What is a criminal record? A criminal records is person's history of been convicted of a crime. ... Now the question as to whether or not criminal records should be made public information arises. ... With this in mind I am driven to say that some criminal records should not be allowed access by schools or the public but the government can keep it for personal records in case the same person commits the same crime so that they can use it to further judge the one. ... The social life of a person is also as take here when his or her criminal record is exposed. ...

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The crimes you commit will be on your records and you will have to live with those actions for the rest of your life. ... In the end, when I am done playing the game, none of the stuff that I did while playing the game will carry over to my real life. ...

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I believe that by the states just "dumping" juveniles in jails and DOC's it is not going to help the situation any because if they go to jail at a young age for a long time, when they get out they are not going to have many opportunities because any jobs do accept people that have criminal records. And they would be to old to go to school and I am sure they would have nothing to do so by them having nothing to do they would more them likely get into trouble. ... I am not saying that they should not be punished for the crime that they committed, I think they should be punished but I think ...

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In 1981 the city of Houston (Harris county) there was a record 701 murders. ... I am not going to say that every person convicted of a crime deserves being put to death, but the death penalty is a deterrent to some who might otherwise commit violent crimes. ...

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The death penalty was not used much from 1976 to 1990, but the numbers drastically went up in the 90's. 1999 set a record year, with executions, having 98 executions. ... The jury then recommended the death sentence, even though Simmons had no criminal record and his age was only 17. ... As someone who wants to pursue a career as a police officer; I am more aware of the work that is ahead of me and I will never be lazy enough just to get a conviction from a jury. ...

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Maybe making the entrance to the school in a new spot would help but I am not sure how much. ... In an interview with Arnold Schwartsenegar in Maxim magazine it was recorded that in 3 of his movies alone he racked up 427 murders, but he is the good guy?...

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The first recorded execution in new colonies was Captain George Kendall in the Jamestown colony of Virginia in 1608. ... I myself am still undecided, although I do lean towards pro death penalty. ... Researching these topics showed different points of views and perspectives, but I am now even more undecided as to what my belief on the death penalty should be. ...

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Ten interventions were recorded just to see if problem oriented policing actually works. ... In fixing this, police officers set up a patrol system from 8:00 am to 9:00 am and from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm throughout the most popular routes taken by students on their way to school. ...

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This apparently records the statistics of crime. ... (Stephen Moore 1996) Another way the government record crime is via official statistics which are estimates which are provided by the police, which give an official account of the volume and trends of crime, although the statistics do not comprise a complete record of criminal offences. ... Although I am not saying the deals are only carried out at night, there are many exchanges of cash for drugs at any time of the day. ...

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Defense lawyers would tear any video record taken by the police to shreds in a heartbeat. ... Posted by: Mike Spenis at September 29, 2003 07:07 AM "Video cameras are simply not that expensive, and forensic evidence is virtually impossible to hide in a prison cell." ... Posted by: Mike Spenis at September 30, 2003 09:56 AM "This is a problem between the people who are upset that the world isn't perfect and those who simply try to get as close as possible. ... This is way, way too long, but - like you - I am passionate about this subject. ...

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The offender has a short record of previous criminal offenses. ... The Criminal Investigation Process At 8.00 am on 2 September 2001, the offender attended Parramatta Police Station and informed the probationary constable then on duty, "I've put [my kids] to sleep permanently ... if you do not take me I'll walk out the door ... don't leave me here or I'll walk out the door". ...

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"Women's Correction" 1. Many female offenders are usually charged with drug related crimes. Even one out of three women in prison are in there because of drug related crimes. For the women that don't have to go to prison they are considered low risk offenders. With the label of "low risk" wom...

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This escalates through elementary and secondary school, leading to a higher level of criminal behavior in adolescents .A study of the probation records of 353 juveniles showed that 95% of those charged had more than average learning difficulties at the time of their offence. ... We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? ...

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Journal News, a local newspaper, accessed public records to obtain the name and address of every handgun owner in the county. ... Whatever check or balance gun ownership might provide on the government is completely nullified once the government has a record of the location of every gun in private hands. ... And with only 12% of Americans knowing that gun crime has gone down in the past 20 years I am not surprised. ...

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I am sure that citizens of the United States who are not convicted felons or mental patients can and do carry concealed handguns without posing a risk to their fellow Americans. ... Metropolitan Centers and some suburban communities of America are setting new records for homicides by handguns. ...

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All of my life I've wanted to be an officer of the law, more specifically an R.C.M.P. Though as my life went on and I grew older I realized that these goals maybe unreachable. So I set out in the world of finding a career that would satisfy my financial and family needs, and personal goals. In th...

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He goes on the record for saying that "The high homicide rates that characterize the United States really have a geographical origin in the white, rural pre-Civil War South" (Booknotes, 1989). ...

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Capital Punishment is a new idea or way of dealing with criminals. This has been around for ages and dates back as far as the 18th century B.C. With more and more liberals stepping forward, more and more laws and bans have been placed and issued concerning the death penalty, or capital punishment. W...

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