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Is Thrasymachus and Hobbes Right to See Human Nature in Stark Terms
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From the paper "Is Thrasymachus and Hobbes Right to See Human nature in Stark Terms" it is clear that the type of justice in the proposition of Hobbes and Thrasymachus can be the right form when it is frequently the economy that matters to people over other vital aspects of life.... Thomas Hobbes and Thrasymachus share a nearly common insight whereby Hobbes proposes via 'Leviathan' that man, by nature, is free the logic of which is based upon natural rights whereas Thrasymachus confers to defend the opposite side of justice and takes man's freedom to agree with matters that are only advantageous to men regardless of whether or not justice is at work....
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Racial Profiling on the Conduct of Police Officers
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Those who consider it a necessary evil argue that some ethnic groups or races are associated with certain crimes for example, blacks and Hispanics are associated with drug dealing and drug transportation and so would often be stopped to be questioned about drugs and their cars inspected (Orr, 2009).... Since these groups are associated with such illegal activities, their races are profiled for those crimes.... Those who believe racial profiling is an unnecessary evil argue that it even creates more mistrust and so less information given to the authorities to help cub terrorism, drug trafficking of other crimes that those stereotyped based on ethnicity are purported to commit (Orr, 2009)....
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Terrorist Activity in Bosnia
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Most importantly, this enhanced level of cooperation that is expected to grow stronger in coming years is determined by the geographical nature of the Western Balkans.... Finally, although the threat of terrorism in Bosnia, just as in other Balkan countries, is increasing, it is important to note that these threats are still nascent given the fact that Bosnia's political establishment is still largely western-aspiring and secular in nature.... Transnational organized crime groups have also sought to exploit increased corruption and institutional weakness in Bosnia to destabilise the country and region, increasing the levels of sophisticated crimes, violence, racketeering, and extortion at local and regional level....
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Juveniles' Competence to Stand Trial
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The main reason for children committing crimes is domestic violence.... In the paper 'Juveniles' Competence to Stand Trial' the author examines the issue of crime in children from the root cause.... He discusses the reasons why children at young age or adolescents develop the tendencies like harassment, discrimination, maltreatment....
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Drunk Drivers Penalty
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While Husak admits that the continuum of seriousness in crime is inherently complex, since there is no general theory about what makes one crime more serious than another, the author makes a policy judgment in claiming that drunk driving is not one of those “serious crimes” (Husak 54). ... Such a wide variation in how law enforcement approaches punishing such crimes necessarily leads to confusion over the result of driving drunk and, consequently, there is little deterrence effect against committing the crime. ...
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Financial Crisis of American Central Bank
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The Changing nature of Financial Intermediation and the Financial Crisis of 2007-09.... The paper 'Financial Crisis of American Central Bank' focuses on the different strategic development that was incorporated within the system in order to enhance financial performances and stability....
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Case Study-Police and the Law
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Name Date Course Section/# Beyond the definition of crime itself, perhaps the most fundamental precept of any law system is what it considers as evidence that can be admissible to either prove or disprove the existence of crime in a given case.... ... ... ... For this matter, issues relating to the means by which federal, state, and regional officials are legally bound and required to obtain evidence in specific ways helps to ensure that the integrity of the judicial system remains intact and not adulterated by overtly heavy handed practices which easily lend themselves to being manipulated in favor of the prosecuting power....
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Same-Sex Marriage License
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n a criminal case, the verdict of guilty or not guilty must be unanimous since the acts are considered to be against the state and the state is responsible for enforcing the law.... The essay "Same-Sex Marriage License" focuses on the critical analysis of the major issues in the same-sex marriage license....
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Should Polygraph Tests be Admissible at Trial as Valid Scientific Evidence
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He was acquitted of murder, but found guilty of aggravated assault and all of the drug charges.... “The nature of Litigation Surrounding Five Screening Devices.... Those who died were assumed to have been guilty [1].... The purpose of the following review is to summarize the most recent developments in polygraph technology....
