Although the 2nd Amendment does provide the federal government authority to regulate the issuance of arms, it does not mean that the state has discretion to violate the rights of the citizen. ... Although, the federal government has formulated and enacted gun control laws, the high number of firearms in the hands of lawbreakers and unstable individuals has fuelled gun violence. ... The American Constitution clearly envisions that the federal government has the ethical and lawful obligation to provide security and protect life and property of its citizens. ... The federal government understands...

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Question #5 In the wake of the events of September 11th, 2001 the United States government has made its main goal to defend the United States from terrorist threats. Meanwhile, almost every state, and the federal government, are faced with massive budget deficits. ... Bob Herbert notices that the federal government has been eliminating and cutting funding for programs that are designed to help young adults with education and job training. ... For many, the only support systems available are those provided by the government. ... The answer to this question is that a few people who run ...

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As of 2011, the Federal government refuses to give any monetary donations to any Scared Straight program or program with a similar framework. After a few big studies had come out stating that Scared Straight programs are hindering youth instead of helping, the government cut back on their financial help warning them to fix the problems before they were going to support them any further. ... There will need to be a very concrete plan of action for details once the switch over gets approved and we get back the federal grants. ... All five programs have some really successful aspects to them tha...

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At the national level, Prohibition cost the federal government a total of $11 billion in lost tax revenue, while costing over $300 million to enforce (Lerner, M, PBS). The most lasting consequence was that many states and the federal government would come to rely on income tax revenue to fund their budgets going forward. ... Also many Americans died from unintentional poisoning by the federal government themselves. Frustrated that people continued to consume so much alcohol even after it was banned, federal officials had tried a different kind of enforcement. ... Instead, by the time Prohibiti...

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Starting in the 1970's the Federal Government started an initiative to lock up people convicted of drug offenses and other non-violent crimes. ... Comparatively speaking, the number of people incarcerated in state and federal facilities has grown ten times faster than the rate of our entire population. ... First, it costs the government much less money to sentence someone to house arrest rather than a prison sentence. ... With about sixty-one percent of current inmates qualifying for house arrest in accordance with the law before the change in the seventy's, the federal and state gov...

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Both the government and the general public have been divided about the moral problems that are raised from this issue. ... In 1996, President Clinton cut national government funding to twenty legal resource centers that provided aid and provided council to poor defendants. Today, all the centers that had formerly received this federal funding have shut down ("Five"). ... A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) study illustrated that states that have eliminated the death penalty have averaged lower murder rates than states that have not eradicated it ("Five"). ...

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According to a government study, "in 1992 only five percent of those sentenced under these [mandatory minimum] statues were leaders of a drug operation" (Perse 51). A survey of 350 state and 49 federal judges who belong to the American Bar Association found that 90 percent of them opposed federal mandatory minimums for drug offenses (Grayson 4)... The presence of these 58,000 drug offenders in federal prison leaves little room for the violent offenders in society. ... Conventional enforcement at all levels of government can reduce consumption by 27 kilograms (Caulkins 2). However, according...

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The most successful and controversial infiltration, Operation Black Rain occurred in October 21, 2008 were 110 arrest warrants and 136 search warrants were issued and sixty-one Mongol members were arrested including at that time the clubs president Ruben "Doc" Cavazos were taken into federal custody (Risling). It is believed to be the first case in the nation in which the government has sought to take control of a gang's identity, via its logo, through a court order. ... Citing the government's, "unlawful action based on an ungrounded and unsubstantiated legal theor...

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Its efforts resulted in congress passing the safe streets and crime control of 1968, which provided federal funds for state and local crime control efforts. ... It consist of more than 55,00 public agencies, and now costs federal, state, and local governments nearly $150 billion for civil an criminal justice; this amounts to more than $500 for every resident in the United States. At an entry level of government, the cost of operating the justice system has increased significantly since 1982. ... Today state and federal courts convicted a combined total of more than 1 million adults on f...

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Since television and radio stations are considered an "electronic" media, the Federal Communications Commission regulates the electronic media. ... The Act included two provisions that allow for some government control of the content of the media. ... They stated that local government may help parents in making responsible decisions about their kids viewing violence and sex in the media. ... Walters comments about violence in game (source #3): "I oppose government censorship in all forms. ... One solution that the federal government came up with was the Entertainment Systems Rating Board (ESR...

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One major topic throughout the U.S. government's infamous drug war is the controversy of mandatory minimum sentencing for drug crimes. ... Since the enactment of mandatory minimum sentencing for drug users, the Federal Bureau of Prisons budget increased by more than 1,350%, from $220 million in 1986 to about $3.19 billion in 1997. ...

