POLICE DISCRETION There’s a difference between the ministration and administration of justice. Nobody (except mechanical jurisprudence theorists) wants a ministerial agency of justice‚ one that would ritually and religiously follow every rule and regulation down to the letter in a mechanistic‚ repetitive‚ assembly-line manner. Instead‚ we need responsible administers -- officials who show "good judgment" and exercise discretion by assessing the context of each and every situation. By definition
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Northup‚ Solomon. Twelve Years A Slave. New York: Barnes & Noble‚ Inc‚ 2007. Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave is a self-written narrative on the difficult and grueling life that he encountered. This story talks about his life from birth‚ being born a free man‚ all the way through his years of slavery and then once again being freed. Solomon Northup in no way tries to make one feel a certain way on the subject of his slavery. He only tries to give an exact representation of what he
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Police Protality: Introduction Police brutality has been and continues to be of major concern in society. First of all‚ police brutality is a term used to describe the excessive use of physical force‚ assault‚ verbal attacks or slurs‚ and threats by any law enforcement officer. Efforts to police communities‚ throughout history‚ have been tainted by brutality ans abuse of power to some degree. The term police brutality is commonly used very loosely to any and all forms of police
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state. After the reorganisation‚ the erstwhile Mahasu district and its major portion was merged with Shimla. Its name has been derived from the goddess Shyamala Devi‚ an incarnation of the Hindu goddess Kali. As of 2011 Shimla comprises 19 erstwhile hill states mainly Balson‚ Bushahr‚ Bhaji and Koti‚ Darkoti‚ Tharoch & Dhadi‚ Kumharsain‚ Khaneti & Delath‚ Dhami‚ Jubbal‚ Keothal‚ Madhan‚ Rawingarh‚ Ratesh‚ and Sangri. As a large and growing city‚ Shimla is home to many well-recognized colleges and
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Solomon Northup’s‚ 12 Years a Slave provides us with a different outlook on slavery. The movie gives viewers an up close and personal look at North’s days as a slave and the different obstacles he faced. The film is set in 1841 in upstate New York and then moves to New Orleans. Northup was a free-born African American living in upstate New York with his wife and three children under the occupation of a violinist. You could say he lived the ideal life for someone of his stature and ethnicity; He
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THE HAUNTING OF SARA HILL is a supernatural thriller. The idea of a vengeful ghost haunting innocent people always seems to resonate with the mainstream audience. The script uses some of the elements that make for a potentially compelling tale. There’s a haunted house‚ scary noises‚ ghostly visions‚ and the threat of physical harm. The plot also has a backstory that drives the current hauntings. While there are definite strengths to the storytelling‚ the script would benefit from more development
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Persuasive/Policy/Problem/Cause/Solution Central Idea/Thesis: Police brutality should be regulated with greater strength and objectivity. INTRODUCTION I. Police brutality is constantly made known to us all through mass media‚ but I hadn’t ever taken the time to truly grasp the severity of it until it hit close to home. A. Three weeks ago‚ a close family friend was brutally beaten in front of his children at a family gathering by the police. B. My purpose is to persuade my audience that police brutality should be regulated with
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MARYLAND v. GARRISON 480 U.S. 79 (1987) FACTS: The Baltimore City Police department obtained a warrant to search the home of Lawrence McWebb located “third floor of 2036 Park Avenue” for controlled substances and related paraphernalia. The police believed that there was only one apartment on the third floor‚ which in fact there were actually 2; one belonging to Garrison (defendant) and McWebb‚ the person listed on the warrant. Upon entering and searching the apartment‚ officers found drugs and
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Journal #1 A guilt ad‚ according to Jack Solomon‚ is the manifestation of the American consumer’s weakness to general social stigma. Solomon illustrates this with examples of advertisements that reveal the American consumer’s “need” to stave off social rejection‚ to insure their own health‚ and to be competitive. Via guilt-trip tactics‚ advertisers manipulate the American consumer with guilt ads to make them think they need the advertised product so they can conform to the status quo. These guilt
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Study on some significant characteristic of Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Basic Information • HISTORIC NAME: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum • LOCATION: Street & Number: 1071 Fifth Avenue City/Town: New York • TIME: 1943-59 • FUNCTION OR USE: Historic: Recreation and Culture Sub: Museum Current: Recreation and Culture Sub: Museum • DESCRIPTION: ARCHITECTURAL CLASSIFICATION: Modern Movement MATERIALS: Foundation: Reinforced concrete Walls:
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