Sex offenders and rehabilitation programs what works and what doesnt Essays and Term Papers
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Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
Recognize Same-Sex Marriages Mr. President, Congress Persons, Distinguished Clergy, and Guests: I come before you this great afternoon as a happily married heterosexual woman and a proponent of same-sex marriages. The institution of marriage has been in a state of unrest for many, many decades. It was only after the civil war that African-Americans were allowed to marry in all areas of the United States. It was only after a U.S. Supreme Court decision in
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Welfare to Work: Does It Really Benefit Single Parents?
Welfare to Work: Does It Really Benefit Single Parents? When President Clinton signed the Personal Responsible & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act in August of 1996, it ended welfare as we know it. Under this reform, wages and earnings replaced welfare, but many critics felt only problems arose from this program. Welfare to work forces poor and single parents into jobs that do not supply sufficient living wages (Albelda 1). These single parents can never work
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Same-Sex Marriage and U.S. Religions
More than half of all people in the United States oppose gay marriage, even though three fourths are otherwise supportive of gay rights. This means that many of the same people who are even passionately in favor of gay rights oppose gays on this one issue. Why all the passion? It's because there is a lot of misunderstanding about what homosexuality really is, as well as the erroneous assumption that gay people enjoy the same
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Working and Poor
It’s difficult to imagine how some people hold multiple jobs to support their family and still live below the poverty line. The saying “the rich gets richer and the poor get poorer” has never been so evident in today’s society. With a growing percentage of people living below the poverty line, one has to question the government policies enacted to elevate the living standings for its people. Government policies great influence the everyday life of
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Juvenile Punishment and Rehabilitation
Bob’s family practices strict discipline, while Joe’s family does not. One day, they both stole money from their father’s pocket. Bob was grounded for two weeks, and while the Joe’s mom just told him what he did is wrong. While the both know taking money from father’s pocket is wrong, in Bob’s mind, stealing from father’s pocket is a big mistake; however, Joe thinks it is not a big deal. Comparing to Bob, Joe would
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Lawrence Working Capital
Comcast is one of the largest cable television operators in the nation. Comcast and Time Warner no longer have a relationship; Comcast broke ties with the company this quarter. In relation to the dissolved partnership Comcast profits has risen by 80 percent this quarter. Comcast contributes some of the profit to the discounted bundles of services that they are offering to their residential customers. Comcast hopes to offer discounted bundled packages to their business customers
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An Introspective Analysis of Student's Own Preferences and Tendencies in Making Decisions at Their Place of Work.
Four years of working with Producers Bank has greatly influenced me in a lot of ways professionally and personally. I have built a friendly environment with my co-workers and have enjoyed my stay with the bank. They said that the most important things in your job is loving what you do and having fun while doing it. I have loved and have enjoyed my job and in fact I continually improve myself for me to
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Same Sex Marrige
Some of us are old enough to remember a time when it was assumed that sexual relations were appropriate exclusively inside of traditional marriage. It didn't matter that a few people were promiscuous, because most of the society held to this standard. For many of us, the taboos by and large, created enough social pressure to offset the temptations to indulge in capricious sexual behavior. By the end of the 1960's, such thinking became quaint
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How to Delegate Work to People
1. Decide what to delegate List the things or use the activity log to show the tasks that have to be done then decide which could be more effectively done by someone else. 2. Find the right person for the job Here, assign the job to an inexperienced person. Close supervision is necessary to get a job done to the correct standard. It will take several iterations before the task is completed satisfactorily. 3. Explain
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Metaphorically Programmed Cognition
Metaphorically Programmed Cognition In Metaphors We Live By George Lakoff, a linguist, and Mark Johnson, a philosopher, suggest that metaphors not only make our thoughts more vivid and interesting but that they actually structure our perceptions and understanding. According to Lakoff and Johnson, "the essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another." However, "metaphor is not just a matter of language, that is, of mere words… On the
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Teenage Sex
One of the world’s biggest problems in today’s society is teenage sex. United States has the highest pregnancy, abortion and child birth among teenagers. The biggest reason for this is because children grow up with the media promoting sex. Movies, music and magazines send the message that sex is okay and often expected. Teenagers don’t fully understand the consequences that can arise from there decisions. The national campaign to prevent teen pregnancy has done a
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From Teleworking to E-Work
From Teleworking to E-Work The following was an invited contribution to The West Berkshire Labour Conference, which was held in July 2000 by Thames Valley Enterprise (the predecessor of the Business Link business development agency). Over the last few years improvements in portable computers and mobile communications (boosted by services from locally based Vodafone) has seen a growth in the use of virtual working and e-working (electronic working). Much of this has happened in an
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Do Prisons Rehabilitate?
