Introduction Criminal law is referred to as that branch of law concerned with crimes committed against the public authority. It is very different from civil law. An example is murder. It is very easy to put murder under civil law because it is a crime committed against another human being but the crime of murder is against the public interests. An example of civil crime is when a person does not honor a contract. Criminal law can be substantial or procedural. Substantial criminal law is concerned
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P1: Describe the type of business‚ purpose and ownership of two contrasting businesses. I will be speaking about two organisations the first organisation I have decided to discuss is ASDA and I will follow it of by McDonald’s as the second organisation. Asda is a Public company and is a British supermarket chain which supplies various services to the customers such as: Clothing‚ Food‚ and General Merchandise etc. It has become a multi-national store leading of its subsidiary of Wal-Mart which
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The Three Strike Law is a law that was passed in 1994. The purpose of this law is to require the defendant extra time for their new felony because of a crime that was committed in the past. This law have been active for several years and it came with a lot of pros and cons. In this paper I will give my view on what I think the good and the bad is for this law. I understand why the government started The Three Strike Law‚ but I disagree with this law because there are consequences that come
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Criminal Law Assessment Paper Nicole Mazurkiewicz CJA/343 Graham Quisenberry July 12‚ 2010 This paper will present an assessment of Criminal Law. The paper will discuss sources and purposes of criminal law. Some of the topics that will be discussed will be‚ explain jurisdiction to create and enforce criminal law‚ the adversarial system and what standards of proof are needed in criminal cases. We will also discuss the concepts of criminal liability versus accomplice liability as well
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Lesson14. Written Assignment Ch22 1.Why must a criminal investigator know the rules of evidence? It is the criminal investigators responsibility to collect and preserve evidence that will later be used in court to aid in a prosecution. It is essential that the criminal investigator knows the rules of evidence because lack of such knowledge could result in inadmissibility of the evidence to be used against the defendant in court. 2.What is the hearsay rule and why does it exist? Hearsay
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Law on Fraud and Criminal Damage Previous law under the fraud and deception was thought to be in a complete freeform. As a result Fraud Act 2006 was enacted‚ it repealed ss15‚ 15A‚ 15B‚ 16 and 20(2) of Theft Act 1968 and also ss 1 and 2 of the Theft Act 1978. These offences were replaced with offence of fraud and it can be committed in different ways such as‚ fraud by false representation and obtaining services dishonestly. Fraud by false representation is covered under the s2 of the Fraud Act
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evolution of criminal law develops. Law has gone from informal to formal noted as either public or private‚ and classified on a broad spectrum accordingly. Criminal law has made note of causations and exceptions‚ accounting not only for the crime but for the actor himself and his victim. Criminal law seeks information about who commits crimes and why‚ as well as how crime can be stopped. In early societies informal rules were used to maintain social order and stability; the rules were not written but passed
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1 The aims and values of ‘criminal justice’ Let no-one be in any doubt‚ the rules of the game are changing. (Former Prime Minister Tony Blair‚ 5 August 2005). Key issues: • The structure of the criminal justice system • Blurring civil and criminal boundaries: ASBOs and similar • Proving guilt and innocence: burden and standard of proof • Adversarial and inquisitorial approaches • Recent trends in crime and criminal justice • Packer’s ‘due process’ and ‘crime control’ models • The human
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assault with regard to law reform. Sexual assault is the term used for criminal offences involving unwanted sexual contact. This can include unwanted touching or groping‚ indecent acts of other kinds and rape‚ and this can occur from any type of perpetrator‚ someone that the victim has a relationship with or a stranger. There are many problems regarding the issue of sexual assault‚ such as consent‚ and under reporting. In the past decades‚ there has been significant law reform in relation to sexual
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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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