1ST SLIDE: Identity theft starts with the misuse of a person’s personally identifying information‚ such as name and Social Security number‚ credit card numbers or other financial account information. For identity thieves‚ this information is as good as gold. 2ND SLIDE: What do thieves do with a stolen identity? Once they have your personal information‚ identity thieves use it in a variety of ways. Credit card fraud: They may open new credit card accounts in their victim’s name. When they
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There are many forms of communication that people use on a daily basis. This is no different in the field of criminal justice‚ but their communication styles can save lives and prevents dangerous things from happening to them and other people. There are five types of communication:Job Instruction - Communication relating to the performance of a certain task. Job Rationale - Communication relating a certain task to organization tasks or goals. Procedures and Practice - Communication about organizational
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Being a trial court is the first level of courts. Hence‚ being a “finder of factors”. The second is the appellate courts‚ which hears cases after a trial court. Thirdly‚ an appeal court is basically there to make sure a defendant is receiving a fair trial and that laws have been followed in the conviction of his/her crime. Lastly‚ is the supreme court and the highest level of courts. The job of the supreme court is it has jurisdiction over federal cases and it disputes between states. Hence‚ being
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JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED ******************************** In the legendary interminable case of “Jarndyce Vs Jarndyce” in Dickens’ “The Bleak House”‚ characters have grown old‚ been born into‚ married into‚ and been divorced from various plaintiffs and defendants and awaited judgement with fond hope as if to The Last Day of Judgement. In this novel‚ Charles Dickens brings forth a long-running litigation which is an embodiment
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OVERVIEW INDEX NUMBERS compare figures which show changes in a given variable. The most common variables used in index numbers are price and quantity. By getting the difference of the index numbers‚ we are able to determine the relative or percent change in the price or quantity of a commodity between two periods of time or two localities. Among the more commonly used index numbers are the consumer price index‚ retail price index‚ wholesale price index‚ and the cost-of-living index. DEFINITION
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IS JUSTICE FOR SALE IN TEXAS? When lawyers of the multibillion Pennzoil-Texaco cases came to trial‚ they were not in any means in a strange place. The lawyers had previously made big donations towards the campaigns of justices officiating the trials. Funding justices ’ campaigns in Texas is not uncommon‚ neither is it illegal. Of the nine states where judges are chosen through partisan elections‚ Texas is the only state that chooses all members of the bench through elections and additionally‚
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Number A-7713 “Never shall I forget those flames which consumed my faith forever. […] Never shall I forget those moments which murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. Never shall I forget these things‚ even if I am condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never” (Wiesel). This quote‚ taken from the book Night by Elie Wiesel‚ testifies to the concept of transformation for Eliezer‚ a Jewish teenager who was forced to experience the horrors of the Holocaust. Eliezer‚ when living
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The US Court System The courts are the overseers of the law. They administer it‚ they resolve disputes under it‚ and they ensure that it is and remains equal to and impartial for everyone. In the United States each state is served by the separate court systems‚ state and federal. Both systems are organized into three basic lev- - els of courts — trial courts‚ intermediate courts of appeal and a high court‚ or Supreme Court. The state courts are concerned essentially with cases arising under state
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There are a variety of courts who have various actions and authorities of power but I will be looking and discussing the difference and powers a MagistratesCourt and Crown Court has. A Magistrates court is often made up of three people recruited from the local community. These persons do not have any professional qualifications and are known as Justices of the Peace. There are over 400 Magistrates courts existing in and around England and Wales. A Crown Court on the other hand acts as a single entity
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defense lawyers sometime get a not-so-flattering portrayal because people assume that they defend guilty people. However‚ if you are a defendant in a criminal proceeding‚ you need the assistance of a qualified criminal defense lawyer‚ regardless of your guilt or innocence. As the protectors and advocates of the accused‚ defense lawyers play a pivotal role in the United States justice system to see that everyone charged with a criminal act has an opportunity to defend themselves. Defense Lawyers Protect
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