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    eighteen, Recently, many states have made have a made a policy change increasing the age for juveniles. For many reasons, studies have shown that teens are more likely to have a successful transitioning from juvenile justice system rather than the adult criminal justice system. The whole point of age limit is because it creates a better outcome for the public, and gets the family and community involved. You still are young and have room for a behavior change

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    States. Driving after drinking alcohol is not only illegal at all ages in many places, but also dangerous. Alcohol affects driving skills by slowing judgment, alertness, muscle coordination, reaction time, self-control (inhibition), and memory. The effects of alcohol greatly increase a teen’s chances of getting into a car crash and dying from a car crash. HOW DOES DRINKING AND DRIVING AFFECT ME? Teens have different metabolisms than adults, and they get drunk more quickly and from fewer drinks. This

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    What Is A Misdemeanor? A misdemeanor is a criminal offense that is far less serious than a felony. The majority of people convicted of a misdemeanor see a judge and are generally punished with just a fine; even if incarceration is recommended, the time is spent in a county jail. The time spent in jail is never more than 12 months. It is important to note that while misdemeanor is less serious than a felony, an infraction is an ever lesser type of crime. An infraction occurs when one does something

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    What will you do if you have access to everyone’s personal information? In “Your Digital Trail, and How it Can Be Used Against You” from NPR, author G.W. Schulz & Daniel Zwerdling describe how easy the government or any other agency could get people’s personal information. After the rise of crime and terrorist attacks in the US, the government passed an ACT in order to get access to citizens’ health information. A research warrant, a court order or a subpoena are also used to get anyone’s personal

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    detention facility effective?. Juvenile detention facility is not effective because it puts juvenile at risk, and negatively influences them psychologically and academically. So how does juvenile ends up in detention facility?. How does the detention facility affects juveniles when they come back to society, how does it affects them into getting a job in the future and why it is important for people to know that juvenile detention facility is not

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    nations across the world but more specifically the United States. This article describes what new surveillance equipment is out there and how people use it. What is interesting about this article is that it is important to everyone because the topic touches everyone's lives. It tells how governments, and criminals can use surveillance equipment to affect your life, such as taking personal info such as email and banking statements without the you ever knowing. This is do to the patriot act which was

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    and post-traumatic stress disorder. This particular section interests me because I find it interesting to learn about chronic diseases. It intrigues me to learn how these diseases come about and what affects they have on an individuals’ brain. For example, post-traumatic stress disorder can completely change a person and their everyday life, almost controlling them. Another subfield of psychology that interests me is forensic psychology. These psychologists “conduct evaluations that inform and guide

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    cutting back on taxes is a main priority for our economy. The legalization of marijuana will cause a shortage of people with a criminal record, less side- effects, and better health benefits. Marijuana is believed by Gary Johnson to be one of least of our government's concerns. Gary says that our states are seeing a reduction in drug wars and that there is less harm and criminal activities happening, because so. 10% in sales surtax would be made for every twenty three dollars per pound being sold in

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    men born in the United States in 2001 have a one in three chance of being incarcerated at some point in their lifetime, according to Department of Justice statistics. An even greater number will have a criminal record and face the host of collateral consequences that emanate from a criminal record. As Michelle Alexander wrote, “An extraordinary percentage of black men in the United States are legally barred from voting today, just as they have been throughout most of American history. They are also

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    Everyone has a dream, everyone has goals, whether it’s being a doctor, an anesthesiologist, a teacher, or even a goal such as making the basketball team at your school. When drugs are involved or brought into the picture, it makes completing these goals and dreams so much harder. Drug addiction not only destroys those that use the drugs, but also the lives of people close to the addict. Some of the illegal drugs are marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine, LSD, crystal meth and heroin. Drugs are consumed in

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