These government institutions are charged by law with dispensing fair, equal justice to all who come before them, maintaining the rule of law in society beset by racial and social injustice and conflict, deterring crime and treating both offenders and victims in a just even handed manner. ... What is the Criminal Justice system Criminal justice refers to the agencies fo government charged with enforcing law, adjudicating crime, and correcting criminal conduct. ... At an entry level of government, the cost of operating the justice system has increased significantly since 1982. ......

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If more money is spent on government programs like rehabilitation centers, community centers, and mentor programs designed for these juvenile offenders many could be produced into respectable, law-abiding adults. ... Because of this I think it would be a good idea for the government to come out with a minimum age and list of corresponding crimes of that would justify juvenile prosecution as an adult. ... If a kid in a certain case has a legitimate maturity problem or a real excuse pertaining to his age he shouldn't be subjected to those government guidelines. ...

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Also, now many people live with constant fear of getting robed, or even killed while walking on the street, but the question here, that you might ask, is what method and actions should the government take to decrease crime? ... Also the Hittites, Athenians, and the Romans codified their laws with the death penalty to punish crimes that ranged from the "publication of libels and offensive songs to the determined murder of a man or a parent, as well as theft by a slave" (Reggio). However, today the government only punishes those that have committed crimes that range from treason to mu...

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Three Strike Laws What are three strike laws? ... Twenty-six of the 40 states, as well as the federal government, have specifically enacted three-strikes-you"re-out laws, which sentence previously convicted felons to 25 years to life in prison for their third felony (Mann,1995). ... The government has come up with some initiatives for high risk offenders. ... Community safety remains a governments priority. ... Until the law makers come up with a law that will put them away they are going do again and again. ...

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These limitations include, but are not limited to, housing control, government assistance disqualification, second-strike felony charges, and employment discrimination. ... The second step is to reduce prison sentences for minor drug crimes and end California's Three Strike sentencing law. ... According to Michelle, "Huge cash grants were made to those law enforcement agencies that were willing to make drug-law enforcement a top priority" (Michelle, 73.) ... They face numerous restrictions that make it almost impossible to function in society without breaking the law. The three...

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Thoreau also argues that they should even be eager to go to jail rather than allowing immoral or unethical government laws and activities to take place. ... He appeals to emotion and tries to lure sympathy from the audience by talking about his interesting experiences while being there and by how unjust the government is. ... Thoreau does this in order to encourage his audience into standing up; as it is their responsibility as a society to do so and rebel against the government. ... This correlates to Thoreau depicting the government as excessive and unfair. ... It is clear that he wants to...

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In the state of Michigan there is "the so-called 650 Lifer Law" (Fannon 48). ... This law does work when it is actually applied to large drug dealers. ... 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). ... Conventional enforcement at all levels of government can reduce consumption by 27 kilograms (Caulkins 2). However, according to Caulkins, spending an extra millions dollars on enforcing mandatory sentences at all levels of government, consumption would only be reduced by 1...

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Furthermore, government officials who are found protecting food safety violators or accepting bribes from them will also be handed harsher punishments (Jiang). Pei Xianding, Judge of Supreme People's Court said, "Under the new Criminal Law, anyone involved in food safety crimes will face at least term imprisonment. ... "Those food safety crimes leading to fatalities or any other serious aftermath should be sentenced to death in accordance with the law," the notice said (China Digital Times). ... Before this surge in cases, government had cracked down on food safety violations, backed...

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Following in this report will be the laws and regulations that have been applied to abolish this act in Australia and also some of the debates, history, effects, and opinions on this very sensitive subject. ... Now the worst punishment impoundable by Australian law is life imprisonment, with no parole. ... Some of these problems include; innocence of the perpetrator, the costs of execution for governments and the needs of rehabilitation of society. ... Money is always worried about in any government's budget. ...

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In the duration of time between the years 1825-1850, many reform movements were occurring as American citizens fought for the reformation of many laws and institutions. ... By the reformer's propaganda and rallies, democratic ideals were strengthened as people left their personal lives and fought to enlighten the government and others of the problems resulting from alcohol. ... These women sought equality for themselves not only in the home but also politically as they rallied for fair laws and women's suffrage (document I), thus extending democratic ideals. ... These reformers beli...

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Death through drowning, crucifixion, or hanging, or throwing form a high rock, or being thrown into a fiery furnace, or firing squad, or electric chair or the gas chamber "through the years these methods as well as others not mentioned have been what the world governments have used to instill fear in the populace, in order to maintain control. ... The settlers of the United States of America were from European countries, so naturally the beliefs and methods of government that were present in Europe would be in part the foundation of the beliefs and methods of government here in America. ...

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Liebman's, discredit capital punishment as a flawless and effective system and will lead to a dramatic drop in pro-death penalty supporters, and eventually the reformation of the current capital punishment laws. ... Today, there are widespread agreements among both criminologists and law enforcement officials that capital punishment has little curbing effect on crime rates. ... Instead of trying to use the death penalty as a deterrent, the government should focus on what works in preventing crimes, educating f! ... The failures of the court system may infuriate members of society to ...

