I am talking about bringing back capital punishment, or as some know it, the death penalty. ... As you read on, you will see why we need to bring it back to the state. ... Capital punishment is not all about bad consequences; some very good things come out of it. ... We should go back to the old form of executions, where there are public executions for all to see and the dignity of the convicted is taken away. ... In conclusion we need capital punishment to come out of hibernation in this country. ...

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The government also doesn't really say when the law comes into affect, it just does when it needs to or when it has too. ... I also believe that the law is sometimes not justified and it comes to affect when it really doesn't have to. ... One thing I don't understand is why the criminal justice system uses the three strikes law when it comes to juveniles. ... This law was established for one reason and that was to cut back on criminal activity and to put all the "bad" and "multiple offenders" in prison. ... There needs to be a more efficient way to cut back the steadily crime ...

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The boys go on their way, this is an ordinary night for them, and back to their favorite hangout. ... The next time they go out, they break into the house of an old woman. ... The people he wronged in the past take their revenge on him; now they can hit him, and he is unable to hit back. ... The fall, however, does not kill Alex, and government psychologists reverse Ludovico's Technique on him while he is unconscious, so that, when he comes to, he is back to his old happy, violent self. He gets back to his old tricks for a while, with a new gang, but he's growing up and begins to get...

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Back in 2000, it was very common for one to break into a house, rob a convenient store, or even steal a credit card without getting caught. But now in 2015, the government was able to come up with facial recognition and CCTV. ... These cameras are programed to only record when there is suspicious activity going on so one's privacy will not be lost. ... Furthermore, the government needs to work on perfecting facial recognition so that the crime rate will go down. ... There are lines to be drawn when it comes to a citizen's private life. ...

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In Last Man Standing, the guards would go into Geronimo Pratt's cell and jump him. As he fought back to defend himself, they would file assault charges on him. (Jack) In Geronimo Pratt's situation, his first reaction was to defend himself from getting brutally beaten and even though he may not even be fighting back. ... Inmates are helpless and really do not have anyone to go to. ... But no one, no matter what they've done, should be denied fundamental human rights, especially when that denial comes in the form of such torture." ...

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Year after year, they would see the same people getting arrested, but only to come back to do the same criminal activities. ... People are feeling safer to go outside their homes. ... So therefore, they will be back on the streets and that relief will be lost. Most of these criminals will go back to their law breaking ways. ... Supporters say the law keeps criminals locked up, but with no new prisons being built; eventually they must be let go. ...

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A car of black men come to his house and begins to vandalize his car. ... When Derek is released from prison his entire family comes to pick him up. ... When Derek is released from prison everyone in the gang assumes things will go right back to the way they were. ... Seth who is a fellow member comes over to the house soon after Derek returns and he treats Derek's sister and mother horribly. ... They were going to start over. ...

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Two years later Bonnie was on her own after Roy left her and never came back. ... Clyde never finished school higher than the fifth grade, and tried to go back after the family moved to West Texas but felt it would be better to start selling stolen turkeys with his brother Buck. ... The farmers help rescue the gang but became quite uncomfortable after seeing the mass of weapons in the back of the car. ... In the month of November 1933, a local Texas Sheriff named Smoot, overheard the pair was heading back home to visit their parents. ... In the future months to come and into the new year C...

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Dating all the way back to the late seventeen hundreds, the death penalty was used to punish all types of crimes such as robbery, treason, and even counterfeiting. ... Also, the nonstop appeals and extra required procedures that need to be taken as safety precautions, back our nation's court system up even more then what it already is. ... In addition to the contradiction the death penalty creates, the death penalty also backs our courts systems and prevents other court cases from being heard. ... The snowball continues to grow into bigger problems the further down hill it goes. ... Why d...

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Hate crimes date back to the beginning of time. ... So is this how far we have come in the past decades? ... The answer is hard to find, but for now we have to go with what we have. ... Even though we have come a long way from what we were in the past and we are still making some of the same mistakes, I see some improvement in the way people react to hate crimes. ... Moving forward is the way we want to go, not back....

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Another reason the people who oppose the death penalty feel that it is unfair is that it denies the person the privilege to be retried if any new evidence comes up. ... If the inmates are eventually let out, most have nowhere to go and it is hard for them to find a job so they will return to their old ways. ... Eventually, more prisons are going to have to be built which means more money being spent or dangerous criminals are going to be put back onto the streets. ... The death penalty will allow more room in prison so less dangerous criminals will be forced to return back to the str...

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It obviously showed that families had inherited the criminal actions with generations of the identical activities going on. ... Biological behaviors alone back up the nature theory in the debate on what causes people to commit crime. ... The development of crime through psychological behavior is commonly connected to both nature and nurture ways of growth which relate to each other when it comes to mental illnesses. ...

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The government has come up with some initiatives for high risk offenders. ... Until the law makers come up with a law that will put them away they are going do again and again. ... One method they come up with is drug courts that are more successful than the stand-alone programs is the threat of going to prison if a drug user fails to complete the program. ... If congress does decide to come up with more stricter laws it would protect against offenders only serving small portions of their sentences. ... They would rather go back to prison because that is the only life they know and they alread...

