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    Prison Term Policy Recommendation Proposal Donnita Macon CJA/304 May 21‚ 2015 Jesse Holt Prison Term Policy Recommendation Proposal In this Prison Term Policy Recommendation Proposal essay it wants you to be a criminologist advisor. The scenario is: According to University of Phoenix (2015)’’You are the criminologist advisor to a member of the state legislature. The legislature will soon vote on a bill that‚ if it passes‚ would double the maximum prison term for anyone convicted of armed robbery

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    Prison Term Policy Recommendation Kianna Petty CJA/314 June 16‚ 2014 Professor Paula Rutkowski Prison Term Policy Recommendation Paper As a realistic matter‚ it is smart to sustain a bill that addresses a real concern‚ creates proper use of resources and effectively addresses the problem for which it was intended. It is known that victims of armed robberies want to see the offenders punished. It is noticeable that the public’s desire is to be safe and protected from being a victim of armed

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    issues of researching crime? A critical issue facing criminologists involves recognizing political and social consequences. Often‚ criminologists forget the social responsibility they have as experts in areas such as crime and justice. The lives of millions of people can be influenced by criminological research data. Debates over gun control‚ capital punishment‚ mandatory sentences‚ gang activity‚ are ongoing and often contentious. Some criminologists argue for social services and rehabilitation programs

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    Prison Term Proposal Ryan McWaters CJA 314 May 5th‚ 2015 Jean-Pierre Lapre Prison Term Proposal Even though it is a financial drain on society‚ extending incarceration time is a good idea because longer prison terms deter people from committing crimes and increasing the incarceration time would prevent that person from committing another crime. Throughout criminal justice laws have been modified for the purpose of ensuring the protection of the citizens of the United States of America. A person

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    Lashay Dr. Gahan Rhetoric 351 12/6/13 Revised Paper There needs to be a change in the criminal justice system. Convicted felons who are charged with any drug felony should not be put into jail or prison because it doesn’t help solve the problem. Rudy Haapanen states‚ “It is now generally agreed that the criminal justice system fails to rehabilitate offenders‚ to make them less likely to commit criminal acts as a result of treatment or training; that the system fails to deter potential offenders

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    Prison Term Policy Recommendation Prison Term Policy Recommendation In this paper I will provide a recommendation concerning the issue of a bill that would double the maximum prison term for anyone convicted of armed robbery. I will also address the reasoning behind my recommendations concerning the matter. Regardless of how many voters are for or against a bill does not mean that it should become a policy. Many people would believe that this bill if passed would be for a greater cause or

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    If I get an opportunity to replace myself with any one in the world then I would like to replace myself with Mr. Bush‚ the president of America. Mr. Bush is responsible for portraying negative image of America as an enemy of humanity by doing wars against Muslims only on the basis of religious discrimination. Mr. Bush is the murderer of nearly one hundred thousand innocent citizens of Afghanistan and Iraq while trying to fight against only two persons Usama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein on one side

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    Prison Term Policy Recommendation Paper Sharon T. McKnelly University of Phoenix CJA 314 Dean Olson January 31‚ 2011 Prison Term Policy Recommendation In September 2011 there will be a vote on a bill that will double the prison sentence of anyone committing armed robbery‚ in the state of Wisconsin. The hope of the bill sponsors is that the increased penalties will deter a person from committing armed robbery. Senator McKenzie is aware of popular support for the bill; however‚ he has

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    Folsom State Prison Isaac Avila CJ 211 08.09.2012 Mrs. Rayes Folsom State Prison is a California State Prison located in the city of Folsom‚ California‚ 20 miles northeast from the state capital of Sacramento. Opened in 1880‚ Folsom is the second-oldest prison in the state of California. Folsom was one of the first maximum security prisons‚ and as such witnessed the execution of 93 condemned prisoners over a 42-year period. It is possibly best known in popular culture for two concerts

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    Twenty years ago‚ super-maximum-security prisons were rare in America. As of 1996‚ over two-thirds of states had "supermax" facilities that collectively housed more than 20‚000 inmates. Based on the present study‚ however‚ as of 2004‚ 44 states had supermax prisons. Designed to hold the most violent and disruptive inmates in single-cell confinement for 23 hours per day‚ often for an indefinite period of time‚ these facilities have been lightning rods for controversy. Economic

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