In the United States, recidivism has been identified as one of the most critical concepts in criminal justice. The concept refers to an ability of an individual relapsing into criminal behavior. Typically, the recidivism has been measured by a crimin Continue Reading...
The decision went further to suggest that, "even if possession were to be allowed for other reasons, any law regulating the use of firearms would have to be "unreasonable or inappropriate" to violate the Second Amendment." (Oyez Project, 2008). Had Continue Reading...
Justice, Crime and Ethics Prepping the President: Ethical Analysis and Future Policy Initiatives Suggesting the Use of Rehabilitation in Corrections The President of the United States has just scheduled a town hall meeting entitled, "Criminal Just Continue Reading...
Death Penalty From the beginning of a capital punishment trial, the focus of the legal process is on the perpetrator's rights. If found guilty of the crime for which he or she stands accused, and once the death penalty sentence is imposed, the subs Continue Reading...
Meanwhile in the journal Du Bois Review (Parker, et al., 2009, p. 194) the authors point to racism and patriotism as key themes for the 2008 Democratic primary election. "Race was a consistent narrative" used by those opposed to Obama, Parker explai Continue Reading...
Theoretically, CLIL draws on research that situates the integration of language and content as the relationship between form and meaning. An understanding of the theory and practice related to the content-based classroom is essential to the present Continue Reading...
Second Hand Smoke Should there be a ban on smoking in public places? Many people say yes, because they do not want the negative effects of second hand smoke on their lungs and other organs. Innocent people can be harmed by this second hand smoke. S Continue Reading...
Second Reconstructions One of the most dramatic consequences of the Civil War and Reconstruction was that the South was effectively driven from national power for roughly six decades. Southerners no longer claimed the presidency, wielded much power Continue Reading...
Euthanasia and Ethical Egoism Euthanasia Euthanasia is the practice or act of terminating a person's life in order to relieve pain and suffering AVMA Panel on Euthanasia, 2001. Euthanasia is loosely termed as mercy killing since it is a deliberate Continue Reading...
These strategies should focus on parolees' risks and need and conducted in a way that would motivate change. Aware of these realities, States continue to innovate and evolve reentry strategies towards this end (Yahner et al.). The BRI was a particu Continue Reading...
Faith-Based Reentry Programs Corrections Faith-based initiatives: Legal and logistical challenges in corrections The separation of church and state is codified in the First Amendment. State support of faith-based organizations designed to reduce Continue Reading...
2008 Primaries All the pre-primary polling in 2006 and 2007 showed that the nomination was Hillary Clinton's to lose, since she usually led Barack Obama by over twenty points, and even by 51% to 21% in one 2007 Gallup poll. At that time, 82% of Demo Continue Reading...
Recidivism Rates and Causes The objective of this research is to examine recidivism rates and causes for recidivism. According to the work of Moak, Lawry, and Webber (2007) "The United States prison system is one of the worst prison systems in the w Continue Reading...
The Affordable Care Act means that health coverage will be required for almost every American and will be partially subsidized. However, it will not change the employer-centric, private-insurer-based system of financing and coverage. Demand for care Continue Reading...
Through experience, the FBI has acquired insights into the fact that there are no dividing lines distinguishing foreign intelligence, terrorist and criminal activities. Foreign intelligence, terrorism, and criminal organizations and activities are i Continue Reading...
Teaching English as a Second Language in Middle School The teaching of ESL (English as a second language as countered to as a language that is foreign) has usually been a specialized activity that is experienced by, if not preserved for, individuals Continue Reading...
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in reducing fraudulent financial reporting Introduction to Fraudulent Financial Reporting Available research on financial statement fraud relies mostly on anecdotal evidence (for example, Wells, 2001, 2002, 2004a, and 20 Continue Reading...
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 The accounting profession was entangled in the accounting and business scandals whirlwind that rocked the American economy in 2002. To recover investor confidence in financial data, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act designed a new Ov Continue Reading...
Even in the 2008 general election, which had widely-touted voter turnout, a number of eligible people did not vote. Michael McDonald engaged in a complex study, which not only looked at people in the population who were age-eligible for voting, but Continue Reading...
ESL (English Second Language) Context and significance Relevant background literature Limitations and anticipated problems ESL (English Second Language) In many nations, there are many high school students who have parents who speak no English. Continue Reading...