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Problem within Probation Programs
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?? nature Reviews Neuroscience (7).... This research paper "Problem within Probation Programs" shows that the different criminal justice programs that have been developed in the United States provide opportunities to rehabilitate individuals that have created crimes in the past.... Basically, one of the main noticeable problems is with the percentage of those who go through a rehabilitation program and then have to go through re-entry programs for further crimes committed in the future....
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Sixth Amendment
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blic trial, to be “informed of the nature and cause of the accusation”, to be able to confront “witnesses against him”, to be provided with facilities to obtain witnesses and to have the right to legal representation.... These processes contain the right to a jury and public trial, to be “informed of the nature and cause of the accusation”, to be able to confront “witnesses against him”, to be provided with facilities to obtain witnesses and to have the right to legal representation....
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Criminal Psychology
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This is the SAD PERSONS mnemonic, and it is used to prevent suicides by the interpretation of collected data concerning the possibly suicidal nature of the individual.... ince Case was found 'not guilty', his term of hospitalization depends entirely upon his own mental state....
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Court of Civil Rights Appeals
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Schedule 2 of the Deer Act of 1991 includes any smooth bore gun in the list of prohibited forearms and since Darcus has used such a gun, he would be guilty of an offense.... (i) Under Section 1 of the Act, Mike is guilty of poaching and killing deer without a license (ii) Under Section 2 of the Act, he is also guilty of killing a deer in close season, since the close season for the roe buck has been designated as 1st Novemebr to 31st March and January is inclusive within this period....
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL ON PRISON POPULATION AND RATES OF INCARCERATION IN OUR COUNTRY
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While crime level appears to be driving some of this growth, much of it is connected to sentencing rules and guidelines, the length of sentences, and a general public intolerance of crimes.... While crime level appears to be driving some of this growth, much of it is connected to sentencing rules and guidelines, the length of sentences, and a general public intolerance of crimes.... This study looks at minority races within prisons, what factors drove them to commit crimes, what their background is and what their sentencing severity was like compared to other races....
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Racial and Class Discrimination in London
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In addition, the film shows that engaging in one crime often takes one to other forms of crimes as well.... This situation has two important implications; firstly, the number of crimes will continue to increase in London, and secondly, the WASPS will never get a chance to enjoy security and peace as their lives will always be at risk.... Thus, one identifies two important elements attaching these people to crimes; the need for means of survival and pressure from various groups that exploit them....
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Role in Criminal Procedure of US Constitution
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These elements, similarly to those that are found within the Article III of the US Constitution, are extended in time meaning that they are of both pre-trial and trial nature.... 2, Clause 3 indicates that “[t]he Trial of all crimes […] shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said crimes shall have been committed […]” (National Archives, “Constitution of the United States, Art.... First, this Amendment rejects punishment for capital or infamous crimes except for specific cases....
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The Influence of the Inca Empire on Modern Peru
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The system of government was socialist in nature, and people were provided for in times of famine.... A descendant of the Incas, upon learning about is ancestry, stated that “they talked to me at length about their laws and governments, and compared the new rule of the Spaniards with that of the Incas, contrasting especially the crimes and punishments and the severity of the latter were dealt with under the two regimes” (Vega 6)....
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The Barnes Collection As A Cultural Jewel Of Extraordinary Nature
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The paper "The Barnes Collection As A Cultural Jewel Of Extraordinary nature" reviews "The Art of the Steal" as an arresting documentary that covers the controversy on how the Barnes Foundation has evolved from an educational art facility in the suburbs to a major museum of urban art.... The Barnes Collection As A Cultural Jewel Of Extraordinary nature ... From these arguments, it would suffice to say that the real reason Pew Charitable Trusts, Annenberg Foundation, and Lenfest Foundation pushed for the Barnes Foundations to be moved from the suburbs to the city center was that the Barnes Collection was a cultural jewel of extraordinary nature....
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Human Limit and Contradictory Nature of Self-Identity
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The author of the paper "Human Limit and Contradictory nature of Self-Identity" will begin with the statement that chapter 4 of the book by Solomon, Higgins, and Martin (2011) begins with the quote from Alice in Wonderland where the Caterpillar questions the very importance of self (p.... In this paper, I will be arguing for the contradictory nature of self-identity that establishes itself through choice, as Existentialists assert (Solomon, Higgins and Martin, 2011, p....