Do Prisons Rehabilitate? In this essay, I shall be focusing on the whether or Prisons rehabilitate offenders. I will do this by focusing mainly on the Prison Service in England & Wales, the reason for this, being that the data and statistics for England & Wales are easier to obtain than that of other countries. The main information I will be referring to will be the rates of conviction, types of imprisonment, types of non-custodial
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Sex in Advertisements
Sex In Advertisements Does sex sell? Is it necessary to include sexual images in an advertisement when trying to sell a product? The answer is contingent upon which audience you are targeting and what product you are trying to sell. By linking these sexual images to a product, the reaction to purchase the product is based upon a false desire; these desires are created by physical instincts. Often times sex appeal is used as
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The Value of Work Experience
A summer or part-time job pays more than money. Even though the money earned is important, the work experience gained has a greater long-term value when one applies for a full-time job after graduation from school. Job application documents (the application blank and the personal data sheet) ask you to list jobs you have held and to list as references the names of individuals who supervised your work. (Gieseking and Plawin, 1994,22) As one young
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Is Trust Assumed When Working in Teams or Does Trust Have to Be Earned Among the Team Members
Is Trust Assumed When Working in Teams or Does Trust Have to be Earned Among the Team Members Management June 18, 2008 Is Trust Assumed When Working in Teams or Does Trust Have to be Earned Among the Team Members Is Trust Assumed When Working in Teams or Does Trust Have to be Earned Among the Team Members Research shows trust between team members is dynamic. “Trust grows as the relationship between you and your
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Working Women and the American Family
Working Women and the American Family The increased role of women in the workplace has certainly changed the face of the American family, as well as strengthening the family itself. Because we as Americans do not have the deep past and rich cultural history of older nations, we are allowed a larger range of flexibility in our social structures – including family. Indeed, this flexibility extends to the familial unit, allowing this construct to change
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Poisonwood Bible: Missionary Work
MISSIONARY WORK The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver, is a novel that is being narrated through the eyes of four daughters, and their mother, who have all been dragged to the Republic of Congo during the 1960’s. The reason behind these five young ladies sudden move to the Republic of Congo is all because of a man by the name of Nathan Price, the husband of Orleanna Price, and father of their children: Ruth May,
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Lawrence Sports Working Capital Policy Paper
Lawrence Sports Working Capital Policy Paper A business should always watch their cash outflow and inflow; as well how much money is put away must be maintained. It is important to operate a business with a balance in capital whether large or small. A business could find itself at a production standstill or even bankruptcy because of a lack of cash. Lawrence Sports lacks on capital working policies as well as a wide range of
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Same Sex
In the past year, same-sex unions have become a topic that evokes both positive and negative connotations. In some American states, steps have been taken toward creating better benefits for same-sex couples. In Ohio, a domestic partner registry was voted upon and passed in November, allowing same-sex couples documentation of their relationship. In California, a domestic partnership law was passed to take affect in January of 2005, providing “rights and responsibilities in areas as
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Long Distance Relationships - Can They Work?
Long Distance Relationships: Can They Work? Two clichйs: Absence makes the heart grow fonder and Out of sight, out of mind. Which one of these two conflicting views is closer to the reality? As it turns out, it does not really matter that much since long distance relationships (LDR) suffer from exactly the same strengths and weaknesses as proximal relationships. Whether two people are going to have fulfilling relationship does not only depend on their
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Dangerous offenders Legislation
The new Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act (2003) In Queensland permits prisoners to be kept in prison beyond their release date where a court finds that there is a ‘high degree of probability’ that they represent a ‘serious danger to the community’. Other jurisdictions have enacted similar legislation to restrict the release of prisoners assessed to be dangerous. Do you think that dangerousness legislation of this sort is justified or unjustified? Several states across the
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Making Money Work
Here is the most recent post from our make money online blog.... Success Factor I wrote this article was written to answer some frequently asked questions and address common issues of interest. And like them, I hope you’ll find this information helpful too. There probably has been written as much about what it takes to be successful as any other topic online. So let’s take a look at [...] .. more make money online blog.
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Gun Powder Lab Follow-Up Work
Gun Powder Lab Follow-up Work In this lab we had to isolate several products and discover ways to filter a certain item out. The nitrate salt was contained in a medium sized plastic re-sealable container. In order to isolate the nitrate salt, we first placed some nitrate salt from the container into a large beaker. We than filled that beaker up with hot or warm water. Than we realized that method was taking too long,
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Motivation in the Work Place
Motivation in the workplace is one of the major concerns that managers face when trying to encourage their employees to work harder and do what is expected of them on a day-to-day basis. According to Organizational Behavior by John R. Schermerhorn, James G. Hunt and Richard N. Osborn the definition of motivation is “the individual forces that account for the direction, level, and persistence of a person’s effort expended at work.” They go on to
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