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    LAW 2014 Exam Review Checklist CANADIAN LEGAL SYTEM Purposes of law – 1) To maintain the integrity of state boundaries‚ 2) To maintain law and order‚ 3) To protect citizens from each other‚ 4) To provide a civilized forum for resolving disputes between citizens. 5) To protect citizens from illegal or oppressive government action 6) Provide a civilized forum for resolving disputes between citizens and government 7) Establish and maintain standards relating to areas such as health‚ education

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    RADICAL THEORY Many people are identify as a criminal for their actions on wich those actions were forced for the demoralization and brutalization of conditions under many people are force to live. Radical theories of crime causation are generally based on the uneven wealth in a sociaty. The longest people can find weaker people it will always be a cause for a crime by taking advantage of other people or preying on the them or in others cases when the person is force to commit a crime for the

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    There are several causes of crime in Trinidad and Tobago but this essay will analyse four of these causes of crime in Trinidad and Tobago.Firstly I will analyse the laxity with which the government has been dealing with the crime situation; It will also be discussed that a nation that forgets God will sin in this way; The eroding morals of society is another ;and the impact of the media on people’s lives. causes of crime And the raison d’etre successive governments have been unable and

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    What exactly does it take for a criminal justice administrator to be an administrator? Do they approach this position in different ways or a tried and true way? There are a multitude of different ways to approach this‚ however‚ one way to do so is to use a closed-system‚ role of services in an economy‚ and using environmental influences. In a Criminal Justice setting‚ the typical system used is closed. The external environment‚ if it does not intervene or cause organizational problems‚ is deemed

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    Theories of Crime Ideas About Theories of Crime Crime is socially defined. What is considered a crime at one place and time may be considered normal or even heroic behavior in another context. The earliest explanations for deviant behavior attributed crime to supernatural forces. A common method to determine guilt or innocence was trial by ordeal. Although theories of crime causation and the workings of the legal and criminal justice systems are of limited utility‚ there are theories that can

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    Sexual Assault Patterns‚ context‚ definitions: Law reform (’81)– Importance of feminist contributions – significant to reform of law regarding rape. Definitions: Sexual assault (NSW) Unlawful sexual penetration (Commonwealth Criminal Code) Harm – Affront to human dignity Humiliating denial of freedom and equality; Cruel invasion of human privacy (FRASER 1975) Sources of information – Official statistics Victim surveys Discrepancy reveals under-reporting: 14% reported Relationship

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    become criminals? Differential association theory is a theory in criminology which aims to answer this question. This theory was developed by Edwin H. Sutherland‚ who was a sociologist and a professor. He created the theory to explain the reasons why people commit crime. The theory is based upon the idea that criminals commit crimes based upon their association with other people. Basically‚ criminal behavior is learned by associating with other criminal individuals. In addition‚ criminals can

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    Human Behavior Theories Conflict Theory Of the many theories that pertain to the probation and parole aspect of criminal justice‚ conflict theory stands out. This theory was founded by Karl Marx. Conflict theory states that power is at the center of every human relationship. It theorizes that there are only two types of people in the world: the people that have wealth and are in power and the working class‚ the powerless and poor. It holds the idea that it is in the best interest of the powerful

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    Organizational Theory and Behavior © 1993‚ David S. Walonick‚ Ph.D. Classical Organization Theory Classical organization theory evolved during the first half of this century. It represents the merger of scientific management‚ bureaucratic theory‚ and administrative theory. Frederick Taylor (1917) developed scientific management theory (often called "Taylorism") at the beginning of this century. His theory had four basic principles: 1) find the one "best way" to perform each task‚ 2) carefully

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    time criminal. His unfortunate affinity for criminal behavior is what ultimately cost Elmer his life. Following a slightly successful train robbery‚ Elmer was tracked to a barn in Oklahoma where he was awoken by police and fatally shot in the abdomen after over an hour of unsuccessful attempts at apprehension. Preservation and Discovery Elmer McCurdy was an exceptionally well-travelled mummy. His mummified remains were discovered‚ sold‚ replaced‚

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