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    When asked‚ many people would describe that criminals become criminals in a gangs by making choice. The general public believes that when it comes down to it‚ each criminal weighed the options and chose crime. It’s simple for them; it’s a yes or no answer. This is classical theory‚ “that people choose to act badly‚ to hurt others or themselves. Solving crime means first changing what is inside people’s heads.” This states that people have free will to do whatever it is they please; illegally and/or

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    HISTORY OF COMMON LAW | STATUTORY FRAMEWORK * Great Britain (E/W/S) * United Kingdom (GB + NI) * British Islands (UK + Isle of Man + Channel Isles) ENGLISH LAW = The legal system of England and Wales (“the laws of England and Wales” from 1967). These laws mainly deal with issues of property‚ theft‚ inheritance‚ money… The legal system of England and Wales is the basis of most legal systems in the Commonwealth and the US (except Louisiana). THREE MAJOR LEGAL SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD

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    Please refer to the text or simply ask me for help if you need more explanation of the common errors described here. Punctuation Problems   When you have a series of items‚ you must use a comma before the ‘and’ or the ‘or.’  When you use ‘however’ within a sentence‚ you must have a comma on either side of the word. Or‚ you could have no commas at all. But‚ you cannot use just one comma unless ‘However’ is the first word in the sentence. Introductory subordinate clauses need a comma to set them off

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    explanation. If this fails‚ try to pinpoint the problem of your arguer’s position. You might spot the problem of logic that prevents further exploration and attempt to inform your arguer about his fallacy. The following briefly describes some of the most common fallacies: ad hominem: Latin for "to the man." An arguer who uses ad hominems attacks the person instead of the argument. Whenever an arguer cannot defend his position with evidence‚ facts or reason‚ he or she may resort to attacking an opponent

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    Discuss the view that criminals in the Caribbean are products of the police and courts and not products of their social backgrounds. Support your position with reference to one the sociological perspectives. 25marks Criminals in the Caribbean are products of the police and courts and not products of their social backgrounds. The writer agrees with this statement and the sociological perspective to which reference would be made is the Conflict. This emerged on the heels of the labelling theory

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    1. Determine the spring constant‚ k‚ of Spring 1‚ by using Hooke’s Law.  Take three different measurements (since 3 masses) and do three calculations and average your k’s to get a more accurate answer.  By applying lots of friction‚ you will be able to get your mass to hang still.  Show a table of your data and your calculations of k. Spring 1 with three different masses: 50 grams: Spring stretched: 5m F = 50gm * 9.8 m/s2 = 490.00 N K= 490/5m = 98 100 grams: Spring stretched: 10m F = 100gm * 9

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    MBAA 609 Talisha Quinta 04. 08. 2015 Netflix Act 2 1. Netflix’s current business model is that of a video- streaming company as well as a subscription DVD rental company. The two divisions are now their own entities and today the company’s focus is heavier on the digital side of things. They even discouraged new users from joining the DVD subscription and instead shift their focus on online streaming content from smartphones‚ TVs‚ and their tablets. The DVD rental has its own domain now‚ with the

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    Criminal Justice

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    Theorists/Researchers Beccaria Crime occurs when the benefits outweigh the costs—when people pursue self-interest in the absence of effective punishments. Crime is a freewilled choice. See also deterrence‚ rational choice. Cric if reinforced. When criminal subcultures exist‚ then many individuals can learn to commit crime in one location and crime rates—including violence— may become very high. The gap between the American Dream’s goal of economic success and the opportunity to obtain this goal creates

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    Criminal Profiling The term “serial killer” was derived from a man named Robert K. Ressler‚ who‚ in the 1970’s deemed this term because of the term the English used; “crimes in a series” and because of the serial films he grew up watching. (Freeman‚ 2007) Prior to the term serial killer‚ people would use the terms‚ mass murders and stranger-on-stranger crime. The definition of a serial killer‚ according to dictionary.com is; “a person who attacks and kills victims one by one in a series

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    The criminal justice is separated into three branches which all supports each other. What is each branch responsible for? The law enforcement branch is responsible for enforcing the law‚ investigating crimes that were committed‚ making arrest and providing safety. The courts responsibility is to uphold the law‚ settle disputes and make sure each party is giving a fair chance to provide evidence‚ facts to support their case. The corrections branch enforces punishment whether its jail‚ prison‚ probation

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