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The Landscape of American Sentencing
31 pages (7914 words) , Download 3 , Essay
any jurisdictions have created sentencing commissions, some have abolished parole boards, all have enacted mandatory penalty statutes for selected crimes, and a growing number have adopted sentencing guidelines (Tonry, 2000).... The paper "The Landscape of American Sentencing " discusses that even inmates who are never to be released might learn, from within the confines of their existence, to make something positively valuable of themselves, even to the extent of making a social contribution....
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The Impact of Social Networking on Our Daily Lives
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These losses vary from social losses to financial losses depending on the nature of the crime. ... More social evils and crimes today result from social networking.... These measures could include improvement on privacy enhancement mechanisms, protection of children from cyber bullying among other crimes, education of the public on the usage of social networks....
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Mental Health Court
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The danger is that these conditions can escalate the offense committed that is disincentive both to offenders who have conditions and those the crimes are committed against.... According to the UK based Democratic Health Network, health services should have a greater responsibility in ensuring that courts be enlightened regarding the condition of individuals who have mental illness who have committed crimes....
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Business Management- The British Airways Amidst Crisis
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Today each industry faces growing crisis, which they must combat, in order to survive in the market.... Tireless efforts for some have proved unfruitful while for others they are able to just maintain.... As a result many.... ... ... The crisis is there for everyone; it is for the organizations to tackle them with good analysis planning and implementation. ...
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The Wild and Wonderful Whites
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It assumes that all crimes are done rationally for their benefit.... People who are always around people that are antisocial tend to adopt their antisocial behavior which can also lead them to committing crimes.... Bertie Mae's great-grandchildren were too young to have committed any large crimes, but it is curious as to how they will turn out in such a family (Taylor & Julien Nitzberg, 2009). ... mong the numerous crimes of the white family over the generations, they have shown impulsiveness, fits of violence; they have engaged in robbery and they possess numerous firearms....
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General Guidelines against Plagiarism
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The paper 'General Guidelines against Plagiarism' proves unethical of the use of plagiarism in the work of students, writers, journalists, анд researchers.... referring to his recent experience, the author demonstrates technology that helps to avoid plagiarism and check work for illegal borrowing....
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The Five Stages of the Public Policy Process
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It since has rewarded states with additional appropriations for those including in its definition of an impaired judgments when it comes to the federalization of crimes.... The proponents for federalization of crimes argue that the criminals deserve to be prosecuted so that sanity is brought by in the society.... Public confidence and commitment are diminishing day by day due to the nature in which crimes are being handled by the security forces....
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The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
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The issue is that of complicated nature and occurs due to various economic, social, historical and political factors.... As per Crawford-Maher (1992), the young indigenous people draw more attention due to the fact that there is higher rate of unemployment among the indigenous population together with their raw nature of the criminal offenses, which results in higher degree of attention by the police.... Although, this biasness might not be deliberate in nature, it has been found that police officers often do not provide discretionary decisions and divert them from the criminal justice system (Cunneen and Luke, 1995)....
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The Discourse on the Ban of Pornography
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In addition, it is seen as producing harm on women as they become victims of crimes of men who are induced by pornography.... The gendered nature of pornography is not yet adequately discussed within the liberal tradition.... Walters (1992) has noted that Australia has much more sex related crimes than the countries of Europe and which are close to the crime rates of The United States and Canada.... Australia has been identified as a high risk country for sex related crimes but it is not simply because of pornography....
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Psychology and Banality of Evil
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rendt's perception on the crimes shows that she agrees with the fact that the abnormal heinous acts are committed, and people tend to accept that they are routine and are comfortably digested in the society involved.... Though mistakes are unavoidable, there exists some crimes which are unavoidable.... crimes against humanity can be avoided unless ones state of mind requires.... Every person has the freedom of choosing what to do; hence, he/she does not have to follow orders as a sycophant blindly; hence that is no reason at all for Eichmann having to commit the crimes....
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How Criminal Profiling Works
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This is mainly due to the nature of questions that suspects are likely to be asked in court process drawing from criminal profiles.... omputer evidences are applied in crimes committed over the internet which has become a common phenomenon in the current generation.... However, those who commit computer crimes usually find it difficult to hide their cyber trail despite the fact that they may think that they have hidden all their trail....
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Brain Development of Child Abuse Victims
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Most of the time its victims undergo emotional and mental torment with the pressure of feeling guilty to being ashamed of their own act.... This essay answers the biggest question which has been whether such victims of child abuse are worse off or better because their stories and identities are never reported so often in the media....
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Analysis of the Case Filed against Birth Choices, Inc
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The author identifies is whether or not the case filed against Birth Choices, Inc.... is a violation under the freedom of speech clause of the First Amendment.... The author also identifies whether the corporate logo of the Birth Choices, Inc.... hung on the entrance of the city center is obscene....
