Rhetorical Precis

In his article, "Released from Prison . . . but Placed in Solitary Confinement: A Parolee Reveals the Practical Ramifications of Samson v. California," James Binall asserts the issue of bringing parolees into society. He backs up his claim by giving the example of Samson v. California and areas in which the parole system has failed offenders who have are new to parole. In order to address the issue, Binall calls for an improved parole system in which offenders that are newly released are given a smoother transition into society and one in which parole officers are much more involved. The author seems to have an annoyed tone and is targeting an audience that is interested in hearing about possible changes that could be done to the parole system. 


Binall, James. "Released from Prison . . . but Placed in Solitary Confinement: A Parolee Reveals the Practical Ramifications of Samson v. California."New England Journal on Criminal & Civil 

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In their article, "The Risk of Failure During the Early Parole Period: A Methodical Note," John Berecochea, Alfred Himelson, and Donald Miller, assert the issue of how parole is likely to be broken within the first six months that an offender is granted parole. They back their claim up by giving examples of where males and females have broken parole and also include data and evidence of the trends within newly released criminals. In order to show how the system can be improved upon, the authors include fictional situations in which there could be parole system fall out, they also include evidence pertaining to the involvement of those parole officers in the first few months of an offenders parole. The audience of this article is concerned with the current state of our parole system.

Himelson, Alfred, Donald Miller, and John Berecochea. "The Risk of Failure During the Early Parole Period: A Methodical Note." Journal of Criminal Law. 63.1 (1992): n. page. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. 

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In their article, Risk Factors for Criminal Recidivism in Older Sexual Offender, Seena Fazel, Gabrielle Sjostedt, Niklas Langstrom, and Martin Grann, address the topic of how sexual offenders are less likely to repeat again if they are released from prison at an older age, whereas young sexual offenders are more likely to repeat the crime if they are released. The authors back up their claim by including information and data that they collected from a study that was done in a prison in Sweden. In order to get their point across, they include the data targeting different age groups and the risk factors that were involved within each individual age group. The target audience of this piece is a non-favorable audience that is more open-minded.

Barbaree, H., Blanchard, R., & Langton, C. (2003). The development of sexual aggression through the
life span: the effect of age on sexual arousal and recividism among sex offenders. Annals of the
New York Academy of Sciences, 989, 59–71

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In his article, "The Jaycee Lee Dugard Story: Why was Rapist Released?," Mike Griffin addresses what he claims to be the main issue of her case; that being the fact that her abductor, Phillip Garrido, had already committed a rape crime and was sentenced to 50 years, but after 11 years he was paroled. Griffin backs up his claim by giving examples of how there were numerous times where Jaycee and her two children could have been rescued. Griffin asserts the importance of the system which Phillip Garrido eased his way by, and makes an effort to reach out for improvements that need to be made within the parole system. The author has a frustrated tone, and is addressing a sympathetic and concerned audience.

Griffin, Mike. " The Jaycee Lee Dugard story: Why was rapist released." Fort Worth Business Press [Fort Worth] 13 009 2009, n. pag. Web. 16 Feb. 2012. <http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.colostate-pueblo.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=5&hid=17&sid=e291bbf0-30b4-491a-9fdb-9d651af68a7e@sessionmgr11>.

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In his newspaper article, “Garrido terms-him: 431 to life, her: 36 to life,” Demian Bulwa describes the sentencing and outcomes from the Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnapping case and gives an overview of the charges and penalties that the Garrido’s faced as well as insight into what went wrong when the 11 year old went missing for 18 years of her life. Bulwa backs up his claim by explaining the dire circumstances with which Jaycee Lee Dugard was under as well as the penalties that the Garrido’s will face for the remainder of their existence. In order to explain the dire situation that Dugard was in, Bulwa mentions that there may have been parole system fallout within the case because Phillip Garrido was already a registered sex offender and drug abuser. He has a sympathetic and matter-of-fact attitude which is targeting an already persuaded audience with this particular issue.

