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This paper describes the policy issues and historical background behind the habitual offender legislation; describes the policy; discusses how the policy was enacted; describes the current state of the policy; and finally discusses the politics of the policy including the implications of the policy for the African American community. It concludes that the policy may have driven down the overall crime rate. It also concludes that the policy's negative impact on the African American community may not make it a socially responsible policy.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin: Sentimental Fiction As Political Catalyst

The ancient philosopher Plato claimed that all immoral behavior was the result of some disorder in the soul (Gert and Culver, 2009, p. 489). Although very few people now hold this view, deviant sexual behavior is often…

The study of the law is based on interpretation of the various acts and amendments that have been passed. This is because the process of enforcing the law often involves: law enforcement, attorney's and judges…

The USA Patriot Act was passed by Congress in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The Act allows federal officials to have greater authority in tracking and intercepting communications, for purposes…

Gothic architecture's vast, sweeping and expansive designs and its emphasis on religiosity is a product of stratified feudal society. The dominating political and social influence of the Roman Catholic Church and the…

This paper looks generally at the thefts of antiquities from archeological sites around the world, but specifically at underwater sites which have been pilfered of Greek and Roman treasures. The findings suggest that litigation is fraught with difficulties because of the international nature of the crime, so alternatives to this form of return are explored.

The stereotypical images of the "good cop-bad cop" and "just beat it out of them" approaches to police interrogation may still be practiced in some parts of the country or from time to time anywhere, but the former is frequently ineffective and the latter is fundamentally unconstitutional and illegal. Therefore, identifying current police interrogation techniques represents a timely and valuable enterprise. To determine current practice and trends in this area, the purpose of this paper was to examine current police interrogation techniques within the United States. A summary of the research and important findings in this area are presented in the conclusion.

The idea of using punishments to deal with criminal offenders has been shown to have many limits on its effectiveness. Because of this it has been shown that rehabilitation is the better model to use to deal with criminal offenders. Rehabilitation appears to less recidivism than pure punishment does.

Adoption, whether national or international, is a legal process in which the rights of the biological parent are terminated. The adoptive parent is then given the rights and responsibilities of a legal parent and the…