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Capital punishment may actually determine ones decision to commit a murder because they come to the conclusion that they would get the death penalty. ... That is a good reason why it still exists today because it keeps the nation from going into complete chaos and keeps people from just going out and murdering others. ... They go to jail and get deprived from their American freedom as a punishment for breaking the law but eventually under the right circumstances get let out of prison and get their freedom back. ... This is going to be a controversial question that might one day be answered bu...

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Capital punishment may actually determine ones decision to commit a murder because they come to the conclusion that they would get the death penalty. ... That is a good reason why it still exists today because it keeps the nation from going into complete chaos and keeps people from just going out and murdering others. ... They go to jail and get deprived from their American freedom as a punishment for breaking the law but eventually under the right circumstances get let out of prison and get their freedom back. ... This is going to be a controversial question that might one day be answered bu...

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If by chance they do get parole, those criminals are being put back out onto the streets to possibly commit the same or similar crime that they had done before. ... For prisoners who come from dangerous neighborhoods, being in prison gives them a safer, more controlled environment to live in, which again is more than some innocent people have. ... When it comes to preventing crimes, there is "no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than long terms of imprisonment," (Pros and Cons). ... When it comes to money, anti-death penalty citizens say that leth...

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Schools should be the safest place for kids to go and develop their learning abilities. ... When it comes to the youth in schools the objective is to learn, succeed and move on to the next level of academia. ... So what seems to be going on in these Florida schools is that their students are no longer being treated like students and being turned into minor criminals for their minor offenses which should be handled in a different manor. ... For instances such as talking back to a teacher, or getting into a fight at school, should not lead to a criminal record. ... As far as the fights in school...

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Although we have come a long way, it is not a perfect world and there are still murderers roaming around looking for their next victim. ... The court ruling made it possible for convicted killers to be released back into society. ... How does a person go from being on death row to being released? ... He somehow managed to be released in 1989 and went back to doing what he does best, raping and killing. ... Inmates should be paying society back in some way. ...

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In 1996, efforts were made to try to fix this problem and speed the process back up, but it was unsuccessful. ... Going through the process of that death penalty is also costly. ... The reason for this is because now a days there is a lot of paper work and court processes to go through in order to carry out an execution, and there a very few lawyers willing to do it. ... Society is put back in order when a person gets what they deserve, meaning that deserved death penalties restore society's moral compass. ... Christians should hope that even criminals will come repent and turn to the...

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" he said, "I wish I would have known the sheer political implication and involvement that goes with the law" (Bell). ... He said, "I wish I wouldn't know the sheer political implications and involvement that goes with law enforcement". ... Behold, he said I should hand on that he was going to get me gas. In about 15 minutes he was back and gave me 4 liters gasoline. ... I have put my hand in the plough; I will not look back. ...

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Do you go to school with a young offender? ... Should information about young offenders, specifically on their offence be released to the public and students whom may come in contact with him at school? ... Violence can be hard to prevent, this is due to thousands of students going in and out of the school throughout the day, and only a small ratio of staff compared to be watching the whole school at once. ... Thus the product of the Released offender being placed back into his/her same negative life. ... Recently more and more inmates have been volunteering to learn, paying back for thei...

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Every night when the news comes on, Americans are constantly reminded of the rise in overall crime occurring in our country. ... If these nearly impossible steps can be taken on, the United States will be able to bring back its most important resource for the future, its youth. ... When it all comes down to it, the one question that needs to be asked is, "Why are juveniles committing these crimes?" ... Reports show that most juvenile offenders come from single parent homes with low-income levels. ... This debate could go on forever, but the key to preventing juvenile crime begins at the...

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With the process of the gas chamber being approved in only four states, it goes to show how dependent the U.S. has become on the use of lethal injection executions. ... With the knowledge of the background of capital punishment, one is now fully aware of how far the process has come and is able to look at the different aspects that are extremely controversial. The first aspect that comes to mind when talking about the death penalty is the deterrent rate. ... Referring back to the previous paragraph, "The Bible also affirms that the death penalty, rightly and justly applied, will have a power...

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These men, both the prisoners and the guards, would go to extremes in an effort to keep themselves warm. ... On these occasions the men would have to be forced back to working by their foreman. One example is when Ivan's boss came into work and found the men sitting around a fire, he had to order them back to work, and otherwise they would have stayed by the fire (Solzhenitsyn, 52-54). ... The author shows us one day in Ivan's life in order to show how the character concentrates on things that are happening, and not on what is yet to come or has already happened. ... During the story...

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Abstract:       The second amendment and gun control have been a controversial issue, switching back and forth from guns are needed for protection and the only cause injury and lead to increased crime. ... The law today goes as followed: "Any firearm used in a violent crime is punishable by law. ... Criminals have many ways to find guns without going through the Brady Act, which says anyone wanting to purchase a gun must wait five days for a background check. ... Violence in the states always goes back and forth from improving to getting worse. ... Even having an alarm sign can deter a ...

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