Bulwa, Demian. "Garrido terms - him: 431 to life, her: 36 to life ." San Francisco Chronicle [San Francisco] 06 003 2011, Newspaper Source n. pag. Web. 15 Feb. 2012. <http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?sid=036280f5-8cf5-45fe-b457-d198e3d6f718@sessionmgr11&vid=8&hid=14&bdata=JmxvZ2luLmFzcCZzaXRlPWVob3N0LWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ==

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In their article, “Developmental Factors in Adolescent Child Sexual Offenders,” Susan Dennison and Benoit Leclerc of Griffith University suggests that in comparison to nonrepeat sexual offenders, repeat offenders have had a past where they were victims of sexual abuse. In order to back up their claim, the authors include information pertaining to sexual offenses that are committed if there happens to be a lack of intervention with this particular adolescence group. In order to explain the circumstances within adolescent sexual offenders, the authors look deeper into examining risk factors involved and look to see of this causes repeat offenders to repeat again. The authors have a serious tone and are targeting a concerned and interested group.

Dennison, Susan, and Benoit Leclerc. "Developmental Factors in Adolescent Child Sexual Offenders : A Comparison of Nonrepeat and Repeat Sexual Offenders." SAGE. (2011): 1-15. Web. 15 Feb. 2012. <http://cjb.sagepub.com/content/38/11/1089>.

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In his editorial, “Sexual Predator Law or Preventive Detention? Call It for What It Is,”George B. Palermo suggests that there is haziness on the matter of whether or not sexual offenders or predators are “curable.” He backs his claim up by including information and testing that was done in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that studied the progression and effectiveness of a preventative detention center. In order to explain his indifferent attitude towards the topic, Palermo mentions that while this German detention facility did have data to essentially prove that these sexual predators are “incurable,” it is possible that the predators could have suffered from a personality disorder. He has a matter-of-fact attitude and is addressing a contemplative group of people.

The dilemma of the sexual offender. Springfield, IL: Charles C

Palermo, G. B., & Farkas, M. A. (2001).

Thomas.

Working Thesis

Repeat offenders are continually committing offenses that are as or more severe than that of their first offense due to parole system fallout.

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            In his article, “Sex Offenders and Child Sex Tourism: The Case for Passport Revocation,” John A. Hall addresses the importance of the rights that sex offenders are allowed to obtain and recognizes areas where this causes conflict. Hall backs this claim up by using examples such as the Jaycee Lee Dugard case to exemplify how sex offenders have too much freedom. His purpose is to point out the problems within sex offender’s rights in order to resolve the issue of these offenders repeating again. With his serious tone, Hall is addressing a concerned and tentative audience so that this issue will be solved.

John A. Hall. "Sex Offenders and Child Sex Tourism: The Case for Passport Revocation" Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law Vol. 18.No. 2 (2011).
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/john_hall/3

Repeat Offenders

1. What percentage of repeat offenders repeat again?
2. What percentage of repeat offenders in childhood abduction/abuse cases repeat again?
3. What have been effective solutions in stopping repeat offenders from committing a crime again?
4. Have there been effective solutions that have data and evidence of what works in different states?
5. What went wrong in the Jaycee Lee Dugard case?
6. What exactly happened in the Jaycee Lee Dugard case?
7. Parole system fallout in the case?
8. Could there be a better system within the parole system?
9. Have there been substantial evidence of parole system fallout when it comes to repeat offenders?
10. Have different states attempted different strategies which have led to more effective outcomes?

Chapter Seven Rhetorical Precis

In chapter seven of “Good Reasons,” Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer display different methods in order to come to a specific purpose. The authors back up their claim by including of examples about how to find a purpose for writing an argument. The authors’ purpose is to inform readers about how to structure an argument effectively in order to reach an applicable topic. With the style and topical chapter that this book features, the authors seem to be targeting an audience in an educational setting. 

Chapter Four Rhetorical Precis

In their book, “Good Reasons,” Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer assert the importance of how writing and constructing a thesis is a vital ingredient to an essay and to an argument. Faigley and Selzer stand by their claim by including organizational outlines as well as step-by-step processes that prove and display how this method works. The authors’ purpose is to open up their reader’s eyes of how to construct a proper thesis in order to create an effective argument. Faigley and Selzer appear to be targeting an audience that is interested in expanding their knowledge in regards to their writing techniques. 

