The Presidency And Inexperience
.... divisions and subdivisions. Still, the fact remains that when a newly-elected president assumes office, he indeed has no ‘presidential’ experience. Granted, he may be a Washington insider (like Bob Dole), who has spent a great deal of his life in Congress working with (or against) the president on various bills, campaigns, etc. Nevertheless, he has still not had the experience that even approximates that of an incumbent president. Primarily this is because the presidents task is so multifaceted. (Neustadt .....
|
|
The ABA And The Government
.... and other government publications.
The GAO serves as the focal point for association efforts to inform federal policymakers about the ABA's views on issues and to influence the outcome of federal policy decisions on these issues. This involves testimony, circulation of position papers and meetings with members of Congress and their staffs. The GAO also maintains an active grassroots lobbying effort and distributes periodic "alerts" to ABA entities and state and local bar groups advising them of legislat .....
|
|
Make Drugs Legal
.... would be made by the same people who make aspirin so the quality would be assured, containing no poisons or adulterants. Sterile hypodermic needles will be readily available at corner drug stores. These could be taxed heavily because the users will be assured of "clean drugs." Making drugs legal will reduce the great amounts of money spent on enforcement every year. Drug dealers and users are one step ahead on the enforcement process. If one drug lord is caught, another one will show up somewhere else. We .....
|
|
Freedom Of Speech: Censorship On The Internet
.... religious and sexual topics all run the risk of offending someone, somewhere, leading to demands for control of the Internet. The question of censorship may also be raised in some unexpected places: one newsgroup is the rec.humor list, which is a collection of jokes submitted to subscribers. There are straightforwardly rude jokes but others are politically incorrect, focusing on sexual stereotypes, mothers-in-law, women and so on. It has been suggested (Interpersonal Computing and Technology, 1994 .....
|
|
Thesis: More Should Be Done To Reform The United States Prison System
.... 33 convicts and 49 invited guests
b) catered prime rib
D. Vocational training
1. Charles Logan quote
a) treatment not effective in rehabilitation
E. Hilleary Van quote
1. unsensible to provide luxuries to criminals that many citizens can’t
afford
III. EARLY RELEASE
A. Overcrowding
B. Repeat appeals
1. death-row cases take up to 20 years to finish
2. since 1976, 50 death-row inmates have been released
C. Juvenile punishment
1. Craig Price, a fou .....
|
|
Legalizing Marijuana
.... complain that morphine and cocaine are legal and are very dangerous drugs, that brings up the question why not legalize marijuana as medical drug which is proven to be less dangerous than cocaine and morphine. Lobbying groups in a San Diego, California , council committee unanimously voted to urge president Bill Clinton and congress to end federal restrictions against the use of marijuana for " legitiment medical use." City council women Christine kehoe said she wanted the city of San Diego "t .....
|
|
Sexual Offenders
.... feel it is not their fault and they could still function in society if properly treated. Many groups will take the side of the victims like child protection groups and victims of the crimes. Offender may have doctors on their side saying that the reasons for the crimes are a mental disorder.
The outcome to be reached is the need for stricter sanctions and clearly defined laws on sexual abuse. The sanctions should be clearer in the span of one year. The target is too start convicting all newer offenders .....
|
|
Child Abuse
.... any other disorder in the future, is much less then a person who doesn’t talk to anybody about it.
One type of child abuse is the shaking child syndrome. This is when you shake the baby forcefully usually by the shoulders causing the blood vessels that bridge the brain and skull to tear. This could lead to seizures, lethargy, vomiting and irritability and eye injuries, extreme cases could lead to coma or even death. You don’t have to be a bad mother to do this to your child just one day you could be fe .....
|
|
The College Scandal
.... have gained an exceptional amount of attention because of many incidents involving college athletes accepting gifts from agents and coaches. These incidents happen because agents will do anything for money. They know that if their prospect makes it big, they will get a cut of the earnings. Marcus Camby is one of the many athletes to accept gifts from agents even though it is a complete violation of NCAA rules. Sports Illustrated staff writer Phil Taylor wrote an article entitled “Tangled Web” which .....
|
|
Drug Trafficking Policies
.... borders.
E. High-Level Contact Group for Drug Control (HLCG)- was established in March of 1996 by Presidents Clinton and Zedillo (of Mexico) to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the fight against drug trafficking and reducing the consumption of illegal drugs. It has the following objectives:
Eliminate the illegal use of drugs in both societies, especially among the youth.
Increase the security along the common border, while maintaining full respect for each country’s sovereignty.
Ensur .....
|
|
Whistleblowing
.... the rights of the whistleblower.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Brewer, G.A. , & Selden, S.C. (1998) Whistle blowers in the federal civil service: New
evidence of the public service ethic. Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, 8, (3), 413-439.
2. Loeb, M. (1995) . When to rat on the boss. Fortune, 132, (7), 183.
3. Mulrine, A., & Schrof, J. M. (1998). Coping with a crooked boss. US News & World Report, 125 (12), 76.
4. Sprague, R.L. (1998). The painful legacy of whistl .....
|
|
Teen Homicide
.... before kids watched educational T.V like Barney, now it is shows like Mech wars. Many blame the toys that kids are playing with, some say it is accessibility to guns and liquor. Who can you blame? What your child learns at a young age affects them as a teen or young adult. The only person you can blame much is to say it is yourself. What you teach your child, how much love and care you give it can affect them as adults and teens to a certain extend. The community you live also can affect your teen. .....
|
|
Put The Death Penalty To Death
.... of an innocent death. Cantu, an online source, says it best; " the death penalty is irrevocable. In case of a mistake, the executed prisoner cannot be given another chance. A prisoner discovered to be blameless can be freed: but neither release nor compensation is possible for a corpse" (1). How can anyone be so inhumane that they, the jury, take someone else's life into their own hands to say whether or not they should die? There are people out there that take people's lives, but a jury sho .....
|
|
Illinois Vs. Nathan Leopold And Richard Loeb
.... School after a family trip to Europe in the summer. Leopold, who was very interested in wildlife, had already achieved recognition as the nation’s leading authority on the Kirtland warbler, an endangered songbird. Leopold agreed with Friedrich Nietzsche, and believed that legal obligations didn’t apply to those who approached “the superman.” Leopold’s idea of the superman was his friend and lover, Richard Loeb.
Leopold and Loeb’s relationship was described by Clarence Darrow as “weird and almost imp .....
|
|
Pre-Employment Drug Testing
.... what kinds of information they need. Pre-employment testing can test any thing from skills to physical ability. The discipline of pre-employment testing is not a stand-alone function. However, A majority of companies feel that it is one of the three vital components in the hiring process. The other components are comprised of Screening and Interviewing. It is the employers responsibility to make the hiring decision as well as undertake the above components. It is the task of the person giving the pr .....
|
|
|
|
