THREE STRIKE LAW CJ322 Criminal Justice in the 21st Century January 30‚ 2011 Criminal Justice The consequences of the three strike law are causing a strain on the criminal Justice system and the correction subsystem. Boot camps may be one of the solutions to the increasingly over crowded prisons. The challenges are increasing everyday for Correctional Officers‚ especially female officers who are already at a disadvantage. The three strike law became very popular in the 1990s
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Another way the criminal justice system enforces crime is by the three strikes law. Only twenty-four states have adopted this law. What this law basically does is give the criminal three chances to avoid major jail time. After the third time you get into trouble with the law your doing twenty-five to life in jail without no parole. Ouch! Currently the state of New Jersey has this law. There are certain guidelines and restrictions to this law though. In some states in order for this to be taken into action
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Three-strikes is a Mindless Response to Crime In 1983‚ a young man named Michael was brought before a Pennsylvania court on a charge of armed robbery: he stole $50 from a taxi driver using a toy gun. A few days later he was arrested and was subsequently convicted. Although the trial judge sentenced Michael to 6 months in prison and required that he repay the $50‚ the prosecutor demanded the 5 year minimum sentence required by state law. The trial judge ruled the mandatory sentencing law unconstitutional
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Immigration law Immigration is the multinational movement of people into destination states where they are not citizens and are no native. Before a migrant gets a chance to settle in their new homes and permanent residence they need to take up employment as temporary workers. When people get an opportunity to cross a national border‚ referred to as immigrants or migrants from the perception of the individuals that belong to the country they have moved. Emigrants‚ on the other hand‚ refer to people
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Gun Laws Mother was shot sleeping in bed‚ teenagers shot while walking home from school‚two young boys shot playing outside.Ask yourself how much more can happen.Guns falling into under responsible owner. The laws must be in force. I feel there should be stricter gun laws and implement new ones.So there shouldnt be any deaths happening.The new loosened gun laws state that by January 1‚2017‚ those who wish to carry a concealed weapon would not need a permit and would not need to take a gun training
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Although antitrust laws are good for the market‚ as in the instance with the federal government’s use of the Sherman Act against AT&T‚ which led to a communication revolution‚ there are a couple of issues concerning antitrust laws. The first is issue is the interpretive nature of the federal and state government laws. The Sherman Act‚ The Federal Trade Commission Act‚ and the Clayton Act are federal statutes written in general language rather than exact verbiage on code of conduct. In the case
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Jessica Dugan MGMT Marsland November 10‚ 2015 Coogan Law As recently as the 1930s it was not uncommon to see children in the work force‚ earning their own wages. It was not until 1908 that the National Child Labor Committee formed. President Roosevelt did not sign the Fair Labor Standards Act until 1938. (Tratner) Today‚ however‚ minors in the workforce have strict regulations in place for their protection. In fact before the age of fourteen‚ minors in the United States are not legally aloud to have
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was created by a neighbor who’s daughter used to be a friend of Megan’s. Because this happened in 2006‚ there were hardly any laws about cyberbullying. Lorie Drew‚ the mother who created the fake account‚ was only
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It has been proposed by a number academics that environmental law has failed in its most basic purpose:1 to keep anthropogenic activities in compliance with nature’s limits. Because of this‚ climate change is frequently described as a ‘super wicked problem.’2 These are a new class of global environmental problems which defy resolution due to their interdependency and uncertainty. They are characterised by three prominent themes: firstly that time is valuable and it will eventually be too late‚
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Key Assignment Outline P4IP CJUS625-1402B-01 Prof. M. Railey June 16‚ 2014 ABSTRACT For the following P4DB Key Assignment Draft‚ I will be discussing my thoughts on the three strikes laws‚ requirements‚ and the Ewing v. California case as it pertains to the three strikes law. Next‚ a few thoughts on how the public feels about crimes‚ both violent and non-violent‚ mandatory sentencing‚ and the discretion that prosecutors have during the sentencing process‚ will be discussed
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