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Socrates' Argument Against Crito
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In the paper 'Socrates' Argument Against Crito' the author discusses the issue that Crito argues from the point of view that he is about to lose a friend, and this is of such importance to him that he is seeking reasons for Socrates to leave rather than face justice.... ... ... ... The author states that each of the points Crito makes is systematically shown to be illogical as Socrates argues, and despite Crito's sincerity, the strength of Socrates' reasoning is evident....
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Discrimination in Sports Against Blacks and Ethnic Minorities
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This coursework "Discrimination in Sports Against Blacks and Ethnic Minorities" attempts to explore the status of the discrimination against blacks and ethnic minorities in sport in the current times and how ethnic minorities feel about it.... Discrimination is widespread in society.... .... ... ...
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The Responsibility to Protect
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This paper outlines the need for states to be proactive in the prevention of war crimes, genocide, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity.... he doctrine of Responsibility to protect (R2P) is based on the need for states to be proactive in prevention of war crimes, genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.... Similar crimes against humanity were again witnessed in Somalia in 1992 at the watch of the UN, which instead opted to withdraw peace operations all together....
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High School Journals
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In the paper "High School Journals " you can find the descriptions of many interesting short stories such as "The sniper", "The most dangerous game", "A sound of thunder", "The birds", "Christmas Memory", "A man called Horse", "Salvador Late or Early", "Snow", "The Cask of Amontillado" and many others....
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Twelve Angry Men: Factors in Decision
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His quick-to-convict and defiant nature made him difficult to go with the team decision, and it is the challenge that the team had to overcome.... To avoid stereotyping, the term simply refers to most of the jurors but not all, as Juror number 8 is always calm and patient in nature, and also Juror number 2 is a meek and easily-persuaded man (Dirks 2007).... uror number 8, played by Henry Fonda, is the only one who voted not guilty as the rest of the jurors voted guilty, and wanted the accused to be sentenced to death penalty....
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Rational Choice Theory And The Reasoning Criminal
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Offenders' efforts to maintain the lifestyle when successful leads to the commission of crimes to continue a pattern of activities experienced as enjoyable.... The various approaches drawn from several disciplines assume that much offending is rational in nature, and the criminal uses reasoning and decision making to undertake criminal activities such as stealing, robbery, burglary, or other forms of thieving.... Cornish and Clarke (216) reiterate that 'crime is not a unitary phenomenon, and that in reality, different crimes will involve different decisions, not to mention a different number of decisions....
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Policing and Human Rights Act 1998 in the UK
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The covert and sensitive nature of surveillance operations raises difficulty when it comes to applying normal principles of procedural justice to a complaint system. ... If it is a criminal charge, a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to the law and has certain guaranteed rights to defend them....
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Implementation of Intelligence Led Policing in U.S Police Departments
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While the ILP primarily aims at the reduction and prevention of crimes one can notice that the “evaluations of the National Intelligence Model have, to now, focussed on the effectiveness of the model to provide for effective information sharing and clear setting of priorities rather than its ability to deliver crime prevention” (Wakefield & Fleming, 2009, P.... This paper seeks to explore the factors that led to the implementation of Intelligence-led policing, throws light on the major features of ILP and evaluates how effective is ILP in reducing and preventing crimes in the United States....
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The Global Financial Crisis Definition
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From the paper "The Global Financial Crisis Definition" it is clear that survival depended on how equity was raised and for what purposes.... Those that raised it and used fit to repay debts collapsed while those that used capital to build on strategic ways to keep afloat survived.... ... ... ... It is essential to state that when the economies of superpower economies are not performing, their effects are felt all over the globe and have negative effects, especially on developing nations the magnitude of effects is felt differently depending on the macroeconomic vulnerability, preparedness and exposure....
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Modernity and Enlightenment Reason
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Behaviour is a reflection of certain influences on a person, whether biological, psychological, or social in nature.... The focus of analysis therefore is on the nature and characteristics of the offender, rather than on the criminal act.... The idea of a "born criminal" reflected the notion that crime is the result of something essential to the nature of the individual criminal.... uropean Enlightenment - Human nature and Reason ...
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Information Technology Security
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Describe and analyse the range of computer related crimes and, based on this analysis, offer up some effective.... This document will provide a study of the computer related crimes and a few of the statistics of the various crimes that are conducted.... crimes as known are an act which is a violation of the law and regulations....
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Flip- Flop Case, McDuff against Gypsy
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"Flip- Flop Case, McDuff against Gypsy" paper analizes the case that the plaintiff was involved in an accident with the respondent, Jipsy, which was based upon the negligence of the respondent as she wore flip-flops while driving.... As a result of the accident, the plaintiff has suffered spinal cord injury....