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Wal Marts Midlife Crisis
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The author of the present coursework "Wal Marts Midlife Crisis" comments on how with $245 billion in revenues, Wal-mart is the biggest company in the US.... As the text has it, Wal-mart exports from China accounted for one-tenth of the US exports .... ... ... Yet marked by slow growth and a change in customer preferences the ground beneath Wal-Mart is slipping and other small organizations with slick business machinery are rising fast....
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Juvenile Delinquency
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Around late 1800's, the juvenile justice system was formed to amend the policies about the youth crimes.... The juvenile justice system was amended and for some cruel crimes, juveniles were treated as adults.... In late 1990's, the number of violent juvenile crimes increased but juvenile crimes is under control today (Regoli & Hewitt, 2006)....
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Competing Against OpenTable
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The paper "Competing Against OpenTable" describes that software as a service (SaaS) is a very effective tool since customers do not need to buy software and install it on their computers.... They thus get it directly from online and get the software functionality through subscriptions.... .... ... ...
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Betrayal is the Result of Fear and Low Morals of Characters Caused by Witchcraft Trials
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Miller identifies and vividly portrays the inner nature and morals of people involved in the trials which heated human's envy and baseness.... It is possible to predict If the fear and a lust for personal benefit did not dominate the real nature of the Salem citizens would never come to light.... The facts mentioned above prove the idea that only in difficult situations people show their real nature.... he facts mentioned above prove the idea that only in difficult situations people show their real nature....
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Racial Profiling
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ome people think that racial profiling should be done because the statistics of people who commit crimes show that majority of them belong to the minority.... Also, they think that it might deter some crimes from happening.... This will reduce the crime level because many minority groups commit crimes to get some money so they can buy food....
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Criminal Data and Statistics
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It is also utilized by the researchers who study the nature, reason, and the diversity in the crime trends in the past.... One should not completely rely on this criminal records as alone they can't give the answers but eventually they do help and look after the within city and outside the city crime activities and give initiatives to develop prevention to such crimes. ... Lastly the London Metropolitan Police is an agency for the people which deals with all sort of criminal activities and keeps track of those making records of the crimes in London city....
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Nature of Social Interactions: Sociology of Emotions
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Sociology has been seen to be of major influence over the years to the diversity and dynamics of social movements.... The purpose of this review is to analyze the basic ways in which emotions are involved in the dynamics of social movement according to Goodwin and Jasper and Whittier.... ... ... ...
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Accidents and catastrophes: risk management
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Automobile in itself is a world product, which means that it was not intrinsically a part of human nature.... This theory also says, that an act can become permanent or repetitive in nature of appropriate positive reinforcers are applied, that become the motivators for the person in question.... Where there is lack of accountability, there will be no check, and hence many crimes will be their simply because of the presence of a staunch and strong political might....
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Allegory of Nature by Marten Van Heemskerck
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This essay "Allegory of nature by Marten Van Heemskerck" presents the artwork of Heemskerck that is personally appealing.... My choice to do this painting in my analysis was the diversity in setting that the painting exhibited amid its static nature.... Critical Art Essay Affiliation: Allegory of nature by Marten Van Heemskerck, 1567 The panting by Heemskerck was done in the 16th Century, a time when artwork had become deeply rooted in the events that were going on around the world and the characteristic relationship between states and different societies of the world....
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The Concept of Three Levels of Human Rights Law
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Article 2 clearly entitles all individuals with rights and freedoms without any form of distinction and discrimination of any nature including race, sex, religion, political affiliation and national origin (Alston, 2000).... The individuals who participate in planning, preparing, financing and execution of humanitarian crimes during armed conflicts are individually responsible for their actions and omissions including persons acting in official authority such as heads of state (Brems, 2001)....
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Various Perspectives of Policing Functions
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Finally, it would be time to treat policing as highly academic in nature.... According to Walker and Katz, this situation would eventually result to lack of coordination, then crime which could be due to fragmentation of responsibility, and displacement particularly on crimes associated with vices.... Furthermore, the law should substantially give important weight on crime analysis as criminals and law offenders have become increasingly advanced in emancipating various crimes....
