judges have minimal discretionary powers to influence the penalty. Any question of partiality of the sentencing portion of a trial would be removed and consequently‚ judges would be able to make unbiased and principled decisions (Determinate Sentencing Pros and Cons 2014). In doing so‚ they would be able to maintain the rule of law. The rule of law in the contemporary Australian legal system promotes equal access to justice for all (Vines 2013‚ p. 319). As significant figures of the judicial system
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Prison inmates‚ are some of the most "maladjusted" people in society. Most of the inmates have had too little discipline or too much‚ come from broken homes‚ and have no self-esteem. They are very insecure and are "at war with themselves as well as with society" (Szumski 20). Most inmates did not learn moral values or learn to follow everyday norms. Also‚ when most lawbreakers are labeled criminals they enter the phase of secondary deviance. They will admit they are criminals or believe it when they
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Running head: DISPARITY AND DISCRIMINATION Disparity and Discrimination Carmen Redden University of Phoenix Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice CJA 423 Brian Bugge May 17‚ 2009 Disparity and Discrimination Statistics continue to reflect issues of disparity and discrimination within the American criminal justice system. The issues that affect the enforcement of laws and government policy can result in justice for the safety of society and/or justice that will single out members
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Introduction Twenty-five percent of the world’s prison population‚ 2.5 million people‚ are held in American penal institutions. (ACLU‚ 2008). Sixty percent of those incarcerated are racial and ethnic minorities. These figures mean that 2.3% of all African Americans are incarcerated. The percentage of whites admitted to prison is 0.4% of whites and Hispanics‚ 0.7%. (Associated Press‚ 2007; Bonczar‚ 2003; Mauer & King‚ 2007; ACLU‚ 2008; Bridges & Sheen‚ 1998;). One of the primary contributors
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OVERPOPULATION Thesis statement: Overpopulation occurs when there are not enough resources on the earth to support its population. So it is one of the huge problems that our planet is facing it.The human population is increasing rapidly for many reasons. We can say that the problem of overpopulation started since the industrial revolution‚ because the industrial revolution helped people in finding more jobs‚ with a very good wages or pays‚ this increase in payment made people get more children‚
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Minorities are being overrepresented in the criminal justice system with numbers as high as “30% of the probation population (approximately 1.2 million people)‚ 44% of the prison population (est. 586‚300)‚ and over 40% for the parole population (est. 309‚000)” all of which are African American (Taxman‚ Byrne‚ 2005). The numbers continue to grow for the Hispanic population as well “12% of probationers (491‚700)‚ 18% of parolees (136‚000)‚ and 19% of prison inmates (251‚000) are Hispanic” (Taxman‚
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POPULATION TRENDS IN CHINA SL TYPE II Aim: In this task‚ you will investigate different functions that best model the population of China from 1950 to 1995. The following table 1 shows the population of China from 1950 to 1995. Year 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 Population in Millions 554.8 609.0 657.5 729.2 830.7 927.8 998.9 1070.0 1155.3 1220.5 Define all relevant variables and parameters clearly. Use technology to plot the data points from the above table on
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Certain responsibilities have acquired traits that can only be provided for by the federal government‚ such as a national defense system. To run and maintain a standing military it takes an incredible amount of resources and manpower‚ as well as high-levels of leadership. However‚ there are other areas of policy that the states should control. The process of judicial hearings and incarceration should belong solely to the state government. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the
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Richardson LLS 1333 January 29‚ 2013 The U.S. Prison System The U.S. prison system was designed for a couple of reasons. First to keep cruel people off the streets and to punish people who have committed a crime. Next is Justice for the victims that have been violated‚ also revenge. Finally is to detest other crimes by setting sentence minimums and to rehabilitate people so they will come out a better person. It has changed a lot in the past 30 years due to the drug epidemic. 60% of people incarcerated
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“Danbury wasn’t a prison‚ it was a crime school. I went in with a Bachelor of marijuana‚ came out with a Doctorate of cocaine” - George Jung The above quote was given by notorious international drug lord‚ and one of the most successful career criminal of modern times‚ George Jung‚ when discussing the flaws of the modern penal system. While subsequent to this original incarceration‚ George did also frequently state that he would never allow himself to be detained in prison again‚ it is obvious that
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