The obesity rates are high in the United States‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ the childhood obesity prevalence has not changed between 2003-2004 and 2011-2012. Around seventeen percent of American youth are obese‚ the childhood obesity has tripled in the past three decades. More than twelve millions of children in the United States are obese‚ obese children after age six have a greater risk to be obese as adults. The obesity health care costs around $150 billion
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Juvenile transfer is the process of removing juvenile offenders from the juvenile court and placing them into the adult court. Although states implement this process in varying ways‚ it is seen in different viewpoints as either having a positive effect on juveniles or a negative effect. Studies have been conducted examining the statistics regarding recidivism for juveniles who have been transferred to the adult court versus those who have not. After taking a look at these two perspectives‚ I have
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Sentencing Paper CJA/234 May 26‚ 2010 Sentencing Paper When a person has plead guilty or is found to be guilty of a crime the judge determines their sentence. Sentencing is imposing a criminal sanction by a judicial authority (Seiter‚ 2011). Every year there are thousands of criminals that are sentenced for their crimes. Sentencing is an important process in the criminal justice system. It is the result of punishment from the courts. There are different reasons for
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crime would involve multiple murders or large amount of public terror. How does sentencing affect the state and federal corrections systems overall? Support your answer. Sentencing has an effect on all levels of government. Once incarcerated‚ the state or federal government has taken on the financial burden of supporting and providing for that individual. What is determinate and indeterminate sentencing? Which sentencing
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To what extent do urban areas modify their climate? Urban areas climate is often significantly different to the surrounding rural areas‚ this is why urban areas are often described as having their own “micro climate” the differences in urban climates are due to number of different factors. Urban areas often experience a phenomenon known as a heat island‚ this is a zone of hot air around and above an urban area which has higher temperatures than the surrounding rural areas consequently cities tend
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Mandatory Minimum Sentencing in the American Justice System has long been argued by both Lawmakers and the public. We will go over some of the history of mandatory minimum sentences as well as the many pros and cons to these types of sentences. Some examples of pros and cons are the overall effect on public safety‚ the effect on the offenders‚ the cost to taxpayers‚ the lack of discretion for Judge’s‚ and whether the law should be repealed. The history of Mandatory Minimum sentencing laws date back
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Prison‚ non-custodial sentences and rehabilitation seem all failed in reducing recidivism; however‚ there is little and limited evidence to support non-custodial sentences‚ as well as some people think if rehabilitation could be implemented effectively‚ it would work. Although the advantage of prison is keeping our society from dangerous people‚ when it comes to reducing recidivism rate‚ the effect of prison is disappointing. The public usually think that imprisonment is safer for communities;
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Increasing Morale in Order to Reduce Turnover Robin A. Hill Florida Department of Corrections Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 3 Recommendation 4 Supporting Reasons for Recommendation 5 Increase Employee Productivity 5 Improve Job Satisfaction 7 Reduce Employee Turnover 8 Counterargument and Rebuttal 9 Reservations against Recommendation 9 Rebuttal of Reservations 9 Conclusion 10 Reference List
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with the help of borrowing money which puts them in debt. School debt piles up after each year of school a person has attended. The problem of college debt has several solutions‚ and one is superior over the others. Applying for college is a long process and is very expensive. It requires a lot of time and planning. Over the past 15 years‚ the average tuition for college has doubled. College tuition continues to rise and less money is provided for a higher level of education. Taking out loans and
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poverty are inaccurate‚ and the problem is even more prevalent than we can see. Once poverty thresholds are standardized‚ America’s poverty rate is 5% higher than the average of the OECD. Rates of poverty are highest among minorities. While 10% of white people live in poverty‚ the rates are significantly higher among blacks and Latinos at over 25%. It’s a cyclical process. Reports of children from the bottom and top quintiles of earners compared show that children of the bottom quintile are less likely
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