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Laws Against Discrimination in the Workplace
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The European Union also endorsed the Section-28 of UK Equality Act-2010 as under: “Any form of unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature occurs with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, in particular when creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment” (Nairns 2010). ... If she proves that both are sailing in the same boat or their assignments are similar in nature, she will surely get the similar benefits as his male colleague is getting (Nairns 2010)....
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Peculiarities of Political System in California
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The California State Prison System is administered by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation while State approximately spends 7% of the budget on the correction and rehabilitation of the prison inmates, these figures clearly suggest that the overall nature and extent of the problem being faced by the California State.... The overall strict nature of the laws makes it a problem because of the punishments given to the offenders.... It is also critical to note that much of the California's problems may also be due to the nature and dimensions of its political economy....
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Arguments for Civil Commitments of Sexual Offenders
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From the police records, the culprits of these sexual crimes have committed them repetitively and over a long time (Ministry of Justice, 2009).... Some offenders have a past record of involvement in non-sexual crimes for instance robbery with violence or domestic violence.... Self Reported Sex crimes of Non-Incarcerated Paraphilics....
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RESEARCH PAPER ON JAPANESE AMERICAN SEGREATION IN THE PERIOD OF BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR
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More than 2000 died and more than a thousand were wounded.... In the air attack, 18 US warships were sunk or damaged, including eight battleships, of which Arizona and Oklahoma were never.... ... ... This paper will explore the impact of the Pearl Harbor bombing to the Japanese Americans living in the United States. ...
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Benevolent Repression: The Three Major Reformatory Systems
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Placement in the reformatory was based on the same views as Michigan, nature of offense, prior record and age.... The inherent nature of their business perhaps can be blamed for the high incidences of violence within the walls of all three reformatories, as well as high incidents of escapes or escape attempts, but reports of violence and uprisings seemed to be of lesser scale and intensity at the Massachusetts reformatory, where prisoners were still treated like men....
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Leadership Analysis
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The involvement of detectives and the Hill Street Blues and the NYPD Blue demonstrates human nature put into test, as he gets involved in disaster management.... This unit, set from the New York City Police Department, centers on crimes related to rape, sexual attack, and child molestation....
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Electronic Communication at Work
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CT has changed the nature of working life ... CT has changed not only the social life but also the nature of working life of the people.... ICT has greatly changed the nature of work of the Australian community in many aspects which has been brought about by use of new technologies in work.... ICT has mainly changed the nature work in the following ways: ... In the industries, it has also changed the nature of work and some of the traditional jobs are not turning multi skilled or they have come to add value in order to remain more viable in the market....
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The history of the United Nations
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According to the UN news center (2012), the international criminal court ruled that four suspects among the six in the prosecutor Ocampo's list should stand for trial against crimes of humanity following 2007 general elections.... ICC sends prominent Kenyans to trial for crimes related to post-election violence.... Therefore, the UN, international justice court is not intimidated by a suspect's status in politics or in the society; the suspect is tried and if found guilty sentenced depending on the level of his/her crime. ...
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Sexual predators of young children in the Internet
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Thus the risk of various crimes such as human trafficking, including pedophilia, and illegal material trade caused by online incidents is all the more high.... Thus the risk of various crimes such as human trafficking, including pedophilia, and illegal material trade caused by online incidents is all the more high.... Pedophilia is one of the serious crimes that brought disturbance to every parent-citizen especially in United States.... ranks second in the crimes being reported in the news (Killias 2000)....
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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He respected elders and teachers even when they found guilty of many things.... “In all my trials of a spiritual nature, as a lawyer, in conducting institutions, and in politics I can say that God saved me.... This paper ''Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi'' tells about him as a father of an independent Indian nation....
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Protection Mechanism against Prion Infection through Inhalation
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The paper "Protection Mechanism against Prion Infection through Inhalation" discusses that for the detection of disease-specific prion (PrPd) in NALT, BALT, spleen and brain, tissues will be fixed in periodate-lysine-paraformaldehyde fixative and embedded in paraffin wax.... .... ... ... Prion infections and their pathogenesis are dependent much on the agents crossing the epithelial coverings of the body cavities through to the recipient nervous system....
