Solving The Problem Of Prison Violence #2
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5 pages in length. The author discusses the problem of prison violence and the solution for this problem, which is on the up-rise. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Swedish & U. S. Prisons / A Comparison
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In 13 pages the author compares Swedish and U. S. prisons. 'Both the United States and Sweden share the commonality that criminal offenses should be punished. The United States, however is harsher in her treatment of criminals. She has more prisons and more are being built all the time. The United States has the death penalty, with the state of Texas being the leader in executions. Sweden does not. The United States is getting tough on crime with its 'three strikes' laws, while Sweden allows convicts out on unsupervised furloughs. Sweden's overall approach to managing its offender populations relies less on incarceration and more on alternatives than the United States. The incarceration rates are much lower in Sweden than those in the United States.' Paper contains an example of an outline. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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The 1993 Prison Riot in the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
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In 6 pages, the author discusses the 1993 prison riot that occurred in the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (SOCF). A fateful Easter Sunday in April of 1993 was the day a bloody and deadly prison riot began in Lucasville, Ohio. The final straw that broke the proverbial camels back was when Muslims refused to get TB shots, citing that it was against their religious beliefs, although there had been many problems brewing in the prison for quite some time. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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The Catholic Church & The Death Penalty
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In 5 pages the author discusses the views of the Catholic Church on the death penalty, which is also known as capital punishment. The position of the Catholic Church is opposition to the ultimate punishment, which is the death penalty. There are many instances in which officials of the Catholic Church have voiced opposition to capital punishment. It is perceived to be against the Catechism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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An Overview of Capital Punishment
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In 10 pages the author gives an overview of capital punishment. The reader is given an intellectual tool of awareness concerning the issue of capital punishment, which is also referred to as the death penalty. This is accomplished with paradigms of the historical background and the more recent cases related to the ultimate punishment, with statistical data related to state executions. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
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Argument Supporting Capital Punishment
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A strong 7 page argument supporting and justifying capital punishment. The writer focuses on the right and duty to execute, the effects of deterrence, and the need for retribution and refutes the argument that the death penalty in inherently fallible.
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Book Review / John Slattery's 'Change of Heart'
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This 7 page paper looks at the about face John Slattery made in opposing the death penalty after the Louise Woodward conviction. The death penalty is discussed in depth as well as other cases where innocent men had been wrongly convicted. The paper strongly opposes capital punishment. Bibliography lists additional 3 sources.
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Capital Punishment / A Proposed Survey
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Following the execution of Karla Faye Tucker in a Texas correction facility, public opinion regarding the appropriateness of the death penalty resulted in declining support for this institution. This 2 page paper proposes a study of student response to death penalty issues in populations of children between the ages of 14 and 18. This paper includes a 2 page survey of questions that could be used in the proposed survey to promote answers to questions determining the process orientation of death penalty opinions in student populations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Capital Punishment / Ethics & Philosophy
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A 5 page paper arguing in favor of capital punishment based, not on law or religion, but on a classical and philosophically ethical viewpoint. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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