The government needs to make laws against these types of incidents. ... The government has to ability to set strict laws so why are they not doing anything. ... If a person has kids in their house then there should be a set law to keep the guns in a room locked up in a cabinet where kids can not reach. ... Black Market guns are also a very big problem the government needs to focus on. ... The government is beginning to show stricter laws. ...

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Laws are set up for a variety of different things ranging from murder to not registering a vehicle. ... The reasons these laws are set up are the functions of law. ... Some laws prevent behaviors that challenge the government. These laws are created so that the government can control society from any type of behavior that might hurt the government. ... The government also uses laws to control an individual's need for revenge against those that violate their rights. ...

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Execution corrupts the government itself. ... In this case, society justifies capital punishment to set an example for those who kill. ... If the government wrongfully executes one person, that is reason enough to do away with capital punishment. Few errors made by government officials can compare with the horror of a person wrongly convicted of a capital crime. ... The poor are the ones who are killed on death row and the government spends millions of dollars killing them. ...

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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. ... They are more likely than young people in juvenile detention facilities to be physically assaulted and to return to a life of crime when they are set free." ... 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...

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The United States government as a result has shown no toleration when dealing with any related issues. ... The government was now online and willing to do anything to stop these hackers. ... Sure, the government needs to crackdown on terrorist activity, but not in this form. ... This will bring the necessity of creating a new set of rules or laws that would put different hackers on different levels and tried accordingly. Another solution could be to set up a team of people that will personally hunt for terrorist activity on the net. ...

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In the G8, Canada meets regularly with experts to set international standards on counterterrorism and to address current and emerging challenges. ... Solutions to the new challenges posed by information technology are inherently horizontal in nature and require an inclusive approach to policy development, involving a wide variety of stakeholders both inside and outside government. Within the federal government, departments dealing with law enforcement, national security, criminal justice, the private sector, foreign policy, critical infrastructure and social issues are all involved in the o...

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The Amendments have been set and not altered for hundreds of years. ... When infact the government says they only prosecute criminals and they are prosecuting society itself by wanting to take away guns....

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Feingold argued against capital punishment based on the theory that the government made too many mistakes and is more likely to let an innocent suffer. ... If ten guilty people were set free to save the one innocent, how many more innocents shall suffer due to the ten escaped guilty people? ... IF anything, it affirms the value of life by proving to the criminal how precious life is when the government strips him of his own. ...

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Guns were used for hunting and self-defense when the amendment was first set in place and are still used for this purpose. ... With that in mind, if licensed Americans are no longer permitted to own firearms, who decides whether or not the police officers and government agents are allowed to have weapons? ... In addition, if the government were to take on the gun control laws, how could the United States get rid of the hundreds of millions of guns that already exist in the community? There are illegal weapons present in America that may not be able to be tracked if the government were to do s...

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It prioritizes the power of the government in order to gain control over the everyday chaos that happens in our world. ... Having more routine stings like this can help get more intelligence into other criminal activity as well that our police officers and government officials are blind too. ... The government needs to know when to draw a line between citizen's rights and liberties, and effectively enforcing laws. ... The crime control model sets less obstacles for the prosecutor, and can help settle disputes in a stern manner. ... Giving our government more power is going to allow crim...

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There are several themes in Lord of the Flies that can be related to everyday government. ... Some form of government had to be established to keep everyone unified. ... This is very much like today's government. ... The gang set fire to the island trying to smoke Ralph out. ...

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It was a privilege for him to work for the government. ... His aim was to solve a problem directly- to send the message that the government could accomplish things. ... This is true in any organization, but its particularly important in government. ... Next they set about determining who bought the idea of accountability and who didn't. ...

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And while there is a continuous use of marijuana and other illegal substances, there is a continuous War on Drugs, in effect by the government. ... Through government regulation, the amount of dispensaries, age and price can be controlled. ... Through the taxation of marijuana, our country's revenue will increase and the government can regulate the supply and demand of marijuana. If legalized, the government can control how much marijuana is consumed by increasing or decreasing the taxes on the product. Albeit it is a double edged-sword, if the government sets takes too high it will cause...

