We live in a country where our biggest accomplishment is freedom and censorship goes against that very nature. ... It tells us that crime fiction and novels about war have given young men a way to indulge in violent fantasies without actually going out and stabbing someone. Those who believe in censorship will always go back to the argument that exposing oneself and others to violence will inevitably cause violence. ... We as parents and guardians of the generations to come should have the right to express ourselves and watch, look, and listen to whatever we see fit. ...

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Hypothesis: Due to the dubious and unproved value as a deterrent to violent crime, the inequity and mistakes inevitable in any system of justice instituted and administered by fallible human beings and the degrading and hurtful impulse toward retribution and revenge that it expresses, the abolition ...

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Supporters of stricter gun laws might believe that those who want to attain legal ownership of a firearm should go through more rigorous screenings and have more education about the dangers. ... However, tougher gun control will not, in fact, lower public violence because most people with the intent to harm others do not go through the legal process to obtain guns in the first place. ... Armed with a firearm or not, a criminal is a criminal and they will do whatever it takes to successfully commit a crime. ... However, to reduce the numbers that seem to only be going upwards we have to look a...

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According to the description provided there were a higher percentage of people going for lifetime imprisonment without parole and restitution. ... Media covers all the aspects which are very popular and similar, the different popular issues when given coverage on media shows all such aspects or views that supports those issues and do not highlight that what is going wrong in it. ... The first theory involved is the sociological Thomas theory which is applicable in many scenarios and can be applied in any social issue where there are differing conflicts on the fact that whatever information is ...

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The question of whether or not life sentences without parole is fair for juvenile offenders holds strong historical value because of the developmental issues that go hand in hand with the issue. ... The initial intent of juvenile correction facilities was in fact to "correct" the behavior of these young adults who have made bad decisions for whatever reason, but now it seems like all that matters to them is locking young teens up. ... Failure to offer a second chance to these troubled teens and young adults would go against the original intentions of establishing the juvenile correct...

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" (Hornblum) In fact the plan didn't go very well because soon the positive results became negative, patients and innmates soon became infected and some major complications that were never intended. ... In order for a doctor to work on any patient of theirs, they must have a form of consent signed by the patient stating that they agree to the terms of whatever is being done to their body. ... The prisoner didn't have a choice their consent form was a pack of cigarettes or the research simply had the "oh your just going to die anyway" mentality....

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Even though some may consider the thought of getting caught and going to prison, it still does not stop them getting or doing what they want because they are so distraught that they see no other way to solve their problem. ... When a criminal gets sent to prison, does an amount of time, and gets let free, they are more intelligent, well-taught criminals that have the power to do whatever they please. ...

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Officers express that it is tough to prosecute a criminal because, the judicial system has established a separate set of rules and "Whatever substantive justice, as defined by some standard, that is achieved in the criminal justice system is the product of sustained effort by men and women in the system who decide to make the system work toward a certain end. ... A second example of the role that canine's have is Jason Maloney's description of being assaulted by a man he was chasing and Ricky bit the man until he gave up and let go. ... Wade addresses the issue of why an officer'...

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On the contrary though, in many of these cases, criminals to be convicted of the death penalty are mass murderers or have committed terrible crimes, and even with time they cannot be rehabilitated and if ever set free will repeat whatever they had been convicted of again. ... Another reason that is often overlooked is the misery the innocent family and friends of criminals must also go through in the time leading up to and during the execution and which will often cause them serious distress for years afterwards. ...

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Butler's thesis, published in an article in the Yale Law Journal, is that "for pragmatic and political reasons, the black community is better off when some nonviolent lawbreakers remain in the community rather than go to prison. ... First, whatever the reason, the number of Black men in prison is frighteningly high. ...

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Whatever way crime is measured, whether through self-reporting or through being officially recorded offending, offenders are generally less intelligent, on average, than non-offenders (Blumstein, et al 1986). ... Since procedures, which help school attainments are really not going to cause much effect on intelligence, this proposes that school performance does make a small effect on delinquency. ...

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(Question 1) Juvenile delinquency is a complex social problem that significantly impacts all members and processes of a social structure. Delinquency refers to a set of behaviors that are not in line with the collective practices and/or ethics of the dominant social group. Essentially, these behaviors deviate from societal norms and more specifically they violate established criminal codes and laws. Juvenile delinquency incorporates not only general criminal activity but conduct that is only unlawful for youths such as running away from home and skipping school. Current research into th...

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