...INTERVIEW AND UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAMIC RELIGION April 20, 2013 HUMN130 Religions of the World Interview and Understanding of the Islamic Religion First I wanted to get a general understanding of the exact religion and people who practice Islamic Faith. I learned that a Muslim is a person who practices Islam. Islam is the name of the religion. Muslims sometimes claim that there is no Muslim culture, only a Muslim religion. However, people in today's society do not acknowledge this distinction since we view religion as one aspect of one's culture. Muslim culture generally includes all the practices which have developed around the religion of Islam. Muslims are obligated to follow the practices of Islam in every detail in daily life. These practices are dictated by the Qur'an of Koran. The Muslim's sacred book, which is considered to be the final word of God. These practices are reported to be the practices and sayings of the prophet Muhammad. There are several cultural aspects of the Islam religion that Muslims practice. For example, there are five major tenets (pillars) in the Islam religion a Muslim is expected to follow. The first is "There is only on God (Allah) and Muhammad is the Messenger of God". The other four are the practical obligations of daily prayer, fasting, paying annual money to be distributed among the poor, and making the pilgrimage to Mecca. Islam is considered the fastest growing religion in the world. There are approximately 1.3 billion...
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... PG 2 GRAND ISLAND NEBRASKA CRIME RATE IS A PROBLEM Crime in Grand Island, Nebraska is a serious problem. Criminals are getting away with much more, security tends to be forgotten in Grand Island and is not something that is thought of everyday as it should be. The security level is not where it should be and businesses and residents are losing more and more of their personal belongings on a daily basis. If this was more of a concern to business owners and residents and strictly enforced by local authority as well as the residents of Grand Island the crime rate would gradually start to decrease. Grand Island needs to make proper security not only to business owners , but also residents who are willing to make the changes that must be made to make Grand Island safer. Technology often makes possible what once was impossible. ( RIch, 2013 PG 796). Community members must do their part and look out for other residents instead of only about yourself, what you own, what you can gain from helping that person, would make a tremendous difference in our community to say the least. The idea behind impossibility structures that the government could use technology to make criminal conduct impossible is not new, but advances in technology are, such structures increasingly feasible.(Rich, 2013, PG.796-796).Realizing these crimes such as burglaries, theft from businesses/vehicles, murders, drugs...
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...confessed that he had impersonated him, to take the blood test for him. Kelly explained that Pitchfork had asked for this favor because, he had already taken the test, for a friend who had been to jail for indecent exposure. Pitchfork had altered his passport, inserting Kelly’s photograph, and then driving him to the testing center at the school, waiting outside while the blood sample was taken. Six weeks later, one of the people in the bar told a local policeman about the conversation. Kelly was arrested, and by the end of the day Pitchfork was also in custody. Pitchfork gave a detailed confession about both murders and two other sexual assaults. DNA testing confirmed him as the double killer. The following January, Pitchfork appeared in court, where he pleaded guilty to two counts of murder, two counts of rape, two counts of indecent assault and one count of conspiring to pervert the course of justice. He was sentenced to life...
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...SOCI 388 RESEARCH PROJECT STAGE TWO: PRE-SENTENCING REPORT TEMPLATE INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Please TYPE all responses. The file has been saved using Microsoft Word. If you cannot access the document, please let me know ASAP and I will provide it for you in another form. Word is available in all university computer labs, including the SOCQRL. 2. DO NOT CHANGE THE QUESTIONS/HEADINGS! I will be comparing them to my master copy while grading your work. 3. Information needed to complete this form can be found within the case file documents. If required information is missing, unavailable, or does not exist, please make a note of that in your report. DO NOT MANUFACTURE MISSING INFORMATION! 4. The space provided for your answers are recommendations as to how long your responses should be. You may use more or less space, depending on what you feel should be included. There is no page limit for this assignment. 5. Please be sure to clearly indicate where your answers begin. Feel free to adjust the font, use bold type, or some other means for setting your responses apart (but please do NOT change the color of the typeface). 6. When you have completed entering your responses, print out your final copy and sign the last page. Also, be sure to attach any necessary documents before you submit the final copy. DO NOT INCLUDE THIS SHEET WHEN SUBMITTING STAGE TWO FOR GRADING! KANE COUNTY ADULT COURT SERVICES PRE-SENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT Please type...
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...different ideas starting in the 17th century England into the late 19th century in the United States. The purpose of jail and prison were forms of rehabilitation by punishment. By the removing the offender from society punishment would be the form of rehabilitation. In 1779 Parliament passed the Penitentiary Act that made rehabilitation of criminals a functioning part of the prison system. When examining the following histories of parole, Transportation, Norfolk Island, The Irish System, and New York’s Elmira each mention the conditions of behavior as a term of release. In the United States, Zebulon Brockway took the ideas of Alexander Maconochie and Sir Walter Crofton’s in which he modified and integrated in the 1869 New York’s Elmira Reformatory. The theory was to humanize prison life and make prisoners fit for society (University of Phoenix, 2011). “Definition of parole and how it differs from mandatory release” Parole is the supervised early release of an offender from confinement. The purpose behind parole is the offender will serve a substantial portion of time incarcerated with the opportunity to prove they can sustain a behavioral life within the community. Many states have differences with the parole decision makings. The two models used are the Parole Boards and Statutory release. The parole board grants parole based on judgment known as discretionary parole. Statutory release is a date set near the end of one’s incarceration, minus...
