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    A number of criminal convictions is negotiated every year, to the point where less than 10 percent of criminal cases go to trial. Such negotiations occur between the defendant, the prosecutor, and the defense counsel are known as plea bargain. There are different points of view among the aspects of criminal justice in which plea bargain can be looked at. For judges, plea bargain is a reliever that most of the time alleviate their work load. By processing a plea bargain they omit having to…

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    Detroit thru 1701-1760 In the beggning Detroits main idea for it was to make a stronghold in it since the river would help defend a stronghold and also help with trade. The man who was going to carry out this plan was , Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, to do this he convinced his father King Louis' Minister of Marine, of the postives of making a settlement here. Even though this started in 1697 to help stop the British from moving west ward the plan was not achived till July 24, 1701 as there where…

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    Female serial killers have shared some common characteristics. Many of the killers are difficult to identify because of the different methods they use to kill their victims. For Belle Gunness, she is known as one of many America’s female serial killer. Being a Norway immigrant and traveling to the U.S. at age 21, Gunness came in search of wealth. It is believed that Guinness's motives were to promptly collect life insurance policies from the people she murdered. According to Papazian (2001), a…

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    KK Masks In Schools

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    Wearing KKK masks are inappropriate to wear in school because they can be very offensive to many people and it's also considered a sign of disrespect for the Black community. The Ku Klux Klan have brought an insufferable past and present to the dark skinned community. The Ku Klux Klan lynched and racially discriminated the Black community. Wearing the Ku Klux Klan mask is like wearing swastikas and they both have a very high connotation. Wearing the KKK mask at school can offend a lot of people…

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    Two social issues: (Plagiarism 14%) One social issue that occurred within President Clinton’s first term as president was a social issue/ policy that was defined as the "Don't ask, Don't tell” in abbreviation D.A.D.T. This is a U.S. policy concerned with the service in military by lesbians and gays. This policy was created by the Clinton Administration, February 28, 1994. The act had eliminated any homosexual or bisexual person from speaking, telling, or even mentioning about their sexual…

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    Emmeline Pankhurst, born July 15 1858 in Manchester, United Kingdom, was raised in a politically active family, in which both her parents were abolitionists and supporters of female suffrage. Pankhurst was exposed to social issues at a young age and attended her first women’s suffrage meeting at age fourteen. Pankhurst was fifteen when she left the country to receive an education in Paris at École Normale Supérieure. She returned to Great Britain in 1878 and married Richard Pankhurst in December…

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    Abstract The purpose of this research is to show the full range of history and prevalence of the criminal act of Property Destruction. Property damage is damage to or the destruction of public or private property, this would either be by an individual who is not the owner or by some act of nature. This kind of criminal act may include harm to an automobile, a fence, a tree, a home, or any other personal possession. Lastly, the act of property destruction can be classed as an act of God…

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    7th, 2016 Darian Chau Dr. Monica Sauer CHY183-011 7 April 2016 Fiery Assassination: The Death of Christopher Wood On February 9th, 1999, on a quiet street of Newman Lake Washington, “investigators were overwhelmed by the carnage of a single case. Arson, murder, fraud, suicide, and more. The bizarre trail of evidence left even seasoned investigators baffled” (Dowling, Flood, Sherry, Jennings, and Katz, “The Forensic Files - Cereal Killer”). Approximately 8:30am, firefighters arrived at Bob…

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    property were destroyed. Margaret Monks was present but was not supportive of the actions of the gang. Accordingly, soon after the episode, the three were arrested, at the hearing, Ellen and Christina were sent to trial for Aiding and Assisting to commit Arson in company with the gang and Margaret was…

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    6. Boston Tea Party and the reactions in colonies and parliament The Tea Act of May1773 was enacted for the purpose of providing economic aid to the East India Company. High import fees led to the smuggling of non-Britain goods (Dutch tea) which subsequently resulted in the East India Company going into debt and holding a big surplus of tea that no one would buy. Since Britain needed this company they were given a loan and the cancelled the import fees. As a result the tea from the East India…

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