Cat D- For those whom present a low risk; and can be reasonably trusted in open conditions to serve their sentence. An example for one of these categories would be; if a prisoner serves a sentence of ten years or over or has previously had a category A sentence (i.e. for murder), the offender would be placed back in category B for a future offence if they were deemed not to kill again (www.prisonersadvice.org.uk). ... The set time period is given to the offender and during this time they have to abide by certain rules such as; unpaid work, curfews, exclusions, drug rehabilitation and alcohol...

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FACTS Mr Praveen Singh, the accused was charged with three offences. He was charged with two statutory offences and one common law offence. All these offences took place on the night of August 20, 2000. He pleaded guilty with regards to the charges of reckless or negligent driving in contra...

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So I set out in the world of finding a career that would satisfy my financial and family needs, and personal goals. ... So I set out in this world of work, I thought maybe I would put the love of my woodworking to use and perhaps become a carpenter. ... He appointed other samurai to serve as a patrolling police. ... Lenin's powerful and highly organized political police that served as a model for Mussolini's "OVRA" and Hitler's Gestapo. ... This beginning in communal policing eventually led to the development of the Metropolitan Police Act and a British police system that ...

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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. ... Canines serve many positive purposes that make them an essential asset to the police department. ... Canines are valuable to their owners as well as to the Police Department with their many abilities to protect and serve the officer t...

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In any discussion of the death penalty, one must remember that there are two sets of lives to be considered. ... After all, if the law is set up to protect our right to live, it seems as though it should be able to keep convicted murderers from murdering again. ...

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Deterrence Leslie Cantu: Fear of death deters people from committing crimes, proponents say. They also believe that if attached to certain crimes, the penalty of death exerts a positive moral influence by placing a stigma on certain crimes like manslaughter, resulting in attitudes of disgust and h...

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Additionally, for years, Blacks were unable to serve on juries, clearly affecting the way both Blacks and whites were tried. ... The police are the institution which serve as a gateway to the legal system, and thus it is only logical to look here first. ...

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Delinquency refers to a set of behaviors that are not in line with the collective practices and/or ethics of the dominant social group. ... Typically parents who set high but reasonable standards of conduct have children who are less likely to commit crimes (Wilson, 1980; Laybourn, 1986; Glueck & Glueck, 1950). Parents must teach and encourage their children to behave within a certain set of clear and realistic expectations. ... Child service workers may have to intervene to help parents set limits and positively reinforce appropriate behavior. ...

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The first set of questions were open ended which dealt with why plea bargains were accepted, offers made prior to plea bargains accepted, and why were any refused [Bor851]. During this set of questions the subjects were asked to first write in their personal words, reasons why they accepted a plea bargain and later to state why any of the other plea bargains were refused [Bor851]. The second set of question involved numerous demographic items such as: religion, age, employment status, education, number of children, marital status, previous convictions and plea bargaining experiences, and rat...

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The past century has been one of sensational crimes that have amazed many Americans. Form the Lindbergh baby to the exploits of Al Capone, to serial murderers like Ted Bundy. Crime has become a cultural phenomenon that has captured the interests of academics and the causal reader alike. To look back...

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Gangs and criminal organizations" come in many forms - street gangs, youth gangs, organized crime gangs, drug gangs, terrorist gangs, prison gangs, etc.. A gang is a static or fluid organization, network or collective, possesses identifiable leadership or a leadership structure, associates on a continuous basis. It has a main purpose or activity the facilitation or commission of a variety of offenses planned or undertaken to generate material benefits or financial gain, has the potential for violence or intimidation to facilitate its criminal activity and it consists of three or more members. ...

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Some people still see California as a state for the laid-back, people who sat in movies or television, surf, tan, and otherwise live a life of pleasure. What reality provides, however, is a far different state: one with some of the most severe penalties for criminal activities, sometimes no matter how slight. This is the so-called "three strikes law- which mandates that anyone arrested and convicted of a third crime is to be literally "put away- for twenty-five years to life. While the initial intentions were good, the law now removes from the judges any ability to make their own decisions,...

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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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The purpose of this essay is to look at how the media is a source of 'knowledge' to present crime and victimisation and how the media invokes 'moral panics' about crime and lawless behaviour. There are a number of individuals who think when a person commits a crime they are punished for that crime. ...

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Introduction Trayvon Martin, Michael Dunn, Oscar Grant and Marisa Alexander are all victims of a failed justice system. The verdicts in these cases have been less than acceptable, and this has caused people to ask more questions about our "justice " system. These cases and the dwindling faith in o...

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I. INTRODUCTION During the past century, the english-speaking legal world has experienced real and considerable change in the areas of criminal law and criminal sentencing procedures. These ever-changing systems of legal processes, rules, and theories are typically reflective of the society's cultural make-up, beliefs, and level of social advancement. As the common-law evolves and changes we gain deeper understandings of crime, the motivation of crime, and rehabilitation of criminals. Many legal jurisdictions often adopt different definitions on what is deemed a crime and how to t...

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