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Four years later, the average federal drug sentence for African-Americans was 49% higher." (Vagins and McCurdy, 2006) Additionally stated by Vagins and McCurdy is: "In 2000 there were more African-American men in prison and jails than there were in Continue Reading...
Lifestyle is Dangerous
There are numerous health dangers associated the modern lifestyle, such as environmental agents, drugs, and sexual promiscuity.
The history of humankind has been a slow progress from a physically demanding but simpler lifest Continue Reading...
Legalization of Marijuana in Washington State
The legalization of Marijuana would allow for the government to have more regulation over the drug and its users. This of course does not come without rules and blankets like how cigarettes and alcohol Continue Reading...
Labor Relations & Globalization
Argue for or against the use of the "school voucher program." Which do you believe is right? Explain your answer.
Both the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) identi Continue Reading...
History Of Addiction
Addiction is an age old phenomena which has existed and has been persistent over the centuries, only difference has been it being acknowledged. People have been and will always be physically dependent on a number of external sti Continue Reading...
legislation on PA SB 1299
The General Assembly of Pennsylvania
Senate Bill No. 1299
Session of 2014
Introduced by: Ward, Pileggi, Erickson, Schwank, Washington, White and Baker.
The significance of PA SB 1299 Bill
Preamble
The deaths from ove Continue Reading...
Illinois Department of Conservation Police Law Enforcement
The American system of local governance for the purpose of maintaining parks and other recreational areas is political as well as democratic, and is based on certain citizens' awareness and Continue Reading...
Juvenile Gangs
Gangs have been thorns on the flesh of the citizens of the United States no wonder they have occupied a prominent position in American criminological literature. Gang wars between the Crips and the Bloods in Los Angeles are testament Continue Reading...
Clinical supervision provides a mechanism of data collection and the information reclamation in support to the recent projects and the programmatic developments.
Management of the high number of complex mental health caseloads
These implementation Continue Reading...
Archaeology
After brushing off all the debris, the team of archaeologists lifted the time capsule with a great sense of satisfaction and placed it on the research table. Inside we found five items that will enhance our understanding of life in the U Continue Reading...
Bonds than his fellow African-Americans."
Recently, it has come to the attention of the media and others that the drug called, "human growth hormone" (HGH) is being used by some major league baseball players. An article in USA Today (Nightengale, 2 Continue Reading...
The convention entitles those who have not attained 18 years to special protection. State parties admitting those under the age of 18 into their national armed forces under voluntary recruitment must ensure that such recruitments are genuinely volun Continue Reading...
attitudes and values of high school students. Reforms to the high school system in the United States are also explained. Additionally, the reason why students need not be involved in the planning of reforms is elucidated.
High School Students: thei Continue Reading...
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Domestic Violence and Social Learning Theory
Domestic Violence on Children and Social Learning Theory
Domestic Violence on Children, Juvenile Delinquency and Social Learning Theory
Domestic Violence on Children and Juvenile Delinquency in the ligh Continue Reading...
Police Reform in Post-Authoritarian Brazil
A majority of new democracies entail an unbelievable illogicality of an immensely feeble citizenship coalesced with a stern description of the constitutional guarantees. In order to explicate this disparity Continue Reading...
This even happened in Athens in 1993 when its municipal government imposed conditions of a cholesterol check. They sought to accept only those employees having acceptable level of cholesterol. Employers later had to abandon this policy due to public Continue Reading...
Censorship in Music
Censorship Under the Guise of Protecting the Children
Rock and Roll Culture
Hip Hop Culture
Is Censorship in Music Viable and Does it Make a Difference?
There have been many attempts by society control music. Governmental sta Continue Reading...
This fear is intensified in the close quarters of prisons. Also, as noted in "Police Control of Juveniles" of Donald J. Black and Albert J. Reiss, Jr. both groups use techniques of fear and intimidation to deal with such a hostile environment. The p Continue Reading...