However the disclaimers of USA Patriot Act agree on the necessity of protecting the nation and the world against terrorism, they also emphasize on the need to further analyze and change the act so that it does protect the individual liberties of th Continue Reading...
Government The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act Final Project / Dissertation Degree: Juris Doctorate Specialized Major: Specialization: Constitutional Law Full Address: The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act Continue Reading...
It highlights administrative roadblocks to program effectiveness. This research is an unbiased report made to the House of Representatives. It clearly demonstrates that much work in needed to from a policy and funding perspective to make the program Continue Reading...
But, significantly, the category "politics and history" is the second most popular at 15 per cent" (Cohen, 2008). Consensus vs. Credentials -- Scholarship implies a certain level of expertise on a given subject. The public must trust its sources, a Continue Reading...
There are opinions which consider in fact the invasion of Poland as an excuse for the start of the war. In this sense, the events in 1939 are known to have been an untrue story. More precisely, "Hitler desired war and any further attempts to negoti Continue Reading...
Re-Assessing the Effectiveness of the Country’s Gun Laws America’s Gun Laws Are they Effective Introduction Signed into law on the 22nd of Oct, 1968, the Gun Control Act of 1968 is largely considered to be the very first significant attem Continue Reading...
The Subprime Crisis There were a number of factors that led to the subprime crisis: Fannie Mae, Countrywide Financial, the Federal Reserve, Moody’s, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, Goldman Sachs, AIG, Michael Burry, who shorted the mortgage backed Continue Reading...
However, in the case of this study it is a term that is applied to those children who exhibit successful adaptation even though their personal/home environment places them at heighted risk for maladjusted behaviors (141). It would then make sense th Continue Reading...
Police and Juvenile Delinquency According to the numbers published on the National Institute of Justice, in 2010, the number of arrests of juveniles was down by a little over half the same number in 1994, when it reached its maximum. The reasons for Continue Reading...
If the foundations of the NLRA are to be supported, the illegal worker will need to be provided with the complete display of NLRA solutions. With that said, the tension still remains. Key Issues Statistics do show that illegal aliens are accountin Continue Reading...
The main concern in virtue ethics becomes about a person's moral character. When people choose to develop their moral character, better virtues will be created, and thus there will be more people acting in virtuous ways in all aspects of their lives Continue Reading...
Employee Privacy Torts Issues relating to employee privacy have been at the forefront of businesses for many years. This has been fuelled by the dynamic workplace which changes constantly and also by employees and employers being more litigation-con Continue Reading...
Leadership Values of a Mentor Leaders are born and made in the characters and values they own in the course of managing, planning, controlling, and directing their subjects. The values and principles of these vital leaders of the social order offer Continue Reading...
2007 Economic Crisis on American Car market Effect of the 2008 global economic crisis on automotive industries Crisis in the United States Crisis in Canada Crisis in Russia Crisis in European markets Crisis in Asian markets Effects by other r Continue Reading...
Earth A Symbolic Analysis of Another Earth Movies, for better or for worse, are a reflection of popular culture in one way or another; mainstream films tend to show exactly what a culture likes to consume, while more "independent" or at times "exp Continue Reading...
The law's intended purpose of preventing and detecting future attacks was the dominant concern of lawmakers. Yet, the hasty manner in which the law passed through Congressional lawmaking processes causes opponents to argue that lawmakers gave dispro Continue Reading...
Job Worth The following section addresses the relation between certain work context factors and particular jobs of occupations. For each work context factor, one job has been identified that would be influenced by that factor. Job requires you to Continue Reading...
The independent variable will be the positive reinforcement as represented by the incentive program. The study will be examined by examining increases or decreases on the overall attendance rate of students before application of an incentive program Continue Reading...
Economic Motivators for Employers on Employment Rates for People With Disabilities in Atlanta Qualitative Research Quantitative Research Definition of Disability Statistics for Individuals with Disabilities Effects Of ADA On Persons With Disabi Continue Reading...
Economic Motivators for Employers on Employment Rates for People With Disabilities in Atlanta Qualitative Research Quantitative Research Definition of Disability Statistics for Individuals with Disabilities Effects Of ADA On Persons With Disabi Continue Reading...
