sentence must coincide with the statutory guidelines e.g that set out in the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)‚ and the judicial guidelines that set precedent for all judges and magistrates in the state. Within this legislation are the purposes for which a sentence may be imposed‚ types of penalties‚ minimum/maximum sentences and mandatory sentences. The purposes of sentencing are set out in the Crimes (Sentencing Procedures) Act 1999 (NSW) and fundamentally include deterrence‚ retribution
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the third largest population in the world. However‚ to resolve this dilemma‚ the idea of mandatory voting could be used to help get the voice of the whole nation out. The need of mandatory is immense for it will better represent the population of America‚ level the playing field of candidate parties‚ and it will give the incentive for more informed voting causing the better quality of voters. To start‚ mandatory voting will benefit the majority of the people because there will be a better representation
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The US Enact Mandatory Voting? Many countries around the world have compulsory voting laws including Argentina‚ Australia‚ and Belgium‚ but will this work for the United States? Estimates have shown that in the 2016 election only 58% of eligible citizens voted. Various arguments exist debating the necessity of mandatory voting. Arguments opposing mandatory voting insist that the process would lead to empty votes from both uneducated and disinterested citizens. Furthermore mandatory voting is contrary
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Mandatory Birth Control Welfare Requirement Debate Kirby Rider BCOM/275 July 18‚ 2013 David Morrisson Mandatory Birth Control Welfare Requirement Debate The American welfare system began in the 1930s‚ during the Great Depression‚ to aid families with little or no income. The welfare system expanded over the following six decades. Allegations of welfare fraud and abuse increased proportionally. Some welfare recipients were staying unmarried‚ unemployed‚ or acquiring
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Critical Issues in the American Criminal Justice System: Sentencing Decisions and the Death Penalty Richard W Ramsay Dr. Allen Lowery CJ 6624 – Court Administration December 1‚ 2010 Abstract This paper discusses three critical issues in the criminal justice system. It touches on the general issues of punishment philosophies‚ sentence decision making‚ and prison overcrowding and focused more specifically on the negative effects of each. Highlighted in this informational paper
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writers focus on the pros and cons of mandatory drug testing‚ the reasons one should or should not be tested‚ and the effects drug testing will have on families. This article is very informative on the ways drug testing can or cannot help the society‚ and thoroughly discusses the reasons behind a person’s opinion of why mandatory drug testing should or should not happen. Authors of this article have researched facts on this topic‚ and all have the credentials to write about mandatory drug testing and
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The Pros and Cons of Mandatory Military Service All over the world there are countries debating whether or not they should enforce a Mandatory Military Service for citizens who are at least 18 years old. This could affect the countries in two different ways. It could strengthen the country‚ or it could weaken it. The question is‚ which of the two is a more prominent outcome? Pro Argument 1 A mandatory military service would mean that a country is prepared for the worst. If‚ say‚ a war did
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School Uniforms Should Be Mandatory Your Name Course Information • It has been found that‚ parents or students have different or similar viewpoints regarding school uniforms. • However‚ looking at the history‚ one can hardly find any schools without having uniform at their premises (Raven‚ 2006). • But‚ this topic remains unsettled issue in general as many discussions have been taken place to weigh school uniforms’ pros and cons. • However‚ a uniform play a key role in getting reputation or success
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Candace Henson Mr. Gordon English 1101 March 30‚ 2012 Mandatory Drug Tests Millions of businesses require people to take drug tests before they are hired. I believe that this should keep happening. Jobs that don’t require drug tests have the risk of insurance problems‚ the health of their employees‚ how it affects their work‚ and how they treat customers and other employees. Drugs alter the way your brain processes information and makes you think differently than you normally would. They
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Mandatory detention brings no benefit for the Government or anyone else involved‚ in fact it has quite the opposite effect. There is a long list of drawbacks for the detention system‚ and one important example is that statistically‚ if eighty-eight per cent of asylum seekers are found to be genuine refugees‚ then they are in most cases entitled to a life in Australia under our protection. The urgency for vigorous border protection drops if such a high number is being resettled‚ as there will obviously
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