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One such advancement was the establishment of DNA databases which are used throughout the world by both medical and government officials. These databases aid police forces in apprehending criminals and enabling innocent men to be set free. ... These databases are essential to the government to arrest criminals and prevent further crimes. ...

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"Bow Street Runners" were appointed in London and the Thames River police force was set up in 1800. When serious problems occurred, the government would summon the army. ... These mass movements frightened the British government into wanting an organised police force. ...

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Their opinions, whether for or against this practice of "justice," seem set in stone. ... Therefore, my position regarding the righteousness or justice of the death penalty is based on neutral grounds from which I am unable to set a concrete conclusion. ... In many cases, our emotions rule over our morals creating a demand for our government to 'get even.' Is there then any real progression or is the government merely stooping to the killer's level? Since birth the majority of Americans are taught that 'two wrongs never make a right', and yet the government says ...

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Along with this demand, came the assessment of the type of sentencing utilized by the state and federal government. ... Determinate sentencing is defined as sentencing in which incarceration offenders are given a set term that could be reduced based on good behavior or earned time. ... Additionally, the determinate sentencing will permit the government to have more power, thus establishing a strict sentencing plan (Cullen & Gilbert, 1982). ... These demands were met with reassessments of the type of sentencing utilized by state and federal governments. ...

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The government had begun to realize that alcohol had many negative effects on the people of the U.S. ... Once the government revoked this vice from the people, many took up arms and took up bottles, illegal or not. ... These "gangs" set up territories because of conflicts with demarcation. ... Some believe mobsters paid government officials. ... The federal government was never actively involved in disbanding organized crime. ...

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It may seem logically for our countries actions to be watched carefully by the government, but then again we do have restrictions against this. The fourth amendment sums up our privacy by declaring us the right to be free from governmental interference. ... Deeper into the amendment, the governments interest in investigating conduct that is not necessarily for criminal purposes. It protects us from unreasonable searches and seizures by government authorities. ... Stopping this invasion of privacy will correct he fourth amendment, guarantee the privacy were promised and help set this concept o...

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So basically the killer will live his life and rot away and die in the prison, and the humanist will waste his money keeping him there. 2 The community is not the place for a killer to be set loose on parole. ... Something must be done to punish the senseless acts of homicide in the nation, and the United States government and justice system see only one fair and just way. ... The government demands justice come to killers, and no other way deals with a killer better than capital punishment. ...

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The secondary but more productive response sets in and the questions become why and how did these children become settled in lives of unthinkingly vicious, violent crime? ... Finally, the government wishes to gain suppport to fund all states so that the mediation programs may be further investigated after the delinquents are released, to prove the post-detention mediation program. ... What price SHOULD the government be willing to pay?...

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To demonstrate some of these examples are "If a judge try a case, reach a decision, and present his judgment in writing; if later error shall appear in his decision, and it be through his own fault, then he shall pay twelve times the fine set by him in the case, and he shall be publicly removed from the judge's bench, and never again shall he sit there to render judgment. ... This limited the power of state and local government as well as the federal government. ...

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The most extensive job training program is provided by a little known government corporation called the Federal Prison Industries (FPI). Because of the complaints of labor unions and private businesses, by law the FPI can do business only with the government. ... In various states, private firms have also set up work programs, in which convicts earn the minimum wage or more for work they do while in jail. ... He also worked as a reservations agent in a Trans World Airlines booking center set up inside the prison. ...

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These sentences range in severity from community (non custodial) sentences to Custodial sentences for more serious crimes and prolific offenders, these are set out in section 42 of The Criminal Justice Act of 2003 and are designed to serve a common purposes. The ultimate purpose of sentencing is to punish offenders; these sentencing guidelines are set out by the sentencing council for judges and their aim is to ensure the punishment fits the crime. ... When reforming the judicial systems, particularly the prison system, the government place an enormous emphasis on taking a tougher stand on cri...

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It is plain to see and understand that children and adults are not equal; they have different standards set forth by law. ... This can set back their rehabilitation, and possibly make them more dangerous to society. ... Thoreau also states, "Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also in prison." ...

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