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they show a disregard for the social contract. The ignorance toward the social contract, the types of felonies committed, and the judgement that felons have is questioned, and exactly what the impact may be in regard to our society and the future of our country is explained. There should be a few exceptions, and not all felons should suffer the same fate that those who committed a serious felony do. The social contract is a careful arrangement that persons may not be aware that they adhere to. It

Utah Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Laws Usage and Purchase Obtaining or distributing any substance under false pretenses: Maximum penalty 5-years imprisonment and/or $5,000 fine. Considered a third degree felony. Sale or use of inhalants to get high: Maximum penalty: 6 months imprisonment and/or $1,000 fine; classified as a misdemeanor. * Manufacture or sale of imitation controlled substances: Maximum penalty: 1-year imprisonment and/or $2,500 fine. Considered a class C misdemeanor

Enough A Stanford University student and swimmer, Brock Turner, was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious girl in January 0f 2015. Turner is now required to be registered on the sex offender list; and even though sexual assault is a serious felony, he only served three months in jail because the judge, Aaron Persky, used his discretion. Judges have discretion by law, but Persky used his discretion to give Turner, who he viewed as promising kid instead of a dangerous offender, a shorter sentence

The equal justice perspective is the view that all people should be treated equally before the law. Equality may be best achieved through individual discretion in the justice process. (Ch. 1, Pg. 19) Based on the equal justice perspective, people tend to get arrested and charged with unequal justice. For instance, in the state of New Hampshire people who are caught with marijuana are usually fined or sent to prison. “Under the new law, a violation would be punishable by a $100 fine for a first or

require the threat or use of physical force. I will provide you with a more detailed overview of the above stated offenses and the respective punishments for crimes that are committed against people. The material covered will be as follows: Murder- Felony Murder Voluntary Manslaughter- Involuntary Manslaughter Simple Battery- Battery-

reinstate their right to vote. Felons should have the right to vote no matter what their past may be. To get a better idea of how important this issue is we will be looking at several things. The impact felony disenfranchisement has on the voting nation, the people who were for and against felony disenfranchisement, which states allow felons to vote, several facts on the history of disenfranchisement, how other countries handle felons voting compared to the United States, and the issue of illegal

characterizes database expansion. Proposition 69 and the DNA Fingerprint Act expand DNA databases originally designed to house DNA samples from violent criminals to include samples from anyone arrested for a felony crime. This is unreasonable because many persons arrested for felonies are ever convicted or even tried, but under these expansions their DNA will be stored in a

Question #5 Washington State Institute Public Policy Evaluation Program: Going Home – Washington State Reentry Project 18-Month Recidivism Rates for Participants Authorship – none listed (contact person Elizabeth Drake) Time Period: 2007 to 2008* The focus of this paper was to evaluate a reentry program in the state of Washington. For the purpose of this evaluation, the author(s) evaluated reentry efforts and measured recidivism rates for participants in Washington State Department of Corrections

for adult prosecution. In order to meet the first prong of this three-part test, Sophia must be facing felony charges. The drunken driving offense, if standing alone, could be classified as a misdemeanor. Tex. Penal Code § 49.04 (West 2011). Sophia, however, faces aggravated charges due to her passenger 's death. Under Texas law, this intoxication manslaughter charge is a second-degree felony offense that satisfies the first prong in this test. Tex. Penal Code § 49.08 (West 2011). Under the second

citizens that have been convicted of felonies. This is called disenfranchisement; where an ex-felon cannot vote, own a weapon or go into the army. Specifically, voter disenfranchisement; only two states in the US are not subject to this law. In the past 40 years due to disenfranchisement the United States criminal justice system has withheld the voting rights of 6.1 million Americans due to their convictions. Maine and Vermont do not hold restrictions due to past felonies. With over 3.1 million civilians