ways to revise the system regarding criminal punishment for habitual offenders. In 1994, the “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law passed on making sentencing tougher for repeat offenders. The law is a sound concept, in theory. The goal focuses on getting repeat offenders off the streets by imprisoning them longer so they do not continue presenting a threat against society. California’s “Three Strikes” law is the focus of much controversy because of the extensive sentencing they mandate. Some offenders
The Three- Strike Law The Three-Strikes Law was created 1994; California voters enacted the “Three Strikes and You're Out” law in response to the tragic murders of Kimberly Reynolds and Polly Klaas. The law forced a life sentence for basically any crime, no matter how inconsequential it was. If the defendant had two previous convictions for any crimes defined as severe or violent by the California Penal Code, they would be classified under the Three-Strike Law. The fundamental nature of the Three-Strike
Dexheimer November 19, 2014 Three Strikes Law in California Research Paper The three-strikes laws (TSL), also referred to as habitual offender laws, are statutes mandated by state governments in the United States which direct state courts to deliver harsher sentences on repeat offenders who are convicted of three or more serious criminal offenses. The name “three-strikes” law is derived from baseball, in which the batter has two strikes before they are out on the third. These laws were designed to counteract
Spartan and Athenian Political Structure The political systems of ancient Greece’s Spartan and Athenian societies stood opposite to each other. Where Sparta was ruled by the few in an Oligarchy, Athens developed the humanities’ first democracy. This paper compares and contrasts some of the differences between these two Greek powers during the Archaic and Classical periods (800-323 BCE). Historical Background On one side was Sparta, a warrior society that focused on land-based armies and agriculture
and a growing dependence on computers, protection of an individual’s privacy is a large challenge we are facing. EHRs also allow for a large amount of raw data to be collected for use in groundbreaking biomedical and public health research (Mercuri, 2010). Such research has the ability
This is reflected in authoritative statements signaling the importance of this right by a number of international bodies, including various UN actors and all three regional human rights systems, in specific guarantees for this right in many of the new constitutions adopted in countries undergoing democratic transitions and in the passage of laws and policies giving practical effect to this right by a rapidly growing number of countries and international organizations. A fundamental value underpinning
The present research paper is an attempt to illustrate the relationship between the theory of imperialism and humanism. It is the basic theme of most works of Science Fiction. A nomenclature Science-Fiction is given or assigned to those narratives in which a writer uses authentic scientific information as a base of his story. Science-Fiction is a label which came in early 1920’s.An American engineer and magazine editor Hugo Gernsback named ‘Scientifiction’ in 1926 to the contents of magazine called
Consequently, definition of propaganda as a manipulation don’t suit properly - possibly, actor doesn’t manipulate the society opinion, but ‘push’ on the certain part of civil consciousness. In our project we suppose that propaganda research can’t be useful without historical context. First of all, the usage of certain message will be feasible only if it suits historical context. Also history influences the message, and frequently propagandists use some events in the past to acquit current
INTRODUCTION TO THE COMPANY Spartan Stores Company was once a wholesale grocery cooperative has today grown to be the fifth-largest food supplier in the United States. The company is listed as one of the prestigious Fortune 400 companies as well. They are also the largest food distributor serving U.S. military commissionaires and exchanges. They own and run over 165 corporate owned grocery stores across ten states of U.S. and distribute to 2100 individual localities across more than 46 states(Spartannash