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...to make sure the materials they are using are environmentally friendly and have come from a legitimate source. For instance, if a gun company received parts from a country who used the money to fund terrorist activities and the company knew this but still purchased the parts anyways because it saved them money. A business who deals with waste removal should have a proper site to dump the waste and be licensed and qualified to do so. Ethical responsibilities aren’t just for the business itself. The employees of a business must also follow a moral and ethical code that is familiar with the business itself. They represent the business in just as many ways as the actions the business does as a whole. For instance, it would be extremely unprofessional for an employee to show up to work intoxicated either through alcohol or illegal substances. This holds true for any job but it could become dangerous for certain professions. If a police officer is drunk while on the job, their decision making skills are not going to be as sharp as they should be and they could cause the death of a fellow officer or worse, an innocent civilian, if they are driving while intoxicated or are involved in a life or death...
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...from domestic violence. Mark and Valerie Wynn from the Domestic Violence Report wrote, “Even the most well intended police officers overlook violent crimes against women (e.g., sexual assault, stalking, domestic violence) in their communities” (Wynn and Wynn). This is due to multiple reasons. Mostly because the victims of these crimes usually remain silent (Wynn and Wynn). The Journal of Family Violence also claims that, “Women are more likely to be the victim in the relationship and to sustain severe physical injury from the assault than men” (Karakurt). One growing issue from this fact are men’s diminishing family rights. During typical custody battles there is usually favoritism shown towards the mother of the family because women are more likely to be victims of domestic abuse. Thus, fathers are having to give up more of their custody rights because of the court’s ruling in favor of the mother. Though, there are father’s rights campaign groups that are against having this happen anymore. Jocelyn Crowley writes in Social Forces, “..these men maintain that they have been inappropriately targeted” (Crowley). So, the fight continues. Domestic violence victims whether they are men or women...
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...Turner June 15, 2013 Introduction to Public Administration TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Table Of Contents…………………………………………………………2 2. Executive Summary………………………………………………………..3 3. Scope and Statement of the Problem………………………………………4 4. Literature Review………………………………………………………….5 5. Methodology………………………………………………………………7 6. Analytical Results………………………………………………………....8 7. Discussion………………………………………………………………...10 8. Bibliography………………………………………………………………16 9. Appendix………………………………………………………………....17 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In summary, the cost of housing an incarcerated inmate does affect the budget of the United States. Whether, the inmate is sentenced to life imprisonment or the death penalty. The facts in this research paper leans heavily in favor of life imprisonment as a cheaper form of punishment verses an inmate being sentenced to death row. The judicial system and politicians have formed several alternatives to assist our country with the ability to lower the cost of housing an inmate in our prison system. For example, the United States detaining systems are concentrating more on issuing a fair sentence to nonviolent offenders, such as, substance abusers and prostitutes. They realize that the majority of the inmates are in need of drug rehabilitation and have a mental illness. Also, the research shows that women offenders are the most affected with drug addiction and substance abuse. They also have the greater risk of recidivism and mental...
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...who developed techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling that are now used worldwide by investigators to bring justice to perpetrators as well as to resolve paternity and immigration disputes. Jeffreys was born into a middle-class family in Oxford, where he spent the first six years of his life until 1956, when the family moved to Luton, Bedfordshire. He attributes his curiosity and inventiveness to having been gained from his father, as well as his paternal grandfather, who held ma ny patents. When he was eight, his father gave him a chemistry set, which he enhanced over the next few years with extra chemicals, even including a small bottle of Sulphuric acid. He says he liked making small explosions, but an accidental splash of the sulphuric acid caused a burn, which left a permanent scar on his chin (now under his beard). His father also bought him a...
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...Carol Riddick ENGL100 Nov. 22, 2010 Immigration Reform Roughly 12 million illegal immigrants are in the United States, about 4 percent of the nation's population. Many undocumented children were brought into the U.S. by their illegal immigrant parents as babies or toddlers. Nearly 4 million children who have at least one parent who entered the U.S. illegally were born in the United States and are U.S. citizens as a result. According to the study conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, the majority of illegal immigrants, about 7 million, come from Mexico. The U.S. government should change the requirements for obtaining legal status for illegal immigrants. The DREAM (Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors) Act is proposed federal legislation that would allow the children of undocumented immigrants who graduate from high school to earn conditional permanent residency if they complete two years in the military or at college. Eligible students must have entered the US before the age of 16, been living in the US for at least five consecutive years, be between the ages of 12 and 35 at the time of applying, and have good moral character. The legislation was first introduced in the Senate in August 2001, but was stalled in Congress for 9 years and most recently re-introduced in the Senate and House in March 2009. The DREAM Riddick 2 ACT would help immigrant students become legal residents of the United...
