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    Hooligans

    Hooliganism The English Disease Daniel Sune Andreasen Jakob Christiansen - 2.E A short prelude We think this is a really good topic which is very up-to-date, and really interests us. We also think that it is a big pity that Jesper Fredin was not available for this assignment. One of the biggest problems in writing this paper was the dominating lack of sources. It was basically impossible to search for information about the topic in books, and the

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    Prison Culture

    Loera-Flores CJAD 350 Professor Carden July 4, 2015 Prison Culture Prison, a place that is always on the news, that is always spoken of with great fear or disrespect, a place that can and will change your life forever if you were so inclined to take part in activities that will send you there. There are a lot of events that can get you into prison, but what it’s like on the inside is a whole different story. From the diverse selection of prison gangs that are separated by race and religion, to the

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    Death Penalty

    Death Penalty Mead Shumway of Nebraska was convicted of the first degree murder of his employer's wife on circumstantial evidence and sentenced to death by jury. His last words before his execution were: "I am an innocent man. May God forgive everyone who said anything against me." The next year, the victim's husband confessed on his deathbed that he [the husband] had murdered his [own] wife (Radelet, Bedau, & Putnam, 1993). There are an uncertain numerous amount of incidents similar to the

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    Supermax

    SuperMax Prison Michele Fuentes Ms. Calais November 7, 2012 Westwood College Week 4 Assignment CJRS 121 SuperMax prisons are lacking of personnel and super security according to the article “SuperMax Prison is Super Lax, Court Case Allege” from Drew Griffin and James Polk. These high profile dangerous criminals are still able to communicate with the world and run illegal activity from prisons. This does not make sense. How can a high security institution allow this to happen? Even if they don’t

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    Organized Gangs in Prison

    problem. Drug trafficking, continued violence, and overrunning prisons are a few of the main challenges that the justice system faces when trying to control these gangs. Based usually on race, these gangs are believed to be some of the most dangerous in the world and are only getting larger. Even though measures are being taken to try and prevent these gangs from growing in size, most attempts fail as the gangs are becoming too prominent and too powerful. Prison gangs by definition are criminal organizations

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    Prisoon Gangs

    Security Threat Gangs In Prison Name Tutor Course College Date There has been a major concern of gangs in correctional facilities. This phenomenon has been common in prisons since 1960s, and continues to be a major problem over the years in correctional structures. In the year 1920, the number of prison gang was over 1300 in Chicago city and many other cities liked Los Angeles had started witnessing prison gangs. To critically understand this problem, it is important to explore the

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    Organized Crime

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    Description of a Court Room Hearing

    involve the operations of the justice system and how it affects the accused and the victim. It also makes a person wonder how the legal system operates on a basis of repeated domestic violence acts. I appeared in court to observe a domestic violence hearing. It involved a young individual who has a lot of physical violence patterns and who has repeatedly disobeyed his probation orders. This took place in an individual room, which involved the accused and his lawyer, the judge, the victim and the crown

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    Criminal Justice System Problems

    Nearly three out of four (74%) of Americans personally know someone who is or has been a victim of domestic violence. 30% of Americans say they know a woman who has been physically abused by her husband or boyfriend in the past year. (Allstate Foundation National Poll on Domestic Violence, 2006. Lieberman Research Inc., Tracking Survey conducted for The Advertising Council and the Family Violence Prevention Fund, July – October 1996) The criminal justice field have a lot of problems with it as many people

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    Inmates and Prison Gangs

    Have a Choice when it comes to Joining Prison Gangs? Are prison gangs forced upon inmates? Do they really have a choice whether or not they join one while incarcerated? This topic was brought to my attention in my criminal justice (Corrections) class last semester. The question was brought up in a group discussion and was never really discussed after that day. However, these questions stayed with me and left me wondering why an inmate would join a prison gang. While some people would say “So

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