons and there were a parole board at each of the three prisons that would grant parole

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    Crown Court Observation – Log Monday 4th February 2013‚ 10.30am was when the visit to Kingston Crown Court took place. The case that was observed consisted of six males. Throughout the whole time in the courtroom‚ the Clerk was keeping a record of the proceedings. The first male was 19 years of age‚ named Ally. Ally was on trial for being supplied Class A drugs‚ two accounts of armed robbery‚ and handling stolen goods‚ which Ally pleaded guilty to. The prosecution officer only gave reference

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    Delgado-Bernal and Aleman continue to dicuss their struggles and perservance with Aldente in these two chapters. First they discuss the relationship between the parents and teachers of the students in Aldente. Delgado-Bernal and Aleman describe the parents during a field trip to college which contardictiates many of the steortypes dicussed in our pervious readings. Many sterotypes depict that minorities do not care about education‚ but the parents of Adelante were very excited and curious during

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    Capital Punishment As the war on crime continues‚ two truths hold steady: eliminating all crime is impossible‚ and controlling it is a must. The main weapon used to control crime in this war is deterrence. The government ’s deterrent for committing murder is the death penalty‚ also known as capital punishment. Everyone thinks human life is valuable. Some of those against capital punishment believe that human life is so valuable that even the worst murderers should not be deprived of the value of

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    and Sonny are partners in‚ rather than creditors to‚ Busy Bee as represented by Rose and Mary to Friendly Bank and if they are determined to be partners‚ whether they would be liable for Busy Bee’s debts to Friendly Bank because of the agency relationship between partners in a partnership. Rules In determining whether there is a partnership‚ the essential elements of a partnership must first be satisfied‚ that is:  a business is being carried on;  the business is carried on ‘in common’; and 

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    DEATH PUNISHMENT /CAPITAL PUNISHMENT In any society‚ state‚ country one thing is very important that is discipline. A person who is poor can live a good life compared to a rich person‚ who is not disciplined. Discipline is very important for maintenance of law & orders in any society‚ without discipline there will be various problem in the society. A proper system is in place‚ police force is in place‚ proper judicial system is there after all a very decent Indian culture then also in

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    The Crucible may be old but it can still relate to our society today. The themes of love‚ rejection‚ and guilt are a common theme between The Crucible and society today. My first theme is love. In The Crucible Elizabeth and John Proctor are married. Although John had an affair with Abigail Williams at the end of the play Elizabeth forgave him. At first Elizabeth wouldn’t forgive John. John was angry she wouldn’t forgive him‚ he said‚ “Your justice would freeze beer!” (Proctor 55 ). After Elizabeth

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    Capital Punishment: Against The use of capital punishment has been a permanent fixture in society since the earliest civilizations and continues to be used as a form of punishment in countries today. It has been used for various crimes ranging from the desertion of soldiers during wartime to the more heinous crimes of serial killers. However‚ the mere fact that this brutal form of punishment and revenge has been the policy of many nations in the past does not subsequently warrant its implementation

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    106155 Mr. Robert AP English Language and Composition‚ Period 6 6 June 2012 Capital Punishment The most important intangible to Americans is arguably our liberty. The year 1776 marked the first‚ but not nearly the last time that Americans would fight a war for freedom‚ and it was during this tumultuous time‚ at the end of the eighteenth century‚ that America won its freedom from their tyrannical oppressors‚ and over the course of the next two-hundred and thirty-six years America would continue

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    On November 16‚ 2012‚ I observed a court hearing of 14 cases. Some of these cases dealt with people who committed crimes such as aggravated assault‚ Acc involving Death/ Injury‚ Terroristic threats‚ Retail theft‚ conspiracy theft‚ Resist Arrest/Other Law Enforce and Knowing/ in Mftr/Dist of Design Drug. For the case of Comm. V. Helen Cole was a Retail Theft crime. The defendant Helen Cole was at Sears and stole items such as clothes at the store. She was ordered not to go to the Sears again and

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