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...One of today's most hotly debated topics in the criminal justice field is whether or not individual states should abandon the parole system. Many people feel it is time to do away with parole, while others are fighting for its survival. As with any controversial change, there are pros and cons to both sides of the argument, all of which are very convincing. The basic arguments for and against the abolition of the parole system at the state level can be easily defined. One of the strongest arguments against the destruction of the parole system is the overpopulation problem in most prisons. Since the early 1980's, the population of inmates in correctional institutions has grown astronomically. Between 1986 and 1991, prisons have seen a 41% increase in the population of violent crime offenders. For drug related offenses, the number has increased three-fold. So it would make sense to argue that eliminating parole would make this problem even worse, right? Well, not exactly. Inmate populations are so extreme, that prisoners are sitting on waiting lists. When an inmate is released from prison, the vacant spot is filled instantaneously. In this respect, the parole system is actually doing nothing to fix the overpopulation problem, and increasing operating costs. This was illustrated when between 1976 and 1984, 10 states passed new laws that included the abolition of parole. Only one state, Indiana, had an increase in inmate population. In fact, Minnesota and Washington State both...
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...misdemeanour. Should this bias continue into 2007? The question is a tough one to answer. The bonds of marriage have a religious, social and legal sanction in India. Thus, any sexual liaison that defies this bond spells noncompliance with social norms. It is a violation of the sacred marriage vows religiously and morally held to be sacrosanct and is punishable under the laws of Illustration by Aditi Chahar the land. Bigamy for all non-Muslims is a crime vide Section 494 of the IPC. Why should women remain immune to the law today? What is adultery Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) defines "adultery" thus: "Whoever has sexual intercourse with a person who is and whom he knows or has reason to believe to be the wife of another man, without the consent or connivance of that man, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, is guilty of the offence of adultery, and shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both. In such case the wife shall not...
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... Critically examine the Current Treatment Programs offered and Subsequent Impact on Recidivism upon Individuals being released globally and WA specifically. This study will examine the effectiveness of current prison treatment programs in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, United States of America in rehabilitating or reforming an individual and coinciding recidivism rates upon a prisoners release. Prison based treatment programs for sex offenders in Western Australia, New South Wales and New Zealand are examined and recidivism rates compared. Treatment programs for offenders with drug and alcohol issues and the various strategies within the criminal justice system such as diversion, education and drug court programs are examined and differences explained. Rehabilitation programs such as education, life skills, employment and cognitive behavioural treatment are explained and research discussed. Conclusions will be drawn outlining programs with the highest level of recidivism both in Western Australia and globally. The “nothing works” mantra (Martinson) 1974, is seen to be refuted and treatment is seen to be successful when it is matched to the criminogenic needs of the offender (MacKenzie, 2006). Future recommendations are made in regards to the need for correctional staff to assess each offender as an individual with different needs, and to therefore implement programs that will give the offender the best change of reform or rehabilitation (MacKenzie...
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... there is always an opportunity for them to change. Adolescents don’t have the same thought process as adults. They tend to react emotionally, so if their emotions are flying high, adolescents aren’t always able to stop themselves from doing something foolish or harmful to others. This is also the point in their life when they are becoming curious about how their bodies are changing. Also add in drug or alcohol experimentation and that’s a recipe for trouble. There are numerous supporters for rehabilitation, just like there are individuals against it. As long as there is a juvenile justice system, there will always be a debate. One person that agrees with rehabilitation is Kurt Kumli, a supervising deputy district attorney for the Santa Clara County’s Juvenile Division in California. Mr. Kumli (2001) stated that there are different methods that work on different kids. But the one thing that is constant, is the need to get to the kids “sooner, than later”. Kids are still reachable when they are at that stage where they feel no one cares about them .Judge LaDoris Cordell also believes the juvenile justice system can benefit an adolescent that wants to turn their life around. Judge Cordell (2001) believes the beauty of the juvenile justice system is that it can be applied and modified to deal with the needs of the particular juvenile. She...
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...Abolishing Mandatory Minimum Sentences Mandatory minimum sentences for a variety of crimes became popular in the 1980s and have progressed since then. Approaches to the idea have differed, but the bottom line has remained the same: punish the criminals who commit certain crimes and ensure they remain in prison for a specified amount of time. Though these laws are logical, mandatory minimum sentencing, in all its forms, does not effectively reduce crime. Statement of Problem: Mandatory minimum sentencing is an obsolete and ineffective crime control policy that needs to be replaced. There are several reasons that these laws need to be repealed. The first of these is that the discretion is taken away from the judge and given to the prosecutor....
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