that police officers have broad discretionary powers. This applies equally to delinquencies as well as juvenile crimes. The action a police officer will take depends on various factors such as the behavior of a juvenile and/or the officers observations of suspicious activities and so on. Law enforcement officers are encountering a number of delinquent behaviors among children. Offenses can range from small status offenses to serious crimes. Officers’ discretionary power is allowing them to either
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DISCRETIONARY POWER The power to punish a delinquent conferred on the disciplinary authority and the appellate authority is a discretionary power and the question what is adequate punishment is a question of discretion. According to Black’s Law Dictionary (5th Edition) discretionary power means "one which is not imperative or‚ if imperative‚ the time‚ manner or extent of execution of which is left to donee’s discretion." Discretion‚ when applied to public or statutory functionaries‚ means a power
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of work that are discretionary and other aspects with procedures that must be followed exactly. Discretionary areas of business are those situations where owners and their employees have room to maneuver‚ compromise‚ bargain and make deals within established boundaries. Non-discretionary areas are topics or situations with very specific rules‚ regulations or other guidance that requires one way of acting. Compromise is unacceptable in these areas. Safety is one non-discretionary area that is immediately
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* -Discretionary Power * -Reasonably (Unreasonableness) * -In Good Faith * -Proper Authorized Purpose * -In Accordance with the Law * -Conclusion Introduction Discretionary power defined could be the statutory power conferred by legislation to an administrator whom could be a Minister or any other government policy making body. All the powers exercised would consist to an element of discretion and the rule of law demands a control over the exercise of discretionary power which
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Quantitative versus Discretionary Trading The American economy affects us as well as the rest of the world‚ and the stock market influences the economy in a big way. Most Americans are quite familiar with terms like stocks and the stock market‚ especially after the economic crisis of 08‚ but many do not know exactly what they mean and how extreme their effects can be on the general economy. Stock is nothing more than pieces or shares of a company which are traded in a specific market. When I purchase
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Introduction. While discretionary powers are an integral and necessary part of Administrative Law they cannot be exercised in an indiscriminate way. The courts are regularly called upon to determine whether the persons or bodies entrusted with this discretion have used it in a fair and reasonable manner. This discussion‚ following an explanation of discretionary powers‚ will through case law‚ show the importance of controls in preventing an abuse of these powers. It will examine how these abuses
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Justice Authority Evaluation The criminal justice system has always operated under discretionary authority. This includes law enforcement‚ the court system and corrections. Police officers enjoy the benefit of whether to charge for small infractions and whether an incident requires force to be applied. The court system uses discretionary authority in sentencing of the guilty. The department of corrections uses discretionary authority in the everyday running of the prison system‚ as they are the rulers
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Judges have to make many discretionary decisions while they are on the bench. This is due to the fact that the law‚ no matter how well it is written‚ cannot anticipate every circumstance and eventuality that may be subject to that law. As a result‚ Judges are charged with making rational decisions in regards to the cases that don’t adequately fit the ramifications of the law. Most of the decisions that are made by Judges are independent of official guidelines and vary from Judge to Judge. This
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Discretionary Trusts and the concept of a sham trust. (a) The central theme regarding trusts is that they are assets that are legally owned by the trustees and not the beneficiaries. In a discretionary trust‚ the trustees have discretion as to who among a class of beneficiaries should receive income and/or capital under the trust and in what proportion (e.g. Mettoy Pension Trustees Ltd v. Evans [1990] 1 WLR 1587). So until a beneficiary is chosen to receive income or capital‚ they do not possess
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Strategic Compensation‚ 7e (Martocchio) Chapter 3 Traditional Bases for Pay: Seniority and Merit 1) Which of the following is based on the human capital theory? A) seniority pay system B) BOS C) merit pay system D) BARS Answer: A Difficulty: Easy Type: Concept Learning Obj: 1 2) The collective bargaining system was established by passage of which federal Act? A) National Labor Regulations Act B) National Labor Relations Act C) Union Labor Regulations Act D) Union Labor Relations Act Answer:
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