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Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee
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They saw to it that the perpetrators of the crimes did not go unpunished.... and whose job responsibilities involved solving local crimes.... Proper methods for torture and punishment for the investigation of the crimes were laid down.... If not guilty, the Judge and his assistants would pay with their lives, as per the law. ...
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The Insidious Aspect of Real or Acted Violence Against Women
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?? Explain in some detail how Warren thinks that the “logic of domination” gets used to justify (a) the subordination of nature by humans, and (b) the subordination of women by men.... aren Warren sees a clear connection between the domination of women and the domination of non human nature.... t is interesting to note that ‘nature' is traditionally viewed as feminine or female – the term ‘mother nature' surely speaks for itself – so that by association nature should be subordinate too....
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To What Extent does New Queer Cinema Restage Dominant Themes of Classical Hollywood
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As we saw earlier, in their exact nature, classical Hollywood films did not dramatise homosexual lives and issues because such issues were not openly acceptable.... In another version, of classical heterosexual theme reworking, Hollywood treatment of homosexuality has changed where films explore the destructive dynamics of homophobia instead of the classical depiction of the destructive nature of homosexuality.... The homosexual theme in the New Queer Cinema is used to bring down the heterosexual structures and depicts the destructive nature of such structures....
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House of Lords Tort Judgment
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n Anns v Merton London Borough7 the court ruled that the proximity test depends on the nature of the relationship between the parties.... The paper "House of Lords Tort Judgment" highlights that on the example of cases considered in it, according to the law of tort, the police do not owe the citizenry a general duty of care, on account of the requirements of public policy; such immunity cannot be assumed in each and every instance....
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NCIS Honors Intern Program
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NCIS Field Office Carolina (CALE) - General crimes Unit ... NCIS Resident Agency New London CT (NENL) - General crimes Unit ... NCIS Field Office Carolina (CALE) - General crimes Unit ... NCIS Resident Agency New London CT (NENL) - General crimes Unit ...
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Policing Weapons and the Use of Force
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Civil Litigation Against Police in Australia: Exploring Its Extent, nature and Implications for Accountability, The Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Criminology, Vol.... It has been identified that in line with the need for deterring small crimes from escalating into big ones as per the broken windows theory, less lethal weapons have the capacity to reduce the extent of damage which would have been as a result of the use of lethal weapons....
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Hitler's Table Talk - if a Man Has Little Money, He Has a Lot of Common Sense
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He was also asked to pardon a young girl guilty of being a traitor on the premise that she was a philosopher.... Hitler discusses the quality of optimism in this collection, saying that young people are by nature optimists.... He was expected to do this because hundreds of others had been pardoned for analogous crimes, despite this being a horrible crime....
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Drugs and Crime: The Media's Influence
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The following document "Drugs and Crime: The Media's Influence" discusses the contribution of media to spreading misinformation regarding the justice system that ultimately leads to an increase in criminal activities.... The document presents a critical response to an article written by Krinke Morgan,....
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The War on Drugs
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Finally, harm reduction strategies work to provide education and information services to both reduce the over-emphasis currently displayed in the enforcement and incarceration of drug users and the effects this has on the black market as well as the harm caused by society regarding the polarizing nature of the issue to more effectively encourage more people to decide for themselves to stay off of drugs and to provide more effective and acceptable treatment for addiction.... An examination into the available literature illustrates that the war on drugs has not managed to eliminate the sales of these substances within defined boundaries, has contributed to the development of organized crime and other associated crimes and carries an unsupportable price tag in terms of prison space and law enforcement capabilities....
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Riminal Justice
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Rape victims are defined as individuals on whom men of a stronger physical nature force upon sex.... In many parts of the world, women do not even have an equal say in the matter and the police does not take these crimes seriously; women thus need a proper platform where they can, without any fear in their hearts, rise to the occasion and have the opportunity to be who they are instead of having people bog them down.... This paper talks about the terrible life that they have to face as victims of such crimes and how the system of justice is arbitrary in their favor; the paper also provides certain solutions and is hopefully a good and knowledgeable read regarding the plight of women, both young and old, around the globe....
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Social Problems that Impact Families
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Family violence is defined as an act of violence that is perpetuated by a person who has relations with the victim and it commonly includes spousal abuse and parental child abuse (Durose, et al.... 2005).... It is a very social issue that has far reaching implications on family life.... ... ... Episodes of family violence often go unreported which makes this issue extremely hard to eradicate....
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(LOVE) The Nature and Meaning of Work in American Society
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Therefore the nature of work in the American society has been emphasized to confine within the provision of the constitution to safeguard the life and safety of its citizens.... This principle is as well embraced by not only the American citizens but also the immigrants from across the world....