Nursing Critique
Comparison of the Effect of Risk and Protective Factors on Suicide Attempts in a Group of Triethnic Adolescents Divided According to Race, Gender and Age.
This is an critique on a research paper about self-reported suicide attempts Continue Reading...
Alzheimer's, on the other hand, directly affects brain cells, and if there is uncertainty, patients and their families should certainly ask for a second opinion.
The population most likely to suffer from the disease is the elderly, but this is not Continue Reading...
The writer concludes that the social scientists have been correct when they have mentioned the family dynamics and parental behavior as major influences in the growth and development of the child.
Also Henry Biller (1993) asserts that the ability o Continue Reading...
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There are also important racial issues that are examined throughout "A Touch of Evil"; these are accomplished through what Nerrico (1992) terms "visual representations of 'indeterminate' spaces, both physical and corporeal"; the "bordertown an Continue Reading...
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Homer in Hollywood: The Coen Brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Could a Hollywood filmmaker adapt Homer's Odyssey for the screen in the same way that James Joyce did for the Modernist novel? The idea of a high-art film Continue Reading...
Clinical Psychology Dissertation - Dream Content as a Therapeutic Approach: Ego Gratification vs. Repressed Feelings
An Abstract of a Dissertation
Dream Content as a Therapeutic Approach: Ego Gratification vs. Repressed Feelings
This study sets ou Continue Reading...
A major concern regarding crime today that exists within prisons as well as on the streets is the formation of gangs. "Prison gangs are flourishing across the country. Organized, stealthy and deadly, they are reaching out from their cells to organi Continue Reading...
Doss met third husband Arlie Lanning through the lonely hearts column. Lanning died of apparent heart failure, but the house, which Lanning had left to his sister, burned down, leaving the insurance proceeds for Doss. Before Doss left town, Lanning' Continue Reading...
Demographics of Population Vulnerable to HIV / AIDS
Undoubtedly, AIDS has become an epidemic of color. Additionally, the menace has affected hay and bisexual men who have sex with other men (MSM). Today, these groups depict the highest risk rates co Continue Reading...
Legalize Marijuana
An examination of the arguments about the legalization of marijuana indicates that this substance should be legalized. Quite simply, the benefits of legalizing marijuana outweigh its detriments. Were marijuana legalized, individu Continue Reading...
The Concept of Gang DisciplineAbstractStudies reveal that gang crime has been the leading cause of gang discipline as illegal and non-political violence cases increased drastically. The gangs execute the violence against law enforcement officers, civ Continue Reading...
The High Incarceration Rate: A Significant Issue Faced by the Criminal Justice System
Abstract
This paper examines the problem of the high rate of incarceration in America. This is a major challenge for the criminal justice system, as many people, fa Continue Reading...
Shamanic intervention is also a part of the social fabric of these cultures, and the Shaman is often consulted in terms of political and tribal disputes. The classic Shamanic trance or journey consists of a number of elements:
Leaving the realm of Continue Reading...
He simply cannot escape these expectations. So, when Robert DeNiro takes on a comedic role, such as the role of the potential father-in-law in Meet the Parents, the moment he comes on the screen, the audience is aware that he is Robert DeNiro, in ad Continue Reading...
Background Information
Gun violence remains a pervasive challenge in the United States and policies on gun control is at the forefront of US politics. It’s an epidemic that distinguishes the US from the rest of the industrialized countries. How Continue Reading...
A number of states follow sobriety roadblock rules while some states like Minnesota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin etc. have avoided sobriety roadblock techniques and their technique has been general patrolling.
Minimum Legal D Continue Reading...
Prohibition
One of the most conflicted points of United States history is associated with the temperance movement, which culminated into a federal constitutional amendment prohibiting the production, transportation, and sale of all alcoholic beverag Continue Reading...
Prisons are correctional facilities where criminals are confided in order to rehabilitate them. Once a criminal has gotten out of the prison it is expected that they have learnt from their mistakes and not repeat these same mistakes or commit new cri Continue Reading...