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    general argument made by Paul Mendelle in his work is that juries promote democracy and give a taste of judicial system to ordinary, everyday people. More specifically Mendelle argues that juries are the most fair, effective, and efficient system to convict people of crimes they have or have not committed. He writes “ There is no other part of the constitution that is so open to the public, where ordinary people participate in decisions of suc immediate importance and wield real power.”(line…

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    1.What is the role of correctional administrators in the public sector? Answer: Marksmanship , security, supervision of groups and inmate head count/searches. 2.Discuss the development of public and private sector management and administrative practices. Answer: It has developed from a form of physical punishment,Public Hangings and shaming. To now evaluate and confine a person for future reprimand. A now more humane approach to punishment of crime. 3.Discuss the historical ideologies within…

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    In the Short Story Lamb to The Slaughter by Roald Dahl, A jaunty husband and wife live a happy life until the husband decides to tell his wife he’s been having an affair. Irony is important to this story. Irony is the whole basis of this story. Even though Mary seems docile and nonchalant after she’s been told her husband had been having an affair, She can act out of character as well. In the passage Mary, who is usually calm and loving of her husband clubs him in the back of the head with a…

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    Australia has a proud heritage and an enduring cultural identity. What are we celebrating on January 26 and what does it mean to be Australian? Traditionally, it's about celebrating the First Fleet's arrival in 1788 and recognising the early convicts and settlers. The fact that our language, political and legal institutions are inherited from the British Isles, not anymore. The cultural left tells us that it's all about multiculturalism and celebrating diversity and difference, with some even…

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    But, was Clarence Darrow guilty of attempting to bribe a juror? That’s a question that Kevin Tierney asks in his biography of Darrow. Piecing together the evidence, Tierney (1979) writes that a good many people – including reporters and other attorney, such as Earl Rogers – thought he was guilty. Perhaps, Tierney says paraphrasing what Darrow said in cases he was defending, sometimes the ends justifies the means, and maybe this was a philosophy that was more than just courtroom rhetoric. Alan…

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    I think that chain of custody places an undue burden on investigators of crime scenes because if evidence was tampered or improperly collected evidence can no long be used in court and can affect the verdict of a crime (Maras, 2015). Any mistakes would become a defect in the investigation and the jury has to examine the evidence given to them (Maras, 2015). The chain of custody is a log that will always be a part of a case, and if there are any mistakes, that can be detrimental to investigators…

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    Eight guests, two servants, all invited to the mysterious Soldier Island in August. All of the characters on the island were invited by an “Owens,” but none of the characters could remember who he was. By the end of the novel, only one of the characters know who Owens is. The once innocent guests are convicted of all being murderers by the “Swan Song” on the gramophone. The last line that the recording says is “Prisoners at the bar, have you anything to say in your defense?” Each guest is in…

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    usually made up of persons of the same race, with members moving in and out of the prison system as a way of life, with a sense of normalcy where the norms on the streets are the same on the inside. These gang members show little regard for the convict code because they feel better protected by the members of their gang, sworn their brothers’ keeper (blood in, Blood out). According to research some prison gangs control the prison system by intimidation and befriending the institutional staff in…

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    There are most prominent difficulties confronting criminal equity representatives which ranges from professionally to morally.professionally, they face the following challenges, drug use and crime cycle is at alarming stage, Several youths in the criminal justice system is growing day by day, high incarceration rate which is growing at a high speed, violence against women which several societies see it as normal yet its very problematic and Recidivism which is giving any country a headache in…

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    Medea Vs Creon

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    Euripides’ Medea is a play of convict and relation. The storyline is based on past events including moments where Medea helped Jason steal a golden fleece from her father and even killing her brother. After this they both ran together to Corinth and had children. Jason then leaves Medea for a marriage to Creon’s daughter, Glauce. In Euripides play Medea, an in-depth view in is given into the life of a women scorned named Medea and her emotionally unstable reactions. The play begins amidst Jason…

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