The government should abolish this law for the sake of people's lives. ... The government should not sink to the level of the criminal. That is why the government imprisons the criminals. ... "Government is a teacher, for good or for bad, but government should set the example. ... The Federal Bureau of investigations has data that shows that half the states with the death penalty have homicide rates above the national average."" ...

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Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City (Clark, 1995). ... (Ottley, 1995) The two planned to bomb the federal complex to hurt as many federal employees as possible. ... This was the catalyst for McVeigh and Nichols resentment of the government. ... The bombing caused the government to look into new ways to battle and prevent terrorism. ... The government was forced to change how it did thing in order to prevent further terrorist actions. ...

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It "establishes constitutional procedures for the imposition of the death penalty for federal crimes. It applies to federal statutes that previously carried the death penalty and creates many new capital offenses. As a result of the Act, the death penalty may now be imposed for nearly sixty federal crimes. ... During the 1930's the federal government, under the direction of Jack Gibbs, investigated the effectiveness of the death penalty in deterring serious crime. ... The convict's cases' are reviewed by the state courts and through the federal courts (Cole 451). ...

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Sister Helen Prejean has written an insightful book condemning the killing of human beings within a government and society that allow it. ... Between 1981 and 1991 the federal government cut its contribution to education by 25 percent and increased it allocation for criminal justice by 29 percent. ... Judges and juries are not the only ones swayed by poverty and race, governments, governors and government officials are all involved in immoral acts within the law. ...

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Canadian firearms law is primarily federal, and "therfore national in scope, while the bulk of the firearms regulation in the United States is at the state level; attempts to introduce stricter leglislation at the federal level are often defeated". ... In 1977, the Canadian government took the initiative to legislate stricter gun control. Among the provisions legislated by the Canadian government was a "Firearms Acquisition Certificate" for the purchase of any firearm, and strengthened the "registration requirements for handguns and other restricted weapons..." . ...

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of at least several tens of millions of dollars annually, and a net savings to local governments in the millions to tens of millions of dollars on a statewide basis." ... We can conclude therefore that when the government took the life of a murderer, the government was not itself guilty of murder. Opponents of capital punishment who accuse the government of committing murder by implementing the death penalty fail to see the irony of using Exodus 20 to define murder but ignoring Exodus 21, which specifically teaches that government is to punish the murderer. ...

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"Of the 682 defendants facing capital charges in federal cases since 1996, blacks, Latinos and other people of color made up 8 percent of the total. ... Of the 19 people currently sentenced to death under federal law, 15 are people of color. ... (Love) Additionally, the article points out that "geography also plays a roles in who is chosen to be executed on the federal level" and "noted that blacks were much more likely to face the death penalty for killing whites than were white defendants who killed minorities." ...

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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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The Declaration of Independence states, "All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights". But how much of this is true? Since the very beginning of the legal system in the United States, there has been inequality. Appearance has held such precedence...

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Much of this improvement has been achieved through various court decisions, and other improvements have been made through federal and state legislatures. ... It also found that of all federal death row inmates, 67 percent are Black.11 Despite the fact that these statistics are startling and important, they are insufficient to justify race-based jury nullification at face value. ...

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The government does not take crime lightly, that's why the prison system was introduced. ... The issue the government now faces is the overcrowding in all prisons. ... "For example, the HOPE (Hawaii's Opportunity Probation with Enforcement) program, started by a former federal prosecutor in Hawaii, conducts frequent drug tests backed-up by swift and certain sanctions for violations, usually a few days in jail" (ROC). ... The solution presented would save a lot of wasted time for inmates and money for the government. ... With money the government saves by keeping out prisone...

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Presented Problem- Gangs As defined by Sgt. M. Longo's website on "Gang Information" of the Huron Valley Mens, "a gang is a group of people that form an allegiance to the exclusion of others, for a common purpose of engaging in violent, antisocial, or criminal behavior" (www.geocities.com/rainforest/4207/gangs.html). Gangs have been a problem for years in the big cities of the U.S. In Los Angeles, they account for about half of the city's murders. ...

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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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Capital Punishment: Is it right or wrong? The death penalty has not remained constant throughout American History . It has undergone numerous changes and reforms in the past two centuries, falling in and out of public favor. The death penalty has been in our legal system since our legal ...

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Annotated Bibliography The Death Penalty for Juveniles The following research draws upon different opinions and perceptions for and against the further enactment of the death penalty for juvenile offenders. The various articles that are presented draw conclusions on the pros and cons of using the death penalty as punishment for young offenders. Numerous views surfaced in my research such as the views of president Bush, prominent authors and court officials as well as the views of individual states. In order to fully evaluate this sensitive topic I have presented a mixture of opposing p...

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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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