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If a government commits murder, does it not commit a crime? Or do we merely accept that because the government is a democratically elected body, that it has legitimacy, and therefore a right to do what is otherwise illegal? ... (Michael Victory, END OF THE LINE 1994) Now the sentence of life imprisonment (in some states penal servitude for life', strict security life imprisonment', or for the term of his natural life') has become the most severe sanction authorized by Australian law. ... Under Commonwealth law, the death penalty was abolished in 1973 by s.4 of the Death Penalty...

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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. ... 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 governments would save billions of dollars a year. ... These scenarios would likely happen under a house arrest policy for non-violent crimes however the benefits s...

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"The first person sentenced to death in the U.S was in 1608 for spying for the Spanish government.... Why does the government deem murder against the law when, as a solution, they are executing those who commit murder, themselves? ... Why does the government deem murder against the law when, as a solution, they are executing those who commit murder, themselves? ... Wouldn't that consider government and us as a society in whole murderers as well? ... Very few countries still use capital punishment as a law and therefore countries who believe this punishment is immoral usually won...

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Furthermore, anybody has no right to deprive of other people's lives, even if governments or courts also can not authorize anyone or any organization to do this. ... It is the fact that any law is possible to have defects; any law is difficult to cover all the aspects of crimes; and anybody is possible to have mistakes. ...

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The death penalty dates as far back as the ancient laws of china, it is currently legal in thirty-two states, and there are five different legal methods used. ... By examining the ideas of deterrence, retribution, and incapacitation, we are able to see how enforcing the death penalty will be good for the government and society. ... Deterrence is the only purpose of the threats of the criminal law, therefore "legal threats of punishment would become incredible and lose their deterrent effectiveness if not carried out by actual punishment" (Capital Punishment Saves Innocent Lives). I...

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It's important as members of American society to be aware of all the issues in the criminal justice system and how our government officials handle these issues. ... In 2006, the United Nations recognized this issue by passing a resolution that aimed to "abolish by law, as soon as possible, the death penalty and life imprisonment without possibility of release for those under the age of 18 years at the time of the commission of the offence." (Lamberti, 2015) This law passed, but was ineffective in practice seeing as how the problem still continued. ... From an economic perspectiv...

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Most of these people labeled "felons for life" are African American, and are being put in jail mostly on drug possession laws but not selling. ... Prisons make their money by keeping them populated, and with disenfranchisement laws it makes it very easy to put African Americans in jail. ... If Whites are just as likely to break drug related laws as African Americans, how is it possible that an African American man is 30% more likely to go to jail than a White man? ... Also their housing rights and government help (Welfare) rights are revoked. ... Losing their rights to vote, and thei...

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Potential answers to these questions may be found in the statistics of prison population or in the effects of mandatory sentencing or any other laws that affect prisons. ... It's common knowledge that the harsh drug-sentencing laws that congress passed in 1986 have greatly increased the prison population. ... The private prison industry has excellent connections with the government. ... Unfortunately for its corporations, the United States has labor regulations like the minimum-wage and childlabor laws. ... However, if corporations are going to profit and law-abiding citizens are losing j...

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The report states that Congress should eliminate all disparate cocaine sentencing terms for prisoners sentenced before Congress approved the Fair Sentencing, because these inmates' sentences are harsher than that of those who received shorter sentences after this law was passed. In order to successfully put an end to the overcrowding in prison systems (both federal and state), the government must be willing to consider unorthodox, yet positive resolutions. ... Even criminals deserve fair treatment when it comes to the law. ... In order to completely correct this issue of overpopulation th...

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Theodore Lorraine Sendak, a former Indiana Attorney General, once stated, "Our system of criminal law is to minimize human suffering by works or order primarily to forestall violence or aggression. In the question of the death penalty, we must ask ourselves which action will serve the true humanitarian purpose of criminal law. ... Although there are many complications regarding capital punishment, the states' government should not completely abolish it; the death penalty needs to stay intact in order to keep the multi-offenders and violent criminals off of the streets to protect the socie...

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Statistics indicate that there are an alarming number of people in prison. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, there were 2,293,157 people held in federal and local prisons in 2007. What is more alarming is that, research has indicated that two-thirds of inmates released will be re-incarc...

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Department of Justice retains data for analysis, dissemination, and study to help those in law enforcement and those wishing to research data related to criminal justice. The Bureau of Justice Statistics program under the DOJ, an executive, administrative branch of government, is an extremely useful tool for students to analyze an array of issues including both victim and offender information, including characteristics of these populations. ...

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Blended sentence provisions were enacted into law along with offense-based criteria and mandatory minimum sentences. ... New laws designated more juveniles as serious offenders, brought more minor offenders into the system, and extended periods of confinement in juvenile correctional facilities. ... These developments led the federal government and many states to turn to offense-based sentencing policies and to embrace more punitive measures. ... By the end of the 1990s, all states had enacted laws to make their juvenile justice systems more punitive or to ease transfer of more juveniles to...

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