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    General District Court. The federal Court closet to where I reside is the Virginia Fourth Court. There is a big difference between state and federal court and the biggest difference is the types of cases that each court hears. According to studies‚ the Article III of the Constitution invests the judicial power of the United States and the federal court system. This article creates the U.S. Supreme Court and gives congress the authority to create the lower federal courts. When parties become

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    deaf ears in the world of these students. As a result‚ a great number of them have turned to crime. The rate at which black males are being trapped in the prison system is alarming Today African Americans comprise 62% of imprisoned drug offenders‚ though they are only 13 5 of the national population. One out of every 115 black males enters prison each year on a felony drug crime‚ compared with one of every 1‚150 white men‚ according to the Bureau of Justice

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    Mildenberg Colorado Technical University Online Power between federal and state governments Professor John Ragan Phase 1 Individual Project 04/11/11 Abstract In this paper‚ you will discover what differences and similarities that the U.S. Constitution points out between the federal and state governments. The constitution states in the Articles of the “Bill of Rights” what laws pertain strictly to each the federal and state governments. What is more‚ there are several points noted

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    The Prison System- A “Market” for Profits Joseph Hallinan’s analysis‚ “Going Up the River: Travels in a Prison Nation‚” helps to discern that the insatiable drive for profit is the prevailing reason for continued growth of the prison industry in the United States. Public values based on this drive have been supported by the avocation of a “free-market” model and capitalism in the prison system: “According to this ideology every individual pursues his or her own personal interests and the result

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    Penitentiary Ideal and Models of American Prison The penitentiary was supposed to be a place for humane punishment not the physical punishment that was imposed in those days. It was supposed to be a place the inmates asked for forgiveness for the sins they committed. They were supposed to reform from their old ways. The main goal was for the prison system to help the inmates find spiritual transformation that was associated with the medieval monastery. They wanted the inmates to find healing and

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    Domestic Violence: Federal and State Legislation CJ333 Family and Domestic Violence Domestic Violence is a big problem in the United States. Domestic Violence is a problem that affects every community across the country. It affects all races‚ social and economic backgrounds‚ cultures‚ religions‚ and relationship types. When an abuser chooses to inflict abuse on his or her partner‚ it is a choice to do so. In fact‚ Domestic Violence is a deliberate pattern of abusive

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    Law Enforcement: FederalState‚ and Local Policing Jurisdiction is defined in our textbooks‚ as “The legal authority or power to create and enforce laws within a particular area” (Wright‚ 2012). Law enforcement agencies have different divisions that supervise a range of jurisdictions‚ all with the collective intent: to safeguard citizens and implement the laws passed by local‚ state‚ and federal agencies of the government. The difference between federal and local police jurisdiction is determined

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    Prison systems have used an immense amount of capital to fund recreation for inmates. America uses more than $74 billion annually for recreation and the upholding of prisons (Godard‚ 2005). There is a push for the economics of prison recreation to be further analyzed to evaluate the pros and cons of enhanced funding. In America‚ more inmates being admitted to prison brings forth larger revenue for contracted businesses such as construct facilities‚ security‚ transportation‚ and other livelihood

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    The Prison System: Parole and Re-Entry Stemming from the war on drugs came three strikes laws and mandatory minimum sentencing. Never in the history of the United States have this many people been incarcerated‚ but at the same time never have this many people been released from prisons either. Currently‚ over two million individuals are incarcerated in prisons and jails across the United States‚ and over three fourths of these people will be released at some point (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/).

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    African Americans in Prison Is the criminal Justice system replacing slavery as a Means of Oppression? Table of Contents Intro¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K..1 Part 1 : SLAVERY I. The History of Oppression and African Americans¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K.. III. The lasting effects of slavery: continuous oppression¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K a. The lost sense of culture and cultural pride: Feeling of inferiority b. No economic foundation

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