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Violence again women in peace time
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Violence against women commences prior to their birth.... This evil is compounded as girls are children and also females.... The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination.... ... ... As such, every society provides special protection to children.... The Convention on the Rights of the Child, provides special protection to children against every abuse, including, neglect, exploitation, cruelty, and it entitles them to special protection Violence against Women of the of the Violence against Women Comprehending violence against women is facilitated by analyzing violence against girls....
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Criminal Justice or Political Science Applied
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In terms of crimes, police aggressiveness and local incarceration had no effect on homicide, but state punitiveness had a positive effect, which actually meant that it prison sanctions actually increase homicide levels instead of decreasing it.... This next article talks about the connection between emotions and crimes.... But this study did not just correlate emotions and the propensity to do crimes, instead, they developed a theory that emotions also has a connection on the role transitions that an individual has to undergo....
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Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
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It is essential to provide a clear statement to the person who is guilty of harassment.... Sexual harassment is seen in many ways and is the unwelcome sexual advances or physical conduct of sexual nature.... Sexual harassment is seen in many ways and is the unwelcome sexual advances or physical conduct of sexual nature.... ??Sexual Harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favor or other verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature which unreasonably interferes with work, is made a condition of employment, or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment....
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The Death Penalty Is Morally Wrong
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This paper seeks to analyze the form and nature of retributive death theories,and various ideologies coonnnected to the debate.... The option of an equivalent punishment for an equivalent crime supports the responsibility of nature and government as a citizenry.... Amnesty international is against capital punishment is all situations without exceptions and the nature of the crime (Stearman 149).... As such, appropriating the same level and nature of punishment to a capital offender constitutes fairness and justice....
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The Eternity of Freuds Theory: the Traits of Criminality
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Jung says that main features, which dominate nature of a person, are his ego, ‘personal unconscious', ‘collective unconscious', ‘archetypes, and '‘attitudes of the psyche and functions of thought'.... But, Freud gives most emphasis to the unconscious mind and traces out certain features of the unconscious mind, such as it does not follow any logical approach due to its unorganized nature.... he all time great philosopher Aristotle in his famous treatise ‘Politics' wrote that the great crimes of the society occur not due to necessity but due to excess....
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The Lady and the Tiger and ''The Pearl''
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What is important is the way he differentiates innocence and crime, and his firm determination to punish the guilty and give a reward to the innocent.... The real charm of the story lies in the scene where the entire people throng to enjoy witnessing either the way the tiger devours the guilty or to watch the innocent wed the most beautiful lady....
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Financial Upheavals. Financial crisis
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Financial crises are inevitable and seem to be a usual and reasonably invariant characteristic of such business cycle.... The economic system of any country is subject to discrete business cycles that lie on the boom-depression continuum.... .... ... ... Student Name: Course: Instructor Name: Date of Submission: Financial Upheavals Financial crises are inevitable and seem to be a usual and reasonably invariant characteristic of such business cycle....
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Theories on Race and Gender Affiliation
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The author considers their groundlessness on the basis of the historical context and definitions of human nature and social order.... There are various theories based on race and sex which have been studied, in historical context and regarding fundamental definitions of human nature, social order, crime, and theory vs.... Offenders can be divided into three basic categories: those perpetuating undetected crimes, those perpetuating detected but unsanctioned crimes (apparently, in this case, the majority), and those perpetuating sanctioned crimes (investigations and arrests)....
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Problematic Application of Eugenic Theory to Social Practice
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As with many misguided ideas, eugenics attempts to appear altruistic in nature: ... The true nature of the relationship between the Eloi and the Morlocks explains why this is, and fully explains the dangers of a class society such as is the result of capitalism. ... Wells also seemed to be advocating socialism, as the world that he first experienced was socialist in nature and a utopia, while a split, class based system such as capitalism obviously was the what caused the nightmarish, dystopic society that the traveler came to the conclusion of once he realized the existence of the subterranean dwelling Morlocks....
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