The Effectiveness of a Three Strikes Law Introduction Opponents and proponents of Three Strikes Laws argue vehemently for its effectiveness in deterring crime‚ and‚ conversely‚ for its ineffectiveness and economic imprudence. This study proposes to sift through the relevant constitutional amendments and examine the sentence structure of the law vis-à-vis fairness and justice. In short‚ does a Three Strikes Law sentencing structure achieve its goals without exceeding its authority? Goals of
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of Society report Single Parent Families Ms Brown 1 Introduction In a survey conducted over a period of ten years‚ it has been found that the number of single parent families has nearly doubled‚ and is continuing to increase [Figure 11 - ABS‚ 2007]. Despite this‚ single parent families in Australia face many challenges in terms of marginalisation and disadvantage because they do not have the same income advantage and housing accessibility as coupled families. In particular‚ research has shown
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Anti-Discrimination Legislation Australia is a muti-culture country‚ there are a lot of immigration came from the world everyday. Thus‚ avoid the conflict among individuals with different background is significant in Australia.Discrimination is one of the conflicts occurs frequently. In General‚ Australian anti-discrimination legislation is very effective in some ways as it addresses the different areas of discrimination- race‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ disability- with specific laws such as the Disability
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Family law is an aspect of law that deals with issues such as divorce‚ child custody‚ adoption‚ marriage‚ financial affairs and more. The current definition of marriage is ‘The union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others and is voluntarily entered into for life.’ This definition was established by the monumental case Hyde v Hyde on 20th March 1866. The definition of marriage has been questioned over a number of years but do society and their beliefs correspond with legislation that
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Gun laws are rules/laws set by governments to keep the public save from attacks involving guns and to reduce the level of risks of losing lives in communities. (Castro‚ 2016) In 1996 after the Port Arthur massacre Australia’s state and federal governments introduced gun laws that were progressively implemented in all 6 states and 2 territories between June 1996 and August 1998 (Simon Chapman‚ Alpers‚ & Michael Jones‚ 2017). The massacre costed the deaths of 35 innocent lives and left 23 for dead
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MEDIA LAW IN ZIMBABWE AND AUSTRALIA; A COMPARATIVE STUDY BY LUKE WILLIAMS MEDIA LAW IN AUSTRALIA AND ZIMBABWE; A COMPARATIVE STUDY ‘Not to clip the wings of our writers so closely‚ nor to turn into barn-door fowls those who‚ allowed a start‚ might become eagles; reasonable liberty permits the mind to soar -slavery makes it creep’ Voltaire‚ 1793 (Fritz‚ 2002) INTRODUCTION Zimbabwe and Australia’s geographical difference is insubstantial when comparing the cultural‚ political and legal
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SOCIOLGY ESSAY Discuss the major determinants of three family forms found in the Caribbean. (25marks) The various family forms present in the Caribbean can be attributed to a long and specifically Caribbean history dating back to the slavery and indentureship periods and beyond to the cultural heritages of Africa‚ Europe‚ India and elsewhere. Three of these family forms are the family based on common law unions‚ the matrifocal family and the extended family. Some theorists such as Melville
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will cover these topics: (Australian Law System) The Functions of law‚ Social Cohesion‚Social‚Progress‚Sources of law‚Parliament made law‚Judge-made law Which type of law is sovereign?‚Classification of Law‚Regulation of human behaviour‚Criminal law‚Classifications of Crime‚Objectives of sanctions‚Civil Law‚Types of civil wrongs‚Civil remedies‚Types of civil remedies‚Crimes The Functions of law The two functions are: 1 Social Cohesion 2 Social Progress Laws are needed to achieve these dual functions
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definition of the three strikes law is as follows. The third conviction for a felony results in a mandatory and lengthy prison term as defined by the American justice. This research paper will exclusively be written to follow the guidelines of the Caliornia version of the “three strikes and you’re out law” The exact application of the three strikes laws vary considerably from state to state. Although over twenty-three states have a three strikes law and many others have similar laws‚ none are as strict or
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Eastman v Queen (2000) 203 CLR 1. Ex parte Boilermakers’ Society of Australia (1956) 94 CLR 254. Kable v Director of Public Prosecutions (1996) 138 ALR 577. Lange v Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1997) 145 ALR 96. Mabo v Queensland [no 2] (1992) 175 CLR 1. Melbourne Corporation v Commonwealth (1947) 74 CLR 31. New South Wales v Commonwealth 2006) 229 CLR 1. Port McDonnell Professional Fishermens’ Assoc Inc v South Australia (1989) 168 CLR 340. Printz v United States 521 US 898 (1997). R v Burah
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