Mandatory access control

Over the past years, the development of the criminal justice system raises important issues in society today. One important issue for many citizens is the crime rate is unacceptably high, and many people are forced to move away or feel like a prisoner in their own community. Moreover, when it comes to crimes in today's society, there is an increasing number of repeat offenders so in 1994 the state of California passed the “Three-Strikes and Your Out” law. This law proposes that felons who are…

John Doe was a man who had fallen on hard times. He knew a couple people from his time in high school; although he had only done drugs once, he was talked into trying marijuana to help relieve some of the stress in his life. He began to use marijuana regularly without any problems, until late one afternoon he was pulled over by a police officer because of a bad tail light. He was arrested for possession of one ounce of marijuana. He later went to court where he was offered a plea bargain for…

racial disparity within the prison system. Studies from Rehavi of the University of British Columbia and professor at The University of Michigan explains that the racial gap and discrimination of African Americans to White Americans are due to mandatory minimum filings by the prosecutor; black males are twice as likely to be affected by these…

felonies and serious misdemeanors. These Guidelines do not apply to less serious misdemeanor crimes. The United States Sentencing Commission was created by the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 and created these guidelines. In the beginning they were mandatory and very strict. People kept calling for longer, harsher sentences (Marvell 1995 p. 696). Congress enacted the Sentence Reform Act to satisfy…

Mandatory Minimums: The Importance of Discretion in Sentencing In 2013, Florida local John Horner’s friend asked to buy some of the former’s medication, prescribed to treat an eye injury in 2000. Horner agreed, later discovering his friend was a police informant and himself thrown behind bars. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison. (Flatow, 2013) It didn’t matter that his case was a textbook example of police entrapment; that he had no previous criminal record; that he was a steadily employed…

The research attempts to ascertain the impact that mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines have had on the criminal justice system as a whole in the United States. With its advent, mandatory minimum sentences have arguably had an economic impact on the justice system, particularly in corrections systems. Due to the fact that there are now more people being incarcerated for longer periods because of these sentencing guidelines, prisons are bearing an increasing cost for housing these inmates.…

school – a seemingly safe environment. As a result, numerous protests erupted calling for stricter gun control, while lobbying groups such as the NRA countered these complaints by promoting the ideals of patriotism, independence, and freedom from tyranny. Lobbying groups such as the NRA have tremendous power in shaping public…

proposal is to request permission to gather research, opinions, and facts from the Bellevue College community and determine whether or not a mandatory retirement age policy should be implemented. Background In early February I was contacted by Aaron Hillard and his administrative assistant, Jewell Evans, about making a report about whether there should be a mandatory retirement age for professors and faculty at Bellevue College. Currently, the school has many teachers working that are…

capacity of the prisons has caused a need for major spending extra beds and caused prisons to deny prisoners basic needs and access to health care. Afghan prisons are half renovated and defective, they are built to house about 5000 prisoners, but have as many as 7300. The overcrowding cause’s prisoners to be left in hallways, cells are also left open so people have access to skins and…

receive treatment for any psychological issues they faced ranging from addiction and substance abuse to aggression. Since the 1970s, policy makers have shifted to a crime control model that has “cracked down on crime” and focuses on punishment as a form of prevention. This goal has been accomplished by lengthening prison sentences, mandatory minimum sentencing laws, and practically eliminating privileges in prisons with the No Frills Prison…