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    Most unusual hotels

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    If you want to know what it’s like to live like a hamster‚ than look no further than La Villa Hamster. Tucked away down an unremarkable side-street near the centre of the western French city‚ La Villa Hamster offers guests the "unique" opportunity to live the life of a rodent.The hotel has all basic amenities essential for a rodent such as containers of organic grain‚ a metal water spigot activating by pushing a giant lever with your foot‚ and a double bed accessible only by a step ladder and

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    Probation And Punishment

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    Probation and Punishment In review of Kris’ file‚ I learned that Kris had been in trouble in the past‚ as a juvenile‚ Kris was arrested both for battery and trespassing and now as an adult Kris has been arrested for theft. Kris‚ now a married adult is looking to “start over and have a life outside of crime. In review of Kris’ probation paperwork‚ I do agree with Robert’s decision for thoughts for the most part. I agree with Robert in the fact that Kris needs an intensive probation program in

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    Corporal Punishment

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    community‚ the corporal punishment of Sinton High School. There are many effective ways of properly punishing a disobedient student‚ but there are also limits to certain disciplinary measures. Grant it that a student from Sinton High School may now choose their own punishment‚ with consent from the parents‚ it is up to the administrator to keep in compliance‚ and with in the limits. Bruises‚ cuts‚ and/or broken skin should not occur in the process of administering corporal punishment. The eight constitutional

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    Running head: PUNISHMENT OR REHABILITATION? Punishment or Rehabilitation? Tanisha Denson-Hodge University of Phoenix - Online Survey of Justice and Security CJA 500 Mark McCoy‚ Ed. D Nov 18‚ 2006 Abstract The debate between punishment and rehabilitation for criminal offenders has been an ongoing issue for many years. What is the true focus of our criminal justice system today? Some argue that it is to punish those that choose to disobey the laws of the land and indulge in criminal

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    juveniles and punishment

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    Juveniles and Punishment: Should Juveniles Delinquents be tried as Adults in the Criminal Justice System? : Angela Eberhart Diversity in Criminal Justice Professor: Jonas Oscar December 10‚ 2011 Fall Semester The question have been raised on whether or not juveniles should be treated the same as adults in the Criminal Justice System This study will first indicate whether juveniles should be trialed as an adult based on age and the offences they commit. Secondly; this

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    Capitol Punishment

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    Project on capitol punishment Picture this‚ you are laying there in bed sleeping a peaceful sleep on what‚ at first glance ‚ seems like just another night of pleasant slumber. All of a sudden though you wake up with a strange feeling of something is not right. You roll over to ask your wife if she was alright to realize that she is gone. You sit up frantically to see where she has gone only to realize she is standing in the doorway‚ but she is not alone. In fact she is being held by some stranger with

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    Theories of Punishment

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    On Criminal Law–Theories of Punishment July 22‚ 2009 In my criminal law class at law school‚ we discussed four basic theories of “why we punish”: deterrence (“to keep them from doing it”)‚ incarceration (“to keep those who do it away from us”)‚ rehabilitation (“to help them stop doing it”)‚ and retribution (“because they deserve it”). Any punishment should fall in line with your basic theory of punishment. It seems to me that each theory of punishment‚ when applied and examined‚ ends up needing

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    Capital Punishment

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    Capital Punishment As the war on crime continues‚ two truths hold steady: eliminating all crime is impossible‚ and controlling it is a must. The main weapon used to control crime in this war is deterrence. The government ’s deterrent for committing murder is the death penalty‚ also known as capital punishment. Everyone thinks human life is valuable. Some of those against capital punishment believe that human life is so valuable that even the worst murderers should not be deprived of the value of

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    Capital Punishment

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    Capital Punishment in the United States: Rough Draft Have you ever thought about if the person sitting next to you is a murderer? If he is‚ what would you want from the government if he had killed someone you know? He should receive the death penalty! Murderers and other major offenders should be punished for the crimes they have committed and should pay the price for what they have done. Having the death penalty in our society is humane. It helps with overcrowding and gives relief to the families

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    Frederick Douglass Cruel

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    brought up in Maryland and even though the treatment for the slaves were less harsh as compared to the Deep South‚ but that does not mean that what Douglass has suffered were less in punishment and torture than the slaves in the Deep South. Douglass was raised in a slave plantation. The multiple slave holders that Douglass has experienced have a goal‚ which was to break their slaves. This means to basically emotionally and physically torture their slaves‚ so that they have no hope to be free from

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