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These discrepancies have serious ramifications not only because they make it harder for minorities to get jobs and a complete education; they also have grave consequences for juveniles who are now subject to the harsher sentencing guidelines passed by states over the last decade. When the penalties are greater, the effects of discrimination in the juvenile justice system fall even heavier on minorities. Harsh penalties for juveniles only compound the discrimination this report exposes...
...including violent crimes and homicide, have been on the decline throughout the U.S. for the past decade. That applies to the inner cities and the suburbs, to New York and to Oregon. At the same time, incarcerations are up and laws and school policies punishing youthful offenders have grown harsher. The reason, the report concludes, is that isolated but well-publicized events such as the Columbine and Jonesboro shootings have the public thinking that our schools are battlegrounds...
...West Coast waters of Mission Bay proved to be harsher than the Charles, as all four boats in competition left without a single victory...
...because Israel will quickly press ahead with a unilateral withdrawal from Lebanon," says TIME Jerusalem bureau chief Lisa Beyer. "And, of course, if Israel comes under attack from Hezbollah in the course of that retreat, or after, it has made clear that its response will be a lot harsher than in previous exchanges. And that, in turn, could potentially spark a new war with Syria...
...their opposition to China's entry into the WTO, and have placed substantial pressure on presidential candidate and Vice President Al Gore '69 to change his stance. Meanwhile, the far right has focused on China's worsening human rights record; the State Department's annual human rights report used harsher terms to describe China's actions this year regarding political and religious freedoms than in any year since the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The Republican leadership in Congress has tried to find a balance by holding a tough line on Taiwan while advocating normal trading relations, but it is unclear...