Module 5: Zero Tolerance And Focused Deterrence July 28, 2013 Module 5: Zero Tolerance and Focused Deterrence In today's society crime rates of violent and gun related crimes are rising around the world. Whether it is by drugs, gangs, or weapons it is huge factor in the crimes in the society today. The zero tolerance policy is set in place in many areas because the law enforcement is tired of the crimes that could have been prevented by following the law. No matter if the criminal is a
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given to them. It is a form of policy that practices authoritative and controlling ways within a government. Unfortunately, the use of non-therapeutic drugs, alcohol, guns, prostitution and pornography are very much available in our day and age. Drugs are available amongst children and within middle school. Alcohol and guns are not as accessible to get to because there are laws that make it more difficult for minors to actually get their hands on them. Pornography is becoming less accessible
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Guns are a part of America’s way of life. Today many people are under the impression that guns are the root of all that is evil. Who would be the person that would save a lady that was being raped? Probably someone who owns a gun and its use is not intended for evil, or what about someone that is breaking into your home? Who is the person that will save the day? Once again probably someone who owns a gun and it is not intended for the use of evil. Those people who fought for the independence of America
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Jennifer’s reference to the Gun Control Act of 1968 was outstanding. Jennifer stated that the Gun Control Act was passed in response to high-profile political assassinations (President Kennedy). This Act prevents convicted felons from purchasing firearms. Jennifer gives a clear definition of Nebraska Law. After seven
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indirectly creating in society today (he is against the Second Amendment and believes it should be taken out of the Constitution). A few of his main points are; “From a law-and-order standpoint, more guns means more murder. ‘States with higher rates of gun ownership had disproportionately large numbers of deaths from firearm-related homicides,’ noted one exhaustive 2013 study in the American Journal of Public Health. From a personal-safety standpoint, more guns means less safety. The F.B.I. counted a
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if your opinions are the same as the religious rights. Our government has allowed itself to become backed and influence by religious groups that have their own agenda on sex. The worst part about this is that if someone takes tries to take a stand against it and vote for a change, one of the very basic aspects of democracy, they are seen as sinful sex-crazed perverts since our country has the wool pulled over its eyes on sexuality. Democracy is what our country was built on but what’s the point of
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From this fact stem two main opposing viewpoints: the Second Amendment was intended to provide individuals with the unalienable right to own guns, and the Second Amendment intended for the government to remain in control of guns and gun distribution rather than the people. Generally speaking, the first is a Republican perspective, while the second is Democratic. In most cases, Christians oppose the Democratic approach—which is also known
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distribute any object, device, or instrument having the appearance of a weapon and such objects, devices or instruments shall be treated as weapons including, but not limited to, weapons listed above which are broken or non-functional, look-alike guns; toy guns; and any object that is a facsimile of a real weapon” (“401 School Weapons Policy”). School firmly has regulated such as weapons and drugs, because these are affected to students negatively. If any problems have occurred in school, school officials
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this court or they must be counted against it." How do both texts show us that there is little room for justice in an oppressive society? Injustice is often a result of oppression as absolutist societies establish a dichotomy of good and evil to manipulate the powerless into subservience. The allegories by George Orwell and Arthur Miller denounce the harmful effects of tyranny, as it generates deception and fear, enabling despotic individuals to gain power and control. Miller’s play, The Crucible, advocates
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Facts Cedrick Alderman, a Seattle resident and former felon, questioned the Body Armor Act's constitutionality and challenged the Commerce Clause's applicability to the statute. In 1999, police arrested Cedrick Alderman for robbery. Six years later, in 2005, police stopped Alderman, suspecting his involvement in illegal cocaine distribution. Alderman proved his innocence in connection with the drugs, but police charged him with violating the Body Armor Act. The Body Armor Act of 2002 pronounced that
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