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Dehumanization in the book A Lesson before Dying by Gaines
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This essay “Dehumanization in the book "A Lesson before Dying" by Gaines” seeks to explain the dehumanizing acts that occur to and through the various characters.... It opens the analytical and sympathetic eyes of the reader to the guise under which evil takes place in our country.... .... ... ...
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How Do Casinos Guard Against Unethical Behavior
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The paper "How Do Casinos Guard Against Unethical Behavior?... argues that a casino that upholds law consistently is working ethically.... If that law is only applied to a certain group of actors for the casino's personal gluttonous causes then, of course, that is termed as unethical.... ... ... ...
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Financial Crisis of the US in 2008
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This nature of these mortgages resulted in foreclosure of loans when the house prices began to fall.... The paper "Financial Crisis of the US in 2008" highlights that the current financial crisis started due to some untimely and inefficient decisions and overlooking of the risk factors by the financial institutions in the US....
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Use of Nature and Landscape as Symbolic of Irish Spirit
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This essay "Use of nature and Landscape as Symbolic of Irish Spirit" focuses on Irish literature that has been the voice of the land since the days of its freedom movement.... nature interconnected with human life has always been a predominating theme in the works of most writers.... nature interconnected with human life has always been a predominating theme in the works of most writers.... se of nature and landscape as symbolic of Irish spirit ...
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Nature of Hearing, Visual and Intellectual Impairment
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The paper "nature of Hearing, Visual and Intellectual Impairment" states that hearing loss is the reduced function or loss of typical hearing.... First is the nature of hearing, visual and intellectual impairment.... This section contains a discussion on the definition as well as the nature of each of the three disabilities and the characteristics of the individuals who are affected by the disabilities.... The nature of the three disabilities being discussed in this review is described below....
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Gun Control Activists
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On the other hand, people with criminal nature may make use of any other weapons available, even if they do not have a gun in hand.... leck and Kates (2001) have argued that “handguns are actually used by victims to repel crime far more often than they are by criminals in committing crimes - as much as three times more” (Kleck and Kates p.... They have also pointed out that “Liberal allowances of concealed handgun carry by thirty one states have coincided with a reduction of thousands of murders, rapes and other violent crimes in those states” (Kleck and Kates p....
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The Slippery Slope Argument against Gay Marriage
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These proponents charge that gay couples can make their children think that marriage is most sexual and transitory in nature (Dailey 1).... The paper "The Slippery Slope Argument against Gay Marriage" states that proponents on the other hand argue that marriage inequality encourages other forms of discrimination....
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Mandatory Sentencing
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However, with time, courts have been bestowed with a broad sentencing discretion to professionally assess the nature and extend of sanctions or penalties issued. ... However, with time, courts have been bestowed with a broad sentencing discretion to professionally assess the nature and extend of sanctions or penalties issued.... asing on substantial research in the United States, especially in regions like Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, and Florida, mandatory sentencing has a little or no preventative effect because crimes happen even when the masterminds are still in prison....
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Theft from Vehicle
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The officer may search and arrest if finds someone suspect, committing an offence or who is guilty of any offence.... 2 What considerations would the police officer make in terms of the nature of the incident from the available information? ... 3 How would the officer gain further information to assist them to establish the true nature of this incident? ... Potential crimes could be theft (Theft Act, Sec 1-7, 1968) or Criminal Damage (Criminal Damage Act, Sec 1, 1971). ...
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Concept of Security
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Pacek (2012) posits that most computer crimes entail criminal activities that are custom in nature such as defamation, forgery, fraud, and mischief.... onsequently, computer abuse has generated a scale of novel age crimes that can be addressed only by the information technology act, 2000, which group's cybercrime into two categories: crimes promoted by computer devices or networks and crimes that aim computer devices or networks....
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Policies in Seoul Against Disasters
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This coursework "Policies in Seoul Against Disasters" tries to find out approaches for solving the problem of sinkholes that are dangerous to road users and buildings since the toxic elements beneath the earth form and pollute the land.... Sinkholes mainly occur in Seoul.... .... ... ... The people of Seoul have faced a number of challenges out of this problem and they today need a long term solution that addresses these issues....
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Criminal Evidence, the Proof of Bad Character
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(d) It is appropriate to an imperative matter in subject between the perpetrator and the examination, which consist of: whether the perpetrator has an inclination to commit crimes of the variety with which he is emotional, except where such tendency makes it no more possible that he is responsible of the crime (section 103 Criminal Justice Act 2003). ...
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Buying Behavior: A Need or a Disorder
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And another factor that plays a role in its emergence is environmental in nature that triggers the disease that is inherently present.... here are codes in states such as the State of California that indicate that lunatics, idiots and insane people are not capable of registering their actions and therefore are not responsible for their actions; so no matter how many crimes they commit, how many items they steal or hoard, they should not be punished because they are not aware of their actions or their consequences....
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