Three Strikes and You're Out
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A 5 page research paper on the 'Three Strikes and You're Out Law' which limits the ability of violent offenders to receive a punishment other than a prison sentence. The writer concludes that the rule does have several inherent flaws but that it can be improved greatly through proposed reforms. Bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: 3strike.rtf

The Prisons of the Ancient Worlds
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This 7 page research paper looks at the 'prisons' of ancient biblical lands - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, lands of the New and Old Testament. Rather than physical structures to keep people incarcerated, 'prisons' were primarily slavery, banishment, or death. Bibliography lists ten sources.
Filename: Ancpris.wps

Code of Hammurabi / Crime, Health & Politics
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A 6 page research paper on the extent of the oldest 'secular' legal code in history. The writer briefly touches on the Babylonian civilization, King Hammurabi, and discusses the intricacies of the code in regards to crime, medicine, and business. The paper states that the code was the prede cessor to Greek code, which is given credit for being the predecessor of legal code in today's society, but posits that the difference is that the Hammurabi code was the first functional set of laws looking out for the interests of all citizens. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Hamurab.wps

The Code Of Hammurabi Compared With The Laws Of Moses
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of the code of Hammurabi and compares it with the laws of the biblical Moses. The history of the region, where Hammurabi lived, is touched on. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Hammose.wps

Are Alternative Methods of Incarceration Economically Viable?
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A 5 page paper discussing various methods of incarceration that are being implemented across the country, as well as the world. These methods are examined in comparison to the traditional methods of incarceration with special attention to the costs of various methods. The methods addressed are alternative methods of punishment that are aimed at the non-violent criminal, as opposed to seriously violent criminal. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Incar.wps

Boot Camps vs. Electronic Monitoring
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A 5 page paper that compares these two systems of criminal containment and evaluates their outcomes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Bootcamp.wps

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