Explain the role of discretion in the criminal justice system. As a society we believe that offenders should be held accountable for their actions but also treated fairly in the criminal investigation‚ trial process and sentencing. As a result of this‚ the power of discretion‚ that is the ability to choose from a range of options‚ is granted to some authorities ensure some flexibility for decision making within the system‚ enabling a more holistic outcome for all parties involved. The issues
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Legal forms of Business The process of starting a business can be a challenging one. From choosing a business name‚ identifying the product to sell and where all require thoughtful decisions. All these decisions also need legal and practical considerations. To understand more about the different forms of business‚ it is important to consider the right structure for the business (Legal Forms‚ 2006). Sole Proprietorship A sole proprietorship simply means a business with one owner. With many forms
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According to Criminal Justice Today: An Introductory Text for the 21st Century‚ Chapter 11. “Modern sentencing practices are influenced by five goals‚ which weave their way through widely disseminated professional and legal models‚ continuing public calls for sentencing reform.” The five goals of contemporary sentencing are Retribution‚ Incapacitation‚ Deterrence‚ Rehabilitation and Restoration. We are going to discuss what each goal means for sentencing criminals. Retribution a demand for punishment
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Legal factors Legal factors are those that impact businesses in a legal way. The legal factors would be ranked and analysed. They include: providing a framework for businesses‚ consumer protection and employment law‚ ensuring fair and honest trading. PROVIDING FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESSES This law is very important because it gives businesses legal protection and also gives them some degree of certainty as to what the business has to gain and loss in extreme cases such as business bankruptcy
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Legal Intent A. DOMESTIC / SOCIAL AGREEMENTS: PRESUMPTION: THAT THE PARTIES DID NOT INTEND TO CREATE A LEGALLY ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT - Domestic assumption applies in these circumstances: 1. HUSBAND and WIFE -- a) If living together in harmony at the time agreement made = Social presumption applied (Balfour v Balfour) [holiday - money agreement - later separated] BUT b) If separated at time agreement made = Social presumption rebutted [particularly
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College of Criminal Justice and Security Introduction to Criminal Justice CJA/204 Version 2 Course Syllabus Program Council The Academic Program Councils for each college oversee the design and development of all University of Phoenix curricula. Council members include full-time and practitioner faculty members who have extensive experience in this discipline. Teams of full-time and practitioner faculty content experts are assembled under the direction
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Should Bullies be held Criminally Responsible for their Action? Bullying is like the plague that is easily spread from kids. “A group of classmates yelled insults and then hurled a can at her before speeding off. Phoebe walked home‚ went into a closet and hanged herself.” This means that a girl was bullied and then she hanged herself. So the quote tells that bullying a is dangerous and must be stopped. Bullying is a dangerous thing that can affect everyone. Bullying must be stopped or else there
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Legal Forms of Business LAW/531 Business Law March 4‚ 2013 Dr. Linda Fried Legal Forms of Business Businesses exist and managed in many of the same ways. However‚ there are many formats that businesses are operated in. From sole proprietorship to different partnerships to corporations‚ each form has many similarities‚ but they are very different types of businesses. Each business entity will vary on three primary factors: liability‚ taxation and record-keeping (Entrepreneur‚ n
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good morning/ evening/ afternoon to all of you. The topic of our debate is : should parents be held responsible for their children misbehaviour? I’ll first start by defining juvenile crime‚ it the habitual committing of criminal acts or offences by a young person‚ especially one below the age at which ordinary criminal prosecution is possible. I am now going to discuss the points why parents should be held responsible for their children misbehaviour. First‚ the children’s behaviour is the direct
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THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG FACULTY OF LAW BACHELOR OF LAWS PROGRAMME THE LEGAL SYSTEM OF HONG KONG 2012-2013 FINAL EXAMINATION (80% of Final Grade) COVER SHEET Student Number: __ 3035045281______ Word Count: Question 1: ____1197_____ Question 2: ____1198_____ Question 1 Lord Radcliffe considers the role of judges should be on the declaration of the law instead of creating law. According to the declaratory theory which is a classical notion: judges discover and
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