Critics think that victims will base their thoughts on pure emotion and have no rational behind their decision. ... It is now known to have a deeper effect on kids than was thought before. ... We have come a long way in the criminal justice system on how we handle the victims of crime but there is still a lot of work to do. ... Then we can focus on the offender. I believe that restorative justice can really work so if our traditional system decides to research methods of an alternative justice we can progress as a society and all the key players will be satisfied....

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The point of these programs is to scare juveniles away from crime-how officials have decided to do that is to bring at-risk youth into prisons where they can take a tour and submerge themselves into the prison life for a couple of hours. ... The sheriff explains how the troubled youth can overcome obstacles and tries to motivate them to accept responsibility and focus on developing their character. ... I don't think it is possible to change a juvenile's/teen's mind in a couple of hours. ... Conclusion ​Given all of the financial feat with the "Beyond Scared Straight&quo...

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They can also have severe cases of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, thoughts of death or suicide, prolonged sadness or unexplained crying spells, significant change in weight or appetite, loss of energy or persistent fatigue, significant change in sleep patters (insomnia, sleeping too much, fitful sleep, etc.) ... We think there is a need to know more on these queries to help realize the reality of women's physical, mental and social condition after the event of sexual assault, to bring about social changes in perception towards women victims of sexual assault " (Sarkar). ... Many people...

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How can we entrust the power to put a person to death in the hands of these people who are not capable of making decisions in which a person's life very much depends on it? ... Nothing has changed in nearly 50 years. ... How many more cases of wrongful conviction have to occur before we can all agree that the system is broken? There are many more alternatives that we can see and take to count before we throw someone into the gallows or gas chamber. ... Alternatives can be thought of and taken to ensure the law and order will continue without the death penalty. ...

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How do we, as people, stop the violence and stop the hate? ... So is this how far we have come in the past decades? ... Is that enough, can a law keep peace and if so, how long? ... I just want to conclude that even though the world is changing we are still repeating the same mistakes we made in the past. ... Let's make it a future we can all live in, one that our past leaders would be proud of. ...

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One of Reiman's main arguments is that we are too civilized as a society to be executing people, even if the death penalty is a just punishment for murder. The argument that Reiman makes about the death penalty being a just punishment for murder is enough evidence in itself that he believes in it, but to think that we are too sophisticated to follow the practice is absurd. ... They made the calculated decision to harm someone so why should we care how terrible execution is to a murderer. ... " Although Pojman's Civilville is only a concoction of his literary work it is a great e...

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How does the society portray Aboriginals? ... Even though there are still some major alterations to be made in the criminal justice system on behalf of the Aboriginals, Gladue has been one of those changes that could be the answer to all problems. ... Even if you have different colored skin, different religions, or different cultures, we are all humans and the discrimination needs to be eliminated. ... So I can see why @Native_Pride would have an issue with the mindset of most "white" people: we kind of earned it.... How is it that we allow having a Mayor as an admitted drug user, but Aborigi...

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Putting juveniles in adult prisons seems to be saying that we don't believe they be helped. ... Also, social changes can create anxiety and disillusionment for adolescents and thus they commit delinquent acts. ... Although I don't believe this is a proper solution to a serious problem I could see how it would make community policing easier , because the teenagers would n't think that the police were always out to bust them so it might help build a better relationship between the police and communities. ... Next we will be looking at the way these states punish their juveniles. ...

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Putting juveniles in adult prisons seems to be saying that we don't believe they be helped. ... Also, social changes can create anxiety and disillusionment for adolescents and thus they commit delinquent acts. ... Although I don't believe this is a proper solution to a serious problem I could see how it would make community policing easier , because the teenagers would n't think that the police were always out to bust them so it might help build a better relationship between the police and communities. ... Next we will be looking at the way these states punish their juveniles. ...

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There he changed his major from history to sociology. ... Sutherland thought America was experiencing a cultural conflict in relation to the laws that govern our society. 6. ... Deviant behavior is often thought of as abnormal. ... It is generally believed that what is labeled deviant depends on cultural definitions and therefore is subject to change as the definitions change. ... When we think of crime, we usually think of interpersonal violence such as rape, assault, murder, or property crimes, such as burglary, theft, and robbery. ...

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In relation to that, I will be going over the notion of how and very often a conflict is changed into being an offence against a state rather than against an individual. ... These cases are essentially what we witness today in a courtroom. ... The problem here is that they tell them only what they think, not concerned at all with what their client thinks, who should initially be the directly involved party in their conflict. Lawyers even give their clients arguments to use in court even though they have no legal relevance to the conflict. ... However, even though lawyers can be deemed to be th...

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Even one out of three women in prison are in there because of drug related crimes. ... Many people back then thought it would be ok to just add the word women in every rule. ... I want them to know even though they are low risk they still have to prove to me that they have changed. ... This way the victim can let the offender know how much hurt they have caused them. ... For example a police officer stops a person whom the officer think is under the influence. ...

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How do I tell people that games aren't like that? ... I think games, or violent games specifically, give easy access to express myself and get a hold of my feelings. ... In life, I would have to make decisions and choices, especially in fields such as business, my next critical move can change everything or my life, at least. ... He didn't announce how that affects our behavior, but those changes are indefinite. ... The scientists can continue to observe the testers if they want, it will be great if they find any noticeable changes. ...

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In this essay, what will be examined is what organized crime actually is, how the media represents it, and how media representations affect society including the public, police officers and political individuals. ... Words and images about organized crime are manipulated through the media so that any scientific truth gets lost or disappears in the ways in which we think about organized crime and criminal groups (Lyman and Potter, 2015, p. 56). ... Lyman and Potter (2015) argue that the media changes the public's social reality of organized crime, and in turn, the producers provide us wi...

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We must start fresh. ... Whites would not want to put money into a police department, which they thought was unfair. ... I think my proposal would have a positive impact on society. ... You can not change that. ... We know how to rehabilitate people but we don't have the political will to do so. ...

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In the article "How We Become What We Are," Winifred Gallagher discusses how temperament and the environment one comes from has a profound effect on how a person will act later in life. ... We can see this connection made with Perry. ... But at the time I never give any thought to whether it is right or wrong. ... The same can be said for people in the lower class. ... This can explain why Dick did not think and act like a normal human being. ...

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The choice they made should be based on if they think the teen will re-offend or not. ... That is not what is changing though, punishments are now moving towards a more meaningful and constructive solution to a problem which can and will be fixed with rehabilitation and alternative programs, which are in all likely hood to benefit the community, versus an incredibly expensive hard punishable sentence which you must out live only to be released more knowledgeable in crime to re-offend again, as jail promotes criminal activity, and we are using tax payers money to promote criminal acti...

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I will stress how it should be the discretion of the judge to individualize the sentences based on the offender's mitigating factors, and background. ... That can be the greatest deterrence for many offenders if they can get the actual help they need to keep them out of jail and become productive members of society. ... " When other factors are not being considered in the sentencing process, it eliminates the cost effectiveness due to every crime being punished the same way even if not proportionate to the offence. ... We need to utilize the resources that we have such as counseling,...

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