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Canadian agencies like the Federal Center for Justice and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police have different definitions of what hate crimes are; however, both agree that hate crimes are criminal in nature and are motivated by bias ("Understanding Hate/ Bias Crime and Incidents", n.d). The Canadian government has outlined four specific offenses that are considered hate propaganda offences: advocating genocide, public incitement of hatred, willingly promoting hatred, and mischief motivated by hate that relates to a religious party. ... Butler uses the Trayvon Martin case as...

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One such advancement was the establishment of DNA databases which are used throughout the world by both medical and government officials. ... Currently there is no similar federal law on DNA databases regarding time limits in the United States. ... These databases are essential to the government to arrest criminals and prevent further crimes. ...

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In instances where fraud is prevalent in particular fields, companies and local/federal government should work together to employ sociologists and psychologists in-house to help gain a better understanding of behaviors of people within the company(s). ... To help combat armed robbery crimes, the community leaders, along with local government agencies should partner together and provide more funding than what is already being provided. ...

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The federal government currently has programs in place at major airports that profile individuals based on their race and ethnicity; in contrast, local officials, for the most part have declined to participate in similar practices citing constitutional rights that would be violated (Carmen, 2009). ... Racial profiling is problematic because it is a form of discrimination enacted and organized by the federal and local government (Devey & Warren, 2009). ... The proposed federal End Racial Profiling Act of 2001 stated that racial profiling perpetuates this characterization of an unjust criminal j...

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It was not until the early nineteen nineties that the federal government began to collect data on how many and what kinds of hate crimes are being committed, and by whom (Ibid). ... In addition to this definition, at least five other federal statutes address hate crimes and thirty- seven states also contain state statutes that approach the issue (Gondles "Hate Crime"). ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation in 1999 states that sixty-one percent of hate crimes were motivated by racial discrimination. ...

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These statistics are reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation from local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. ... Since these interviews are conducted by government officials, people who may have been involved in criminal activity, may withhold information in fear that they may be charged. ... Many believe that the interviewer should not be a government official, but many also feel that people outside of the field of law would have trouble distinguishing the difference between criminal,and non-criminal behavior. ...

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It would hold that name for nearly eighty years. 1875 was the year the Whiskey Ring was caught by federal agents for defrauding the government out of millions in alcohol taxes. ... They are responsible for enforcing federal laws dealing with alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives and they will work hand in hand with state and local authorities to corral the most violent of criminals. ... In the tobacco industry, agents are responsible for qualifying applicants for manufacturing and exporting permits and for investigating illegal trafficking of cigarettes, a crime that defrauds the governm...

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And while there is a continuous use of marijuana and other illegal substances, there is a continuous War on Drugs, in effect by the government. ... Through government regulation, the amount of dispensaries, age and price can be controlled. ... Through the taxation of marijuana, our country's revenue will increase and the government can regulate the supply and demand of marijuana. If legalized, the government can control how much marijuana is consumed by increasing or decreasing the taxes on the product. ... If the control and could regulate the entire country was to follow the steps of th...

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Roughly 40,000 state and federal inmates have current marijuana convictions, and the majority of those are for sale and distribution. ... Candidates for expungement or wiping records clean, argue that the people and government of these states made it clear that possessing small amounts of marijuana should not be illegal and therefore those who have prior convictions should get a second chance. ...

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However, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations statistics, youth crime started to rise after 1974 through the early 1980's. ... Finally, the government wishes to gain suppport to fund all states so that the mediation programs may be further investigated after the delinquents are released, to prove the post-detention mediation program. ... What price SHOULD the government be willing to pay?...

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The government had begun to realize that alcohol had many negative effects on the people of the U.S. ... Once the government revoked this vice from the people, many took up arms and took up bottles, illegal or not. ... Some believe mobsters paid government officials. ... The federal government was never actively involved in disbanding organized crime. ... If our country's government were more apt to dealing with such problems, those that went on for so many years may have been stopped sooner. ...

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This is a ludicrous amount of citizens in tax-funded federal prisons for a drug that, if legalized, would create an abundance of positive impacts within the United States. ... A new massive and prosperous market would take shape in the United States, and that would expand capitalist ventures and fund federal projects through taxation. ... Marijuana prohibition is a total waste of funds, time, and resources by the United States government when there is far more harmful and unacceptable crimes going on within the United States. ...

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For these reasons, the government has regulated the manufacturing, sale, usage and possession of fire arms Gun control, which can limit the access of criminals getting their hands on firearms, which will lead to the decrease of violent crime. ... Finally, we support federal changes while securing weapons. We should call our public officials locally, regionally and nationally to insist the federal assault weapon ban and increased mental healthcare resources. ...

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This system, founded by the Federal Government of Canada, ensures a minimum of peace and order is kept by establishing a set of rules also known as laws, rights and freedoms. The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the federal and provincial legislatures were implemented to assure the protection and freedom of the Canada's citizens. ...

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