Criminal Law Outline Justifications of Punishment 1. Consequentialist Theory a. Actions are morally right if and only if they result in desirable outcomes b. Rely on theory of utilitarianism to justify punishment: Forward looking effects of punishment. General deterrence‚ specific deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ incapacitation 2. Nonconsequentialist Theory c. Actions are morally wrong in themselves‚ regardless of the consequences d. Theory of Retributivism: look back
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Theft - The Theft offence is defined under S1 of the ‘Theft act 1968’. Where it provides that if ‘A person dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another‚ with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it‚’ will be guilty of the offence. For this charge to be upheld‚ both the actus Reus and the mens rea have to be established. Actus Reus - Beginning with the physical element of the crime‚ the actus Reus it is made up of 3 elements – ‘appropriates‚ property‚ belonging to another
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millions of dollars. FIG. 155: LOCATIONS OF ALL REPORTED PIRACY ATTACKS‚ 2000-2009 500 Total number of attacks 400 300 200 100 0 Somalia/Gulf of Aden Rest of world The term “piracy” encompasses two distinct sorts of offences: the first is robbery or hijacking‚ where the target of the attack is to steal a
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The Clutter family – Herbert and Bonnie‚ and their teenage children‚ Nancy and Kenyon – lead a prosperous and principled life on their farm in Holcomb‚ a small rural settlement in western Kansas. They are prominent and respected members of the community‚ in both Holcomb and the neighboring Garden City‚ and Herb Clutter is known to be a generous employer. Their life is disciplined‚ but pleasant and well provided for. The narration follows the Clutters through the events of November 14th‚ 1959‚ which
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Reporting The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) is the most widely used system for recording crimes which subsequently affects policy implementation decisions (Aspen Publishers‚ 2010). The UCR has tracked data on seven crimes since 1930 which include murder‚ robbery‚ rape‚ aggravated assault‚ burglary‚ theft and vehicle theft (Falk‚ 2010). Then in 1979‚ the UCR started reporting arson crimes. It has been reported that approximately 17‚000 law enforcement agencies report data to the UCR and FBI but this data
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committed by the three Army buddies‚ who are now serving time in prison for Shield’s death and other crimes as well. Since the Iraq war began‚ a total of 18 soldiers from Fort Carson have been charged with or convicted of murder‚ manslaughter or attempted murder committed at home in the United States‚ and 36 Army soldiers have committed suicide. In the movie The Wounded Platoon‚ FRONTLINE investigate a single Fort Carson platoon of infantrymen‚ the 3rd Platoon‚ “Charlie Company” 1st Battalion
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In the wake of the September 11th attacks in the USA‚ security not just in aviation but also in all areas of transportation became priority for all local government and International agencies. The international Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code is a comprehensive security regime for the maritime sector‚ which was adopted in a resolution on the 12th December 2002 by a Diplomatic Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
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and you hear a knock on your front door. It is a police detective who has come to your home to tell you that an arrest has been made in your case based on a DNA match made from a mouth swab taken from a man who was arrested a few days earlier for robbery. The purpose of this paper is to provide an argument in favor of the June ninth United States Supreme Court decision where five of the nine justices sitting agreed that taking DNA samples collected from those who are suspected of having committed
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servicemen walked through a Chicano neighborhood on the way back to their barracks after nights of drinking. The discrimination against the Chicano minority community was compounded by robberies and fights during these drunken interactions. In July 1942‚ a group of Hispanic youth fought back against police who attempted to break up a street corner gambling game. In October 1942‚ over 600 Chicano youth were arrested‚ and dozens charged‚ in the killing of Jose Diaz in a supposed gang brawl at the
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Ted Talk Police Corruption Chloe Barrett 43 year old Eric Garner was selling cigarettes illegally for 50 cents when a police officer approached him to put him under arrest. Eric argued with the officer as the officer attempted to cuff him. “Please leave me alone” He said as he tried to pull away‚ although this action demonstrated Eric’s failure to obey‚ this man portrayed no violence‚ no escape‚ no attacks. As he pulled free‚ the officer lashed at him pulling him to the ground in a chokehold
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