Alaska Senate Bill 56: A Policy Analysis
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A 10 page consideration of the provisions made by the law resulting from Senate Bill 56. This law allows more judicial discretion in criminal sentencing. At the same time, however, it introduces a prime environment for perverse incentive and injustice. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Alcoholism and Criminal Justice
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A 6 page overview of the problems alcoholism presents in terms of criminal justice. Evaluates the genetic and environmental determinants of the disease and suggests that the genetic may, in actuality, be more easily addressed than the environmental. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Americans In Jail Overseas
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Justice is often taken for granted in a country such as the United States where the rights of the individual are paramount. This 10 page paper explores the plight and resources available to those individuals incarcerated in other countries. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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AN ANALYSIS OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
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Using German professor Immanuel Kant's stance on capital punishment, this paper examines the history of the death penalty in the United States, as well as indicating the pros and cons that capital punishment has faced throughout the years. Bibliography lists 7 sources
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An Argument for a Quick and Unceremonious Execution of Death Penalty Convictions
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A 9 page contention that those who are sentenced to death should be quickly and unceremoniously executed. This contention is supported by the facts that the death penalty has been debated ad nauseum and has been upheld in one case after another, that stricter penalties and the application of those penalties are known to reduce crime, and that quick executions are economically more viable as they reduce costs to the criminal justice system and prevent the criminal from further profiting from their crime with book and movie deals and the like. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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An Argument for Funding Reallocation for Alcohol/Drug Abuse Treatment Programs
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A 3 page argument that partial reallocation of the funds that are customarily used in the law enforcement/criminal justice arenas to apprehend and imprison drug and alcohol abusers for their transgressions is necessary. These funds could be no more appropriately used than through well designed and implemented drug and alcohol treatment programs.
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An Evaluation of the Contention that "Criminal Justice is Not Racist"
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A 4 page debate as to the reasons behind the disproportionate representation of blacks in the criminal justice system. The author contends that although the criminal justice system is not racist, the racist aspects of many other components of society often result in a greater propensity for criminal activity among blacks. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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An Overview of Restorative Justice
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This 4 page paper looks at the criminal justice system and more specifically, restorative justice. Statistics are included. Attention is paid to race, gender and age. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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