Australia has nine sentencing jurisdictions with each jurisdiction possessing its own criminal justice system. Federal‚ state and territory criminal legislation generally specify offences with a prescribed maximum penalty which allows a court to determine an appropriate punishment in the particular circumstances of that case. In recent years‚ the Australian Parliament has increased proclaimed power over sentencing‚ setting a fixed or consistent penalty for committing a certain offence. This upsurge
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Although a number of vaccinations are required for children entering the public school system‚ no federal law exists for students entering school; instead‚ it is the individual state’s decision to require vaccines (“Should Any Vaccines”). The idea of mandatory vaccinations infuriates some people because they feel vaccines should be a personal choice‚ however‚ government involvement in the public’s health serves as a preventative for children and everyone around them. Even though risks may exist‚ vaccinations
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In spite of the fact that volunteering is a personal choice‚ nowadays‚ it is a requirement to graduate from school .Student should do 30-40 hours of community services to graduate .Many people are with it strongly. However‚ in my opinion mandatory volunteering is not a good idea. Making community service compulsory negates the intended purpose. First‚ that would be an oxymoron‚ how would it be volunteering if you were mandated to do it. It is not volunteering if the students are required to do it
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CRJU/210 Week 3 Assignment 1 Trends in Prison Sentencing Samantha Mullins Orscinil Beard October 23‚ 2014 Prison Systems How did Rhodes v. Chapman change the operations of prisons? Rhodes v.Chapman changed the operations of prisons by trying to control prison population. Rhodes vs. Chapman stated that two inmates being housed in one cell is not cruel and unjust‚ because the prisoners were out of the cells for most of the day. What is the general mission of most correctional agencies? The general
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Punishment and Sentencing Paper CJA/224 Garrett LeGrange September 17‚ 2010 There are many different philosophies that are in use in the court systems when determining what sort of punishment will be imposed on someone who is found guilty of committing a crime. These philosophies are in use in both the adult courts and juvenile courts. The juvenile court system is similar to the adult courts‚ but there are many differences between the two. Both court systems try and keep crime from happening
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Sentencing Proposal Learning Team A CJA / 354 May 3rd‚ 2015 Paul Croushore My team and I believe there was a crime committed and at some point the defendant was in the victims home and stole some of her property. There was a fight or struggle of some sort because the victim has the defendants skin under her fingernails. Drugs were found in both party’s apartments‚ blood stained the carpet and rope was discovered in the victims’ apartment‚ which was used to tie the victim up at some point
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Yes or No to Mandatory Vaccinations Should vaccinations be mandatory for children entering school? At the present time‚ all fifty states in the United States require children entering public school to be vaccinated. However‚ no federal vaccination laws exist (ProCon.org‚ Children Vaccinations‚ Did you know?). Many parents hold religious beliefs against vaccination. Forcing such parents to vaccinate their children would violate the First Amendment‚ which guarantees citizens the right to
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INTRODUCTION The proposed legislation on mandatory drug testing on all prisoners‚ probationers‚ and individuals who are under the influence of illegal drugs can be subject to attack on its constitutionality on grounds of its possible violation of a person’s right to privacy. As the Supreme Court held in the case of Social Justice Society versus Dangerous Drugs Board and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)‚ mandatory drug testing‚ to be constitutional‚ must adhere to the principles of “randomness”
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Sentencing Paper CJA/234 September 30‚ 2013 Sentencing Paper Earlier responses to crime were to be brutal‚ which included torture‚ humiliation‚ mutilation‚ and branding. These kinds of punishments often attempted to relate the punishment to the crime‚ as close as possible. The first response to crime incorporated linking criminal acts to sin and developing strict punishments. Throughout the years‚ this thought process has changed into a more humane system. The reason for corrections
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Mandatory Service Program There are many debates concerning advantages and disadvantages of mandating community service‚ however‚ the practice of compelling adolescents to take part in community service is increasingly common. People seek to understand the relationships between mandatory community service and volunteering. A key distinction between mandated community service and volunteering is the freely-chosen nature of the latter activity compared to the compulsory nature of the former
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