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    perception of reality (Rushoff 1994), the negative portrayal of certain groups as deviant may result in society seeing it as a homogeneous group. This is evident in the media’s report of the 1970s muggings which were portrayed as a young black male crime (Muncie and Wilson, 2006). With the media portraying the young black men as ‘muggers’, societal moral panic was ignited, resulting in the alienation and marginalisation of the young black men in British society. These findings clearly show how…

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    Indiana and the testing of a cholera vaccine in India. Thanks to newspaper articles and the internet, the people of 1893 and the people of 2015 can read about everyday life during these landmark events. Mostly controlled since the outbreak in 1876, in Muncie, Indiana, located outside of Indianapolis a smallpox outbreak began again. (Low vaccination) Vaccination rates were low amongst the town’s citizens compared to the…

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    that the human species are able to adjust to the environment, however those who are unable to do so are considered to be an “atavistic throwback” to the beginning of the evolution process, meaning they are more likely to be criminals (McLaughlin and Muncie, 2012:…

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    The British criminal justice system (CJS) is a multi-agency organisation founded by government bodies in order to deter criminal activity in society and enforce punishments on those who offend (Gov.uk, 2013). Once an individual has violated a law, the individual will have a sentence imposed on them. A sentence is ‘a court order specifying the punishment to be imposed on a person who has been convicted of an offence’ (Cavadino and Dignan, 2007: p, 411). The aims of sentencing as set out in…

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    orthodontist appointment in Muncie. On the way there we talked the whole time about life, well just about anything really and of course we were jamming out to some toons. It went from a great fantastic day to the worst day of my life. On November 11, 2015 was veterans day, it’s a time to remember who gave their all for their country to protect us and keep us safe. It was just another veterans day. As I was saying, we were on our way to my orthodontist appointment in Muncie. Dr. Rosenthal my…

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    history. The New Labour political thought was knows as the Third Way philosophy communitarian that was established in USA, during the 1980s in response to perceived limitation of liberal theory Giddens 1998 (cited in Hopkins –Bruke, 2011b). It is argued that the person’s rights as promoted by traditional liberals should be balanced with social responsibilities (Hopkins Bruke, 2008b). Whereby the autonomous of the individual should not exist in isolations but are shaped by the values of the…

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    American Football History

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    The teams were from four states-Akron, Canton, Cleveland, and Dayton from Ohio, the Hammond pros and Muncie flyers from Indiana, the Rochester Jeffersons from New York and the name of the Rock Island Independents, Decatur Staleys and Racine Cardinals from Illinois, The name of the league was changed to the American Football Association. Hoping to capitalize…

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    Unjust Criminal Law

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    ‘The Criminal Law frequently results in unjust treatment of individuals and groups within society, which will not be solved by changing specific Laws.’ Critically discuss this statement in relation to the Criminal Law, using examples. Law can be metaphorically defined as a body of authority and rules which is archaic, bias and irrational. The Law exercises power and, “resists and disqualifies alternative accounts of social reality”. Smart, C. (1989:4) Arguably in order to criminalise…

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    Chemistry Lab

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    In order to complete this experiment, students had to provide a great amount of focus and a good understanding of the procedures, which were, along with the materials, very detailed. With this being said, because most of the materials had similar names, it was important for students to not manipulate the lab by mixing up the reagents, which would completely ruin the experiment. The important factors that influenced the success of this experiment included the following: 1) 100% transfer, 2) 100%…

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    The report by the Sentencing Advisory Council (2015) argues that the rehabilitation of juveniles on the grounds of the welfare approach endorses the community’s abiding interests in potential positive behaviour reconstruction. In Webster (A Pseudonym) v The Queen [2016] VSCA 66 case, it was raised research regarding the developmental process and maturity of children deemed as a medium for providing access to rehabilitation, which, therefore, contributed to the minimisation of the risk of…

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