A topic of importance that has been in the news recently is whether zero tolerance is needed in schools. Students are able to get expelled for smoking cigarettes to carrying weapons. Many times the crimes that the students are expelled for are not serious enough to warrant the punishment. Other p...

Nick Brown English 100 3/5/01 Word count: 1,186 In an Age of Violence School shootings in Moses Lake, Washington; West Paducah, Kentucky; Jonesboro, Arkansas; and Littleton, Colorado spark some serious questions throughout the US today. Schools beefing up security all over the country strive t...

Develop a list of reasons why restitution should reduce recidivism and a list of reasons why it might not. Does restitution make sense to you? In the response to the high rise in crime, most states have adopted a "get tough" response to juveniles that focuses solely on punishment. However, many s...

Yes, all Michigan high schools should require metal detectors. This is because metal detectors create a safe and secure environment. Metal detectors make an environment safe and secure by catching people that are trying to bring weapons in the school, and also by discouraging them from thinking...

Does imprisonment lower crime? Most people believe that imprisonment is the most effective way to reduce crime rate. That prisons are the best institutions for confining and punishing people who have been convicted of crimes or people who are awaiting t...