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    The effects of punishment and sentencing The four fundamental philosophies surrounding the purpose of sentencing are; retribution‚ this philosophy is the belief that those who commit criminal acts should be punished according to the seriousness of the crime and that no other circumstances are considered‚ deterrence‚ this strategy is the thought that if the punishment given is severe enough that it will stop the potential criminal from committing the crime or to be a repeat offender. Incapacitate

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    Mandatory Sentencing Essay

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    Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? Queensland Mandatory Sentencing Good Morning Class‚ today I will be speaking on a issue that‚ due to recent changes in legislation has sparked both support and outrage within the greater Queensland community. The issue of course‚ being the notion of mandatory sentencing. In recent years‚ Queensland and other States‚ including New South Wales and Victoria‚ have introduced mandatory sentencing laws for certain types of offences. The Queensland Government is now

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    I have many educational goals that I would like to accomplish. My fist goal is to finish high school. My second goal is to go to collage to study for engineering. While Im in high school I would like to start an extra curricular activity. I want to try out for the football team. I like to play football because it is a thrill to me when I make a touch down. I like to release my anger by running down the field and by tackling people. Football also makes me feel important because I have a curtain

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    Survival should always be a person’s primary goal. Experiencing death most importantly would hurt loved ones and people closest to you. In some very harsh cases‚ Maybe the only thing that is keeping you from dieing‚ is your family. Another reason why survival should be primary goal is because living through a bad time could sometimes have an impact on someone. Surviving could prevent another life being taken away. For example in the book “Night” There are many cases where someone dies and their

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    What is the appropriate goal of a firm? Maximization of shareholder wealth is said to be the primary goal of a firm. The financial manager has the responsibility to act in their best interests. Since‚ the common stockholders are the firm’s most important stakeholders to continue operate the business. This goal means that the financial manager can best serve business owners by identifying goods and services that add value to the firm because the market place desires and values what the firm offers

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    Indeterminate &Structured Sentencing To me Indeterminate Sentencing is a very degraded and/or very disturbed type of sentencing. In this sentencing a legislature is the one who has say as to what the terms will be for the crime that has been committed and a judge gets the decision as to what the sentence will be for the offender. As I look at this information I feel that the judge should have a say in what the sentence will be‚ but not have all the power as to what it will be. A Parole Board gets

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    What Were Lincoln's Goals

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    late 1960s‚ brought unification to all US citizens; Northerners and Southerners But Lincoln’s goal was not galvanized by equality‚ though he did detest slavery‚ Blacks were (at least at first) a secondary issue. Blacks were mobilized as a military need. Emancipation‚ Lincoln saw‚ would further undermine the Confederacy while providing the Union with a new source of manpower to crush the rebellion. Lincoln goal was to change the government from states to a union in order to keep the United States from

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    What are your short-term and long-term career goals? How will Chicago business school help you achieve these goals? China successfully keeps its economy booming‚ but its healthcare technology ranks lowest among top productive countries. After four years of work in different functions of a top global company and a leading local investment bank‚ I am more determined than ever to pursue a career in this vital industry driven by my social responsibility and personal interest. In the long run‚ I aspire

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    Jr CJAD 350 25 January 2015 Professor Carden Rapid Changes in Sentencing Structures Judges in the United States used indeterminate sentencing for nearly 45 years. This type of sentencing has a set limit of incarceration that a convict may serve for the crime committed. If the judge gives an offender two to five years imprisonment‚ then that offender will serve a minimum of two years but will serve no more than five years. This system was put into place to make the offender in their release

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    is convicted of a crime by a guilty plea‚ plea bargain‚ or jury verdict the sentencing takes place. A sentence is a decree of punishment. This punishment can be fines‚ incarceration in jain for short term and in prison for longer term‚ probation‚ payment of restitution to crime victim‚ community service or drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Not only will the severity of the crime determine the punishment but the sentencing judge usually will consider the defendants criminal history or lack thereof;

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