... we must do more than just send them to prison. For instance, we could give them a chance to acquire job skills; which will improve the chances that inmates will become productive citizens upon release. The programs must aim to change those who want to change. Those who are taught to produce useful goods and to be productive are "likely to develop the self-esteem essential to a normal, integrated personality" (Szumski 21). This kind of program would provide skills and habits and "replace the sense of hopelessness" that many inmates ...

... The purpose of this paper is to examine the process of capital punishment and the moral viewpoints on the death penalty. The first evidence of capital punishment is from Hammurabi's code, a book of Babylonian law, from 1700BC. (http://www.schoolsucks) The Bible mentions that execution should be used for many crimes. (Bedau1) One example of the death penalty in the bible is "Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death." (Exodus 21:12). The bible also suggests stoning a woman if she unmarried sex and had "wrought folly on Israel by playing the harlot in her father's house" (Deuteronomy 22:21) En ...

... protect them. T The paper will discuss how a person who whistleblows can protect himself by using certain safety precautions along with ethical tactis to use before a person decides to whistleblow. In conclusion, this paper will site organizations that are currently advocating 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. Mulr ...

... out unfairly and according to Gest (1996) the Supreme Court felt the death penalty was being imposed "freakishly' and ‘wantonly" and "most often on blacks." Several years later in Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U.S. 153 (1976), the Supreme Court decided, with efficient controls, the death penalty could be used constitutionally. Yet, even with these various controls, the system does not effectively eliminate racial bias. According to Professor Steven Goldstein of Florida State University, "There are so many discretionary stages: whether the prosecutor decides to seek the death penalty, whether the jury recomme ...

... be able to believe the statistic much more than if they had focused on the surrounding area. Another thought was whether the Post had interviewed more boys than girls or vice versa. Racial makeup of those involved in the study was another issue that the Post did not elaborate on. I also felt it relevant to ask what the percentage of that initial 68% were seniors who had only tried it once. I think the percentage would drop significantly if the Post changed the wording from "tried it once" to "used multiple times". Knowing the geographic location of those surveyed would be useful in a number of ways. First, ...

... and vote in it's elections, he or she ought to be able to have a drink.(Toomey 1) This is exactly the way I feel about it. The drinking age should be lowered to 18. During the period in the 70's when many states were lowering their drinking ages scientists started doing studies to determine whether or not the younger drinking ages had any effect on automobile accidents. These studies generally concluded that traffic accidents significantly increased among teenagers after the MLDA was lowered.(Toomey 1) It can, however, easily be argued that since these studies came out right after the drinking ages had been l ...

... blind, and cancer patients for whom it alleviates the severe nausea that is often accompanies chemotherapy and sometimes makes lifesaving treatment impossible. Due to all these lobbying groups which show substantial evidence that marijuana can be used as a prescribed drug. Also many advocates who are pro 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 ur ...

... in the pending political outcome, but in weighing the evidence argued by both sides and developing a sound reasonable basis. Therefore, the remainder of this document shall concern itself with comparing the prevalent arguments of both sides against one another and drawing a conclusion based on the evidence. Opponents of liability reform rely heavily on an idealistic constitutional argument as well as an economic argument to foster their point. The main components of their argument are as follows: Limiting recovery of loss has a detrimental effect on those which are harmed by alleged negligence. The cost of liab ...

... One way we have tried to deal with this problem is through rape prevention. These techniques are very important in decreasing the vulnerability of individuals, but in order to eliminate the occurrence of rape from our society, we must first examine its causes more deeply so that we can take collective action. We must understand the sociology of rape in order to effectively work towards the elimination of it. Despite the necessity for rape prevention, it must focus on eliminating the conditions in society which make women easy targets for rape. Victim control teaches women to avoid rape, but doesn't reduce t ...

... feel that security checks need to be done on prospective gun buyers or that customary waiting periods should be enforced. The problem with all of these recommendations is that they infringe on the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution of the United States. The amendment reads: A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. (Hofstadter, 1970) This brings us to the question: what is gun control and how far should our government go with these laws? You want to make the nation a safe place to live, but you also need to abi ...