Comparing Articles Regarding Plagiarism

Marcia Devlin’s “Policy, Preparation, Prevention and Punishment: One Faculty’s Holistic Approach to Minimizing Plagiarism,” relates to the other articles that we have looked into during class because they all relate to the issue of this concept of “copyrighting;” taking someone else’s work and using it as your own. The similarities between articles are obvious—taking ones work because of the easy accessibility via the Internet. However, when comparing plagiarism to say, the article regarding music sampling, I believe that there is a fine line between the two concepts. Plagiarism is something that should never be “okay,” and when one plagiarizes, they should be fully aware of the fact that what they are doing is wrong. Whereas music sampling is slightly different, it can essentially help out the artist by a marketing technique because the sample of their music that is featured in the song will be listened to, and consumers may be interested in that particular sample of the song and then go to purchase the artist’s original piece. Plagiarism is something that should never be tolerated nor accepted in today’s society. Just because our generation has grown up with the easy convenience of the Internet, this should not be an excuse for us to be oblivious to the fact that we are stealing someone else’s words. In all cases, however, regarding music sampling and plagiarism, there needs to be more restrictions and thorough guidelines along with actual consequences that are followed through with if these laws are broken. 

Scholarly Article Rhetorical Precis

In her article, “Policy, Preparation, Prevention and Punishment: One Faculty’s Holistic Approach to Minimizing Plagiarism,” Marcia Devlin claims that there are steps and factors that need to be addressed in order to effectively address the problem of plagiarism.  Devlin supports her claim throughout the article by giving the example of how Australian universities have used the system and have data and evidence to prove the results that it is actually effective. Her purpose is to address the issue of copyrighting in order to minimize plagiarism in today’s generation, specifically universities. She seems to have a matter-of-fact attitude throughout her writing, which attracts an audience interested in knowing about the issue of plagiarism and the facts within. 

Chapter Three Rhetorical Summary

In their book, “Good Reasons,” Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer emphasize how to effectively create a writing assignment by including reasoning with evidence. In order to recognize the importance of having reasoning and evidence in one’s writing, the authors state: “When a writer doesn’t provide satisfactory evidence to support a because clause, readers might feel that there has been a failure in the reasoning process.” Clearly, it is necessary to back up a claim with evidence so that readers are able to feel a sense of relevancy within the text. This article is intended for anyone who is involved in creating essays that involve having a claim and backing it up with evidence.

Chapter Two Rhetorical Summary

In their book, “Good Reasons,” Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer assert the importance of how to correctly analyze and critique an argument. Faigley and Selzer effectively show how to analyze by giving various examples of how to understand the structure of an argument by using specific techniques, such as mapping. In order to show the importance of this particular technique, the authors state: “The sources may approach this issue from different angles or raise different questions instead of simply stating differing positions on the issue.” This particular article is meant for anyone who is interested in improving how to improve analyzing a critical argument. 

Music Sampling and Plagiarism

Digital music sampling has become a centralized idea and notion in pop culture in today’s era. The copyright laws that go hand in hand with digital music sampling, however, have created restrictions that some view to be a barrier for ingenuity and creativeness. People that have sampled before view music sampling as creating a “collage,” the collage includes different sounds and textures that create a unique piece to listen to and enjoy. Where this is true, I believe that credit is deserved where credit is due. If one is taking large segments from an artist’s song and only twisting it slightly, this should not be legal to repackage and sell. In the audio recording, “Digital Music Sampling: Creativity or Criminality,” it mentions the fact that there could be more specific copyright laws within songs. For example, copyrighting the guitar or drum piece of a song so that it actually is illegal for people to take an artist’s work if the artist so wishes to put those constraints within their music. On the other hand, the audio recording had an interesting point when they mentioned that music sampling could actually help out artists, especially older genres of music, by using sampling as a marketing technique. Older genres of music are rediscovered this way, I myself have heard remixes of old songs and have ended up going and purchasing the snippet of an old song I heard in the background of a remixed song.

These days, however, our generation seems to feel as if they are entitled to anything and everything. When it comes to plagiarism, there is nothing creative about cutting and pasting an Internet article into a word document. Writing a paper for a class is not the same as it was years ago when the only way you had access to information was by going to the library and searching for material in actual books. Today, information is a few clicks away; information is at the ready within seconds. Our generation needs to realize that it is not okay to create a paper based off of other people's words and ideas.