CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA KING’ORI DAVID WANJOHI 1015412 Rights of the child CLS 413 COURSE CONVENER: mr. Danstan omari QUESTION: Otieno aged 11 years is accused of having robbed while armed with an AK47‚ he appears before the senior resident magistrate. Analyse the facts and provide answers to the following: 1. Handling of Otieno at the police station 2. Being arraigned for plea taking and the trial process 3. Expert witnesses/reports 4. Sentencing 5. Punishments
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“Access the effectiveness of the criminal justice system in dealing with young offenders” The criminal justice system’s aims to be effective in dealing with young offenders. Youths have the highest tendency for rehabilitation and most continue there lifestyles obeying the law as they mature. There are several factors prompting juvenile crime. These are psychological and social pressures which are exclusive to teenagers. This leads to an increase of young people diobeying the law and running into
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Bill Cosby and his lawyers are not giving up without a good fight as they petition the courts again to drop the criminal sex assault case. Radar Online‚ June 8‚ 2016 reports that Bill and his attorneys want the case dismissed because Andrea Constand‚ did not show up in court. Papers filed by Bill Cosby’s lawyers said‚ “The District Attorney’s win-at-all-costs tactics in this matter are stretching the rules past the breaking point.” They are asking the court to dismiss the criminal charges against
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corrections (responsible for some or all probation‚ parole‚ and custodial functions). Some jurisdictions also have a sentencing guidelines commission. Other important public and private actors in this system include: defendants; private defense attorneys; bail bondsmen; other private agencies providing assistance‚ supervision‚ or treatment of offenders; and victims and groups or officials representing or assisting them (e.g.‚ crime victim compensation boards). In addition‚ there are numerous administrative
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the same. The main content in this report is about the side effect of gender discrimination. 2.0 Introduction “Sex discrimination is any practice or policy that results in differential treatment of an individual because of his or her sex.” (Bails‚ 1994). In this case‚ discriminating women has been practiced since kingdom era. The history of Indonesia brought the Indonesian people’s mindset for discriminating women. When Indonesia was still a country with kingdom‚ women will never be equal to
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Group 3 • GENE CASTILLON • RENALDO LINA • ARCHIE CAAYAMAN • ANAROSARIO MACABENTA • RENE OSMENA The Philippine Constitution(19 73) Content: Bill of rights may be define as a declaration and enumeration of a person’s right and privileges which the Constitution is designed to protect against violations by the government‚ or by an individual and a limitation upon the power of the State. Classes of rights Natural rights Constitutional rights Statutory rights Classification of constitutional rights
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the lawfulness of the arrest of the suspect has been initially reviewed and the suspect is informed of the charges they will be facing‚ meaning that they will be informed and given the formal charges‚ they will be advised of their rights‚ be given a bail‚ and be given the chance to retain a lawyer or to have one appointed to accused. The first appearance is also called the initial appearance or magistrate’s review. A first appearance can involve a probable cause hearing meaning that if an arrest was
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off the hook” or given probation or even a short jail sentence. In the juvenile system‚ they are usually ordered or sentences to attend a juvenile facility‚ counseling‚ house arrest with electronic devices or boot camp. Juveniles are not offered bail as adult offenders are offered.
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‚Every Family’s Nightmare This is the shocking inside story of a family’s fight to free their 15-year-old son (Patrick Waring) after he is wrongly accused of rape and jailed for a year. Every Family’s Nightmare critiques the ways the police in WA investigate crime scenes‚ interview suspects and collect forensic evidence‚ and the ways in which the evidence is tested. From the time he was accused of raping a teenage girl on 30 March 2006‚ the Western Australian police were convinced Patrick Waring
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“While people of color make up about 30 percent of the United States Population‚ they account for 60 percent of those imprisoned (American Progress).” “One in three black men can expect to go to prison in their lifetime (American Progress).” After reading these statistics one may ponder the questions raised on behalf of the minority population challenging the legitimacy of the modern day Criminal Justice System. These are just two of many statistics‚ which will be discussed later‚ supporting
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