prison because of this issue, and my cousin was gunned down in Newark, N.J a decade ago. This was particularly painful and hard to deal with knowing he had an opportunity to get out of this drug dealing lifestyle and get his life on the right track. Fortunately, I was able to get out of this lifestyle and get my life on track but not many make it out alive. Drug trafficking is a global/national issue, but when it is effecting the ones you love, It becomes a personal issue. While some feel drug decriminalization
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children (Committee on the CRC, General Comment 10, 2007). [2] In particular, with regards to the children in conflict with the law, CRC obliges State Parties to undertake in giving protection to children in conflict with the law at every stage of the juvenile justice system, in line with the requirements of Articles 37 and 40 of the CRC in order to uphold the principle of the best interest of the child (Committee on the CRC, General Comment 10, 2007). [3] While the former obligates States Parties to uphold
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Roper v. Simmons | March 4 2013 | Criminal Justice 245 | Mr. Cashdollar | Roper v. Simmons I. Introduction This paper will address the Roper v. Simmons 543 U.S551 (2005); it will specifically address the arrest, trial and the legal issues that arose. It will explain and identify the holdings of the lower courts and it will explain and identify the decision of the U.S Supreme Court. II. The Facts Christopher Simmons, who was seventeen years old, and two of his friends by the
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University Professor Michael Beshears CMRJ316 Correction and Incarceration January 20, 2011 Abstract The general disillusion with the present punishment-based and rehabilitative approaches to crime control has created a political climate ripe for reform. A new move based on the premise of accountability and remedial has great appeal. While restorative justice seems to guarantee a distinct third alternative, the imprecise use of the emerging "vocabulary
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Noetic Group’s tactical appraisal of the New South Wales Juvenile Justice organization. The Government admits the Report’s judgment that the figure of young citizens in protection is increasing, it is essential for the demonstration of Aboriginal young community in safe keeping and those additional successful choices might be accessible to decrease recidivism surrounded by immature people. As the account notes, efficiently dropping juvenile offense is a multifaceted responsibility want a strategic
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society has become accustomed to seeing homicides make national headlines in the media, it still comes as a shock when an individual decides to take a family member's life. These murders become even more alarming when the offender turns out to be a juvenile. While cases of familicide are infrequent, they are considered to be the most common type of mass killings ("Familicide," n.d.) and are unique in that the victims are known to the offender. The motivation and circumstances surrounding a juvenile's
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Juvenile Offenders with Mental Health Issues Adolescence is a critical time of development. During this period there are significant changes in brain development, emotions, cognition, behavior, and personal relationships. It is during this time that most major mental health disorders appear, many of which carry over into adulthood. Behavior patterns such as substance abuse also often develop during this time and may continue throughout adulthood. Many adolescents struggling with mental health
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Executive Summary The American court system is overflowed with people that suffer from substance abuse. For example drug and/or alcohol related crimes have been implicated in violent crimes, instances of domestic violence, child abuse and neglect cases. Therefore, drug court has come in to offer people arrested for substances abuse related crimes and opportunity to receive community-based treatment with judicial supervision to avoid potential incarceration. For this reason drug court has changed
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Chicago, para. 3, n.d.). The basics of this paper will include populations reviewed and selected, why the population was chosen, how case management can help this population, limitations and strengths one may bring to this chosen field, multicultural issues to be addressed with this population, and Wisconsin resources to meet the needs of this population. Populations reviewed and selected Many specialized areas exist in terms of serving special populations. Special populations
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to Different, Narrowed Positions Exercise 4.1 Blake Arden EN1420 Hassan, Ambreen April, 29, 2015 Due Date: 5/1/2015 2.) America should not act as “World Policeman “because it has enough domestic issues of its own to deal with. Although America does have enough domestic issues that we could tend to, defending other countries or invading other countries can lead to alliances of sources the country may need. We have a whole government in place to decide whether war would be beneficial
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