What kind of alternative methods of justice would you suggest for youth offenders‚ besides incarceration? Juveniles aged 10-17 years commit more property than violent crimes‚ and generally commit less serious crimes such as graffiti‚ vandalism‚ shoplifting‚ fare evasion‚ motor vehicle theft‚ unlawful entry and road traffic offences. The main purposes of the Children‚ Youth and Families Act 2005 are: to provide for community services to support children and families; and to provide for the protection
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BATNA – BEST ALTERNATIVE "Don’t put all your eggs in one basket." It’s an old saying which has stood the test of time. Some of you urbanites‚ sitting in your cubicles‚ may be scratching your heads and wondering‚ ’What in the name of Hades does this mean?’ Meanwhile‚ back out there in the countryside‚ a ruddy faced farmer‚ is likely rolling his eyes and patiently explaining‚ that should you trip on the way back to the kitchen‚ eggs are no longer on the breakfast menu. To a negotiator‚ this wise
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Which bosses are best? Women are more efficient and trustworthy‚ have a better understanding of their workforce and are more generous with their praise. In short they make the best managers‚ and if men are to keep up they will have to start learning from their female counterparts‚ a report claims today. The survey of 1000 male and female middle senior managers from across the UK is an indictment of the ability of men to function as leaders in the modern workplace. A majority of those questioned
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sentences in these facilities are seen as a danger to others and are best in captivity until these behaviors become either close or completely obsolete. The logic behind this is that a person guilty of a crime will learn over a certain time and mentally break oneself down. Another reason may be that ones offense is so sever that they will have to spend the rest of ones life in incarceration or pay with death. Overall incarceration is meant to be a punishment in order to prevent future activity that
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Ethical Systems: Which is Best? PHI 200 Mind and Machine Instructor Lisa Linkin February 4‚ 2013 * Ethical Systems: Which is Best? Good‚ bad‚ right‚ wrong…how do we know? Ethics is the study of how we determine what is right or wrong‚ good or bad (Mosser‚ 2010). While there are many ethical views‚ I focused on the three classical approaches for this paper. Utilitarianism states when given a choice between two acts‚ the one that creates the greater happiness for the greatest number of people
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There are now so many alternatives to incarceration that we need to explore and start using. Johnny Cash wrote a song called “Folsom Prison Blues” describing the angst of inmates‚ permanently immortalizing them in the publics minds. However‚ now that prisons across the country are running out of resources and space‚ it is the prison officials who are feeling the blues. There are a number of alternatives that are used for offenders who have committed non-violent crimes. The options can range
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our country but is also one that could possibly be eased with a few minor changes to the United States jail system. In order for there to be a positive change incarceration must be brought to light as an issue instead of being ignored and neglected as it has been in the past. Over the past twenty to thirty years the United States incarceration rate has gradually been climbing to its present day rate of 738 incarcerated citizens per 100‚000 in the population. That number is 153% higher than Russia
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ink: Permanent inks contain three main ingredients: colorant‚ carrier (solvent)‚ and resin (polymer). Pigments do not fade like dyes and do not bleed through paper. Solvents for the old markers (up until the 1990 ’s) were nasty-smelling organic chemicals such as xylene. Nowadays‚ the solvent of choice is an alcohol (ethanol or isopropanol)‚ which is more environmentally friendly and better smelling‚ while still evaporating quickly to prevent messy smearing‚ etc. Finally‚ there is a resin or polymer
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definition of opportunity cost‚ the more alternatives that we have given up in undertaking an action‚ the higher the opportunity cost." Please make a critical comment on this statement and explain your answers using examples. The validity of this statement is uncertain. Opportunity cost is defined as the value of the next-best alternative that must be forgone in order to undertake the action. It is notable that the definition refers to the value of the next-best alternative forgone‚ not the total value of
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1. Examine the underlying historical and economic reasons as to why the quest for alternatives to incarcerating offenders in jails and prisons. 2. Describe three alternatives to incarceration that juvenile courts currently use. 3. Discuss the significant and societal and individual benefits of imposing sanctions or punishments that do not involve removing an offender from his/her family or community. Strayer University Historical and Economic reasons In the early 1920’s and 1930’s instead of placing
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