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    Drugs in Prison

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    within the prison systems on a global basis. With information gathered from various sources such as the internet and one on one interviews with an inmate in a male correctional facility and a former inmate of a female correctional facility I intend to show the rampant flow of drugs in and out of the prison system‚ the control of (or lack there of) by prison officials‚ the drug gangs and dealers in correctional facilities‚ the rate of addiction‚ and treatments available to inmates suffering

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    Minority Identity

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    heavily involved in shaping ascribed identity is stereotyping. Stereotyping is defined as assign a set of particular attributes to a person based on presumed membership of a certain group. Stereotypes usually involves simplifying a complex situation but have proved to be very effective in shaping what people in a particular group think of themselves. For example‚ in “Can We All Get Along?” a survey of black people showed that two thirds of the group surveyed believed that they shared a common political

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    Judicial Notes

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    this way: “The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.” With these few words‚ the Framers established the presidency. Why Presidential Power Has Grown * Over the course of American history‚ the champions of a stronger presidency have almost always prevailed. * The nation’s increasingly complex social and economic life has also influenced the growth of presidential power. * By passing laws and expanding the role of the Federal Government‚ Congress

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    Kings of the Jungle A first-hand look of how the prison system works revealed to me that there is many flaws‚ unanswered questions‚ and things you just throw into the category of “not right”. Being no less than a cage away from anything ranging from‚ non-child support payers‚ public intoxication convicts to murders‚ and child molesters. Opened my eyes to these are still people who made mistakes‚ although‚ some may be emotionally disturbed in the end their still people. It only took one trip to Kirkland

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    Judicial Creativity

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    Judicial creativity Judges are unable to develop the law as it would be considered unfair. If a defendant commits an act which is not considered criminal‚ but the judge then decides that it is‚ therefore changing the law‚ this would be considered unfair for the defendant. This would be seen as the retrospective effect. Parliament makes the law‚ following a lengthy process‚ and then the judges must follow parliament’s decision. They must follow precedent of higher court judges. This is known as

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    Judicial Precedent

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    Judicial precedent: A judgment of a court of law cited as an authority for deciding a similar set of facts; a case which serves as authority for the legal principle embodied in its decision. The common law has developed by broadening down from precedent to precedent. A judicial precedent is a decision of the court used as a source for future decision making. This is known as stare decisis (to stand upon decisions) and by which precedents are authoritative and binding and must be followed. In giving

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    Population

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    The word “Population Growth” has its origin from the latin words ‘Populus’ meaning people. According to ecological term; “population is group of people of the same species occupying a particular space”. Population is subdivided further into demes or local population which is group of interbreeding organism in demes; they share a common gene pool. Population density is defined as a number of individual per unit area or per unit volume of environment. When the size of the individual is uniform the

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    Due Process

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    Due Process Nancy Nevarez August 25‚ 2010 Hal C. Kern III CJA 224 Due Process Due process is procedures that effectively guaranteed the individual rights in the face of criminal prosecution and those procedures that are fundamental and rules for a fair and orderly legal proceeding. Due process have the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments constitutionally guaranteed rights of an accused to hear the charges against him or her and to be heard by the court having jurisdiction over the matter. It

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    1. Explain the structure of the federal judicial system. What are the responsibilities of each part of the system? The federal judicial system can be said to be federal courts with limited jurisdiction. This means that they are only allowed to hear cases that have been authorized by the United States Constitution or the federal statutes. The federal judicial system has 3 levels of the federal court system. This is the U.S Supreme Court‚ the U.S Courts of Appeals and the U.S. District Courts.

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    Is Ireland’s current women’s prison system fit for purpose? 1500w Throughout this essay the author aims to examine the prison system in Ireland‚ in particular the author will focus on the impact of the system on female inmates. A thorough exploration of the women’s prison system will be undertaken in order to establish the level to which this system is fit for purpose. The author intends to critically assess the system and its implications on women and wider society. The author will evaluate the

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