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    variables. The second thing that your state can pick is that a felon can have their vote restored if they completed their term of incarceration and their parole plus their probation. The third thing that your state can pick if they will allow their felons to get their vote restored if the completes their term of incarceration and also completes their parole. The fourth thing that your state has to choose from is if the felon finished their term of incarceration. And finally the fifth thing that…

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    about to be executed says, “I don't believe in capital punishment, morally or legally. Maybe I had something to contribute, something - ”(Capote, 340). Although parole is out of the question, prisoners can still contribute to society in some ways. Those who receive the death penalty may not even be guilty. A life sentence without parole ensures that someone will not commit any more crimes, but does not involve another needless death.…

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    An example of situational crime prevention is a few years ago a department store in Coffs Harbour was a victim to numerous stealing’s of lip glosses by young girls. The lip glosses were in an area at the back of the store that was out of the way. The shop decided to put these lip glosses at the front of the shop next to the check outs where staff and other shoppers frequent. This crime prevention measure stopped the stealing of lip glosses. Other ways shops deal with crime prevention is by…

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    Sharon’s drug addiction began at the age of 22. She started drinking alcohol at parties, not thinking of its future consequences. Drugs soon replaced the alcohol and began using marijuana. She thought it of no harm to her because she did not consider it a “hard” drug like cocaine or morphine. Although she swore to herself to never use such drugs, Sharon soon started using crack cocaine to deal with her personal and family problems. To fund her drug addiction, she worked as a prostitute and a…

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    Seven of the inmates were released on parole and only one of them got their parole removed. Two of the inmates, Joe and Dominic passed away, Joe died of a drug overdose after four months out on parole, and Dominic died three years after been released of an aids related illness. Four out of the seven, became success stories, they all had jobs once again and were living…

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    California passed a bill in 2014 that will give a juvenile hope of parole after doing fifteen years to me is something good. Most kids don’t realize what they are doing until after they have already done the deed. One of the people in film, Joel Anderson, didn’t like the Senate Bill 260. He talked about how this could be bad for others, and how the ones that committed the crime could just commit another crime once they had been released for parole. This could happen, but it could be a good way…

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    reduce the charge of second degree murder to manslaughter, which would reduce the sentencing. When it comes to Ms. Andrews case she was charged with second degree murder, which has a maximum sentence of life in prison, but one is able to apply for parole after spending ten to fifteen years in prison. If the accused is found guilty then the judge will also have to consider the aggravating and mitigating factors of the accused. Aggravating factors are factors that can increase the severity of…

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    is diverse throughout different states but similar to probation. Requirements are usually a bachelor 's degree in a related field and work experience that is relevant along with a background investigation and psychological evaluation. Probation and parole officers are usually in 4 different categories of roles. First is the Paternal officer this type officer has high assistance as well as high control for their clients. The punitive officer has low assistance and high control. Welfare worker has…

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    for the United States bans juvenile life imprisonment without parole sentences for all crimes committed when under the age of 18. This policy is more liberal for the reason that it involves the government cutting into the situation and banning a certain political appeal. This social policy would help many adolescents that were sentenced to these cruel and unusual punishments and would allow them to regain freedom by standing for a parole board to regain limited freedom when they were 18-21 years…

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    of age” (aclu.org, n.d). One of the reason why the United State military do not let minors’ sign up for service it because they’re not mentally capable of making wise decision on their own. “In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that life without parole for juveniles convicted of crimes other than homicide violated the Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, a ruling that extended the court's logic in its 2005 decision to abolish the juvenile death penalty”…

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