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    Exploratory Paper The topic of young offenders caught my eye as I was scanning for an idea to write my paper. Criminals of any fashion are of interest to me‚ and youth in the justice system is a subject that I have dealt with throughout my high school career. A friend of mine has been in and out of correctional facilities‚ and it was not till later that they discovered he had a mental disorder that he was not being treated for. This is upsetting because if he had been scanned for an issue such as

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    Professor Aryka N. Moore Assignment 1 Week 4: Criminal Conduct and Criminal Law Determine whether or not a conviction is feasible when an alleged perpetrator does not have the required mens rea but has engaged in the actus rea. Provide a rationale to support your position. Crime has been a part of American history for years and will continue to be for all time. Criminal laws regulate human conduct and tell people what they can and cannot do and‚ in some instances

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    1.2.Definition of Justice according to Rawls. The notion of justice is very important as it affect every rational being in all sectors of life‚ regardless of faith‚ race‚ creed for the fact that it is the moral and political concept. “The origin of the word justices comes from Latin‚ jus which means right or law.” In a simple sense of the word‚ justice would mean someone who typically doing who is morally right and is disposed to giving someone his or her due. The word fair can be used as synonym

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    there is so few of them around in today’s society. Also I will discuss three ideas from this book that I can apply in my life today as a coach and a leader. A “raving fan” organization is a business that has customers that are “raving fans”. According to Ken Blanchard a “Raving Fan” is “a customer that is so devoted to your products and services that they wouldn’t dream of taking their business elsewhere and will sing from the rooftops about just how good you are”.(Blanchard&Bowels) It can be

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    individuals that leads to them being traumatized‚ psychotic‚ or psychopathic‚ three categories that many of these shooters fall into. Within this paper I will be discussing my findings on the factors that lead to the shaping‚ and molding of these offenders minds‚ and what is being done in order to decrease the number of occurrences in our society. Although there are traits that all shooters share‚ we have to be cautious when it comes to associating students to those of a school shooter. Authors Brandi

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    Criminal Acts and Choices University of Phoenix Abstract This paper will identify and describe choice theories and also how they relate to crime. This paper will list and describe the common models used by society to determine which acts are considered to be criminal‚ how they are affected by choice theories‚ and how they are enforced by the government. Both of the models may be different but they both tell us something about the system that out agencies use today.

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    Criminal Rehabilitation: A Second Chance In this world‚ everybody makes a mistake at some point in their lives; it isn’t until after they have made the mistake when people start to wish they could go back… fix things. No one who is willing to work for it should be denied of a second chance in life. Many people think that the solution to most of society’s problems is to “lock them all up.” In reality that is making matters worse. Criminal rehabilitation can not only give offenders the opportunity

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    Rehabilitation vs. Punishment‚ which one is more effective in Juvenile Matters? It has long been debated which method of deterrence works best within the criminal justice system‚ rehabilitation or punishment. In the past‚ the two mechanisms have been used together and separately in both adult and juvenile courts. Both rehabilitation and punishment are similar in their goals and purposes. However‚ the debate between which method is more successful continues year after year. The consensus of

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    The only Micro Theory ‘Labeling’‚ is an interactionist perspective‚ which focuses on the interactions of the individual‚ compared to the Macro Theories of conflict. Looking at the way a person’s self identity and behaviour can be influenced by the terms used to classify or describe them. Concepts of the self fulfilling prophecy‚ whereby a person can be influenced into becoming what they have been labeled‚ and stereotyping by negatively labeling minority groups. Judging deviant behaviour as deviation

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    Running head: KOHLBERG ’S STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMET 1 Kohlberg ’s Stages of Moral Development into the Justice System Yvonne Constantine Strayer University Ethics and Leadership in Criminal Justice Professor Pionke November 18‚ 2012 KOHLBERG ’S STAGES OF MORAL DEVELOPMET 2 Kohlberg ’s Stages of Moral Development into the Justice System Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics. Justice is fairness‚ and implemented in an attempt to protect society from the wrongs committed

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