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    Youth Subculture Essay

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    Final Exam 1. Identify several purposes served by a youth subculture. Eights purposes provided by subcultures are common values and norms, unique lingo, distinct form of mass media, common styles and fads, a sense of belonging, unique or distinctive status criteria, social support and gratification of specific needs. 2. Discuss police discretion in handling juveniles and what variables seem to impact officers the most. Whether or not a juvenile is processed into the system is dependent on their…

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    In the gator-ridden waters of Florida, a river tour guide gets entangled with the smuggling and sale of powerful synthetic drugs. BRIEF SYNOPSIS On the Withlacoochee River, RONNIE WAYNE WAINWRITE (38) attempts to flee from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission and takes them on a wild chase with his airboat. They eventually arrest Ronnie for selling wild alligator hatchlings. In jail, he meets PANCHO LOPEZ who tells him about how he killed a large gator in the river. Ronnie…

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    Doctor, Doctor I have a sore throat! Oh where is the Doctor? He’s lying dead on the floor! “In the USA we lose over 400 physicians per year to suicide. That’s the equivalent of an entire medical school “Kevin MD.com. Over the past there have been millions of physicians death; not naturally or accidentally however presumed as an accident. How do you feel about this issue? A doctor is the one person we all depend on to keep us alive when we are ill but they themselves don’t have anyone to keep…

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    religion, speech, press, and the right to petition to against the government. The second Amendment gives an individual the right to bear arms, which is have a weapon, and use it to protect themselves. The fifth Amendment protects individuals from double jeopardy, meaning they cannot get in trouble, by the law, for the same thing twice and gives them the right to a trial by a jury. The sixth amendment gives the right to a speedy and public trial to an individual accused of committing a crime. The…

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    Among all of the demographic features tested to determine which elements impact an individual’s fear of crime, gender identification has shown to be interconnected with these levels (Cops & Pleysier, 2010). It is important to note that females, on average, have reported higher levels of fear of crime than men, despite having lower victimization rates. On the other hand, males have reported lower levels of fear of crime whilst having extremely high levels of victimization rates (Fox, Nobles, &…

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    Published in July of 2015, the book is Lee’s second full-length novel following her Pulitzer Prize-winning “To Kill a Mockingbird” (1960). Though initially touted as a sequel, “Go Set a Watchman”—the manuscript of which was allegedly discovered during an appraisal of Lee’s belongings in 2011—is actually the first draft of what would later become Lee’s masterpiece. Following the phenomenal success of that book, Lee shunned public life and returned to Monroeville, Alabama. Now…

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    doctors and other medical professionals are going to do the right thing to treat any medical conditions. Would patients still choose the doctor if they knew their doctor had an active addiction problem that could put their health and diagnoses in jeopardy? Addiction Addiction affects about 10 to 15% of the general population (Melemis, 2015). The definition for addiction is “Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry.…

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    In the early nineteenth century, Susan Glaspell wrote Trifles and sought to expose the patriarchal society oppressing women. The story unfolds with the murder of Mr. Wright. Mrs. Wright maintains her innocence, but it is extremely implausible for her husband to be strangled by a burglar while she slept. Foul play is involved so the Sheriff, Sheriff’s Deputy, and County Attorney arrive at her home to gather evidence while Mrs. Wright is held for questioning. The story depicts the loneliness,…

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    due to the numerous ways it can be interpreted it also put prostitutes’ safety at risk. In Bedford the court struck down section 212(1)(j) for the reasons that it did not satisfy the requirements of fundamental justice. This provision is seen as a ‘double-edged sword’, while the provision might be aimed at addressing exploitive relationship between prostitutes and pimps, it also criminalizes persons who provides their services to prostitutes in return for money. A prime examples of this hiring…

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    Criminal Justice Process

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    The Criminal Justice system is a group of agencies and processes established by the government to control crime and impose penalties on those who violate the laws. There is no one single Criminal Justice System in the United States but they are all smaller similar systems. The jurisdiction of the system is what signifies how that particular system runs; different jurisdictions have different laws, agencies, and ways of managing their system. The Criminal Justice system operates through numerous…

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