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- 1941: Treatment And The Sex Offender
- ... Sociology The Martinson Report of the early 1970’s, said that rehabilitative efforts or treatment programs in general had failed to reduce recidivism. The Report led those in control of government and the criminal justice system to say that rehabilitation does not work, and therefore focus on deterrence and punishment of offenders. Martinson’s study of 231 treatment studies measured offender ... offending) in further acts of sexual violence if not civilly committed to undergo comprehensive treatment (CSOT- Proposed Definition). For those sex offenders that are released into the public, the federal government has beefed up action against sexual predators in May 1997, when President Clinton signed the Jacob Wetterling Crimes against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act, which links establishment of ... Law, spurred by the rape and murder of a 7 year old girl by a paroled sex offender in 1994. It was a more a symbolic act of the federal government, since similar Megan’s laws are in effect in 45 states, and all 50 states have some form of sex offender registration. By mid-1998 only New Mexico did ...
- 1942: Privacy
- ... particularly the First, Fourth, and Fifth amendments. The Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures; the First and Fifth include privacy protections in that they focus not on what the government may do but rather on the individual's freedom to be autonomous. The rights of privacy were initially interpreted to include only protection against tangible intrusions resulting in measurable injury ... to be left alone" also has been extended to provide the individual with at least some control over information about himself, including files kept by schools, employers, credit bureaus, and government agencies. Under the U.S. Privacy Act of 1974, individuals are guaranteed access to many government files pertaining to themselves, and the agencies of government that maintain such files are prohibited from disclosing personal information except under court order and certain other limited circumstances. Modern ...
- 1943: Racism
- ... their race, gender or skin color is, have the opportunity to succeed. American Indians are yet another minority suffering from discrimination and unjust treatment by the legal sysytem and the government as well as by society for a very long period of time. "We are engaged in a struggle for the liberation of ourselves as people. In this, there can be ... and lesbian project is to achieve equal treatment and dignity for lesbians, gays, and bisexuals. In all fields including, jobs, housing, hotels, restaurants, public places, an equal treatment by the government and the protection for homosexual couples and their families. This organization as the others, work by means of legal action, filing lawsuits and cases that will bring significant effects on ... lesbians, and by the planning of the police departments to carry clandestine operations to capture homosexuals. The ACLU files more briefs in the Supreme Court than anyone except the federal government. "When Romer vs. Evans, the challenge to Colorado´s anti-gay initiative, reached the Court, the Project was co-counsel and made sure that the Court received the best ...
- 1944: Feminism and Gender Equality In the 1990s
- ... I would argue that the social pressure women must endure if they do not conform to their expected role, is unfair. The problem goes beyond social conformity and crosses into government intervention (or lack thereof). The 1980s saw the pendulum swing against the women’s movement. Violent acts against women who sought abortions became common and the government was unsympathetic to the victims. There are parallels between the southern black’s civil rights movement and the women’s movement. Blacks have long been accustomed to the government being unsympathetic to violent acts against them. During the civil rights movement, legal action seemed only to come when a white civil rights activist was killed. Women are presently ...
- 1945: Finland
- ... thousand members. More than one-tenth of the population have no church affiliation. Finland's economy is based primarily on private ownership and free enterprise; in some sectors, however, the government exercises a monopoly. After World War II, Finland was still only semi-industrialized, with a large part of the population engaged in agriculture, mining, and forestry. During the early postwar ... toward western Europe. Trees are Finland's most important natural resource. Some three-fourths of the total land area is forested, with pine, spruce, and birch being the predominant species. "Government cultivation programs, among other measures, have prevented forest depletion; and acid rain, which has devastated forests in central Europe, has not had any serious consequences in Finland." Much land has ... State, or cabinet, at the meetings of which the president takes the chair. The president appoints the prime minister and the cabinet. "A clause in the constitution specifically stresses that government ministers are responsible to Parliament." "Suffrage is universal for those over age 18, and every citizen is regarded as eligible for election to any office. Presidential elections are indirect: ...
- 1946: Welfare Reform
- ... we knew it no longer exists. The American tradition of guaranteeing cash assistance to the poor came to an end with the signing of legislation. Under the old system the government provided benefits to the nations poor , which was mostly mothers and children. These benefits were disbursed without regard to the details of their personal circumstances, and with no time limit ... became increasingly unpopular. Political opinion turned against the idea of anyone getting rewarded for being idle. I believe welfare is responsible for a permanent underclass of people living off the government checks because the incentives to go to work were so weak. Welfare has also established a problem with benefits being disbursed not only to a family its entire life time ... but to the many generations to follow that family line. The welfare reform consists of two major ideas. First, there is revolutionary change in basic goals set by the federal government. Second, a dramatic change turning what used to be a federal, centralized system over to the states. At this point welfare rules require most recipients to work within two ...
- 1947: The Republic of Pakistan
- ... is, to put it bluntly, IN THE PITS! But, you and I have already heard enough examples we need from The Dominion Republic themselves. It is no doubt that the government of Brazil is lacking in practically every respect. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE! We can not let this continue yet further, as it will then be even more difficult to come ... do, is result in a decrease of Brazilian inflation hence, saving the economy. This must be done! Ladies and gentlemen, there is a solution to every problem, unfortunately, the Brazilian government does not seem very interested in the remedies. HOWEVER, we, The Republic of Pakistan, feel that the opportunity should be given to The Dominion Republic to help assist in the damaged society. One may ask, why is Pakistan interested in such a resolution? Well, we know how governments are. They are interested PURELY IN THEMSELVES! The Brazilian government is just like the Kashmir government (but that's another speech). They do what he want, and do NOT give a 2 cents about the public. We know where ...
- 1948: Ethics and Advertising
- ... involved in the research and writing processes; this is subverted when they buy the paper and pass it in as their own. Advertisements for helping people with bad credit, buying government surplus, and getting government or work-at-home jobs are usually dishonest scams. Often they require a deposit or a credit card payment in advance, but there is no guarantee of getting what you ... media reject ads for foods and beauty products containing ingredients considered unhealthy, abortion clinics or pro-life counselors, term paper consultants, and so on. Television broadcasters are required by the government to reject tobacco ads and restrict ads on Saturday morning children’s programs. Other ads are scrutinized for acceptability depending on if they violate the viewer’s tastes. To ...
- 1949: Rising And Falling Of The Berl
- ... Berlin were interrupted. People of East Berlin were no longer allowed to enter West Berlin amongst them were 60,000 commuters who had worked in West Berlin. The East German government severed telephone links between East and West Berlin and halted any border crossing that did not have official approval from the government. The following day construction brigades began replacing the provisional barriers by a solid wall. All roads came to a dead end at the Wall except for a three heavily guarded ... West Germany by way of Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. The border with West Berlin remained closed to East Germans until November 1989, when mass demonstrations throughout East Germany forced the government to allow citizens to travel freely. On November 9, 1989 the border between East Germany and West Germany was opened. The East German government ended its restrictions on immigration ...
- 1950: Affirmative Action
- ... To look at the history and the present to form an opinion whether Affirmative action is really working and is compliant with this modern society. HISTORY OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION The government called for affirmative action the first time in 1961 when President John Kennedy issued executive order #10925. Its mission was to end discrimination in employment by the government and its contractors. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 broadened the application by being subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. The United States Supreme ... change. When affirmative action was first introduced it was an executive order directed to employers to hire workers “without regard to race, creed, color or national origin .” However the federal government soon launched programs that introduced preferential treatment of the groups that suffered discrimination. This is unconstitutional since affirmative action does not hold up the guarantees of the 14th amendment , ...
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