lecture to describe the difference between actual criminal evidence and the stories inferred from them. Furthermore‚ to demonstrate how story telling and evidence may benefit or hinder the outcome of criminal cases. The English legal system is an adversary system in which cases are presented before the court. There are two opposing sides the defense and the prosecution. Both sides have an equal and fair oppurtunity to argue their cases‚ before a neutral panel‚ which can also include a jury and
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months and finally dismissed Pf’s service. A Muslim‚ who died in Penang‚ devises his entire property Issue Pf filed an action for assault‚ battery and false imprisonment against the Df for $600. The Df denied any liability. Principle The Charter of Justice applies retrospectively to civil injuries which have been sustained & crimes which have been committed before the Charter came into existence force. The object of the Charter is to protect the native inhabitants from oppression & injustice. Judgement
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Millions of people around the world dream of achieving U.S. Citizenship‚ but the rules for determining citizenship are complex and often confusing. Neal Richardson Datta‚ Attorney at Law P.C.‚ one of New York City’s best immigration lawyers‚ explains that there are multiple avenues for achieving citizenship under U.S. law. While citizenship is automatically granted to anyone born on U.S. soil‚ others‚ including children of U.S. citizens born overseas‚ must undergo a naturalization process through
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a. The application of English Law in our legal system. English Law is part of Malaysian law. The definition of law in Article 160 of the Federal Constitution includes ‘the common law in so far as it is in operation in the Federation or any part thereof’. That qualification concerns the extent to which English Law is applicable in Malaysia. First‚ we will discuss on the meaning of ‘sources’. Historical sources is the factor which influenced the development of law in religious and custom. Law
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elusive ideal” (2013‚ pp. 179). In American society‚ “legal equality for all Americans has not resulted in de facto equality” (Patterson‚ 2013 pg. 148). This means that minority groups‚ such as African Americans‚ Hispanic Americans‚ and women‚ do not have the same amount of opportunities and benefits as white males typically have (Patterson‚ 2013 pg. 148). Through affirmative action programs enacted by Congress‚ small steps have been made toward achieving the equality America has been lacking for a majority
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Process Plea bargaining is the essence of the criminal justice system‚ and it is the process in which a defendant pleads guilty to a criminal charge in order to receive some consideration from the state. There are various types of plea bargaining deals that defendants may accept‚ which include charge bargaining‚ count bargaining‚ and sentence bargaining. Charge bargaining requires the defendant to plead guilty to a less serious crime than the one originally charged with. Count bargaining requires
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18 are arrested each year for crimes. These youth will enter the juvenile justice system in which its existence is opposed by certain states. The Juvenile justice system should be abolished because the cost of this system is high‚ it is a false premises and rehabilitation cannot prevent the offenders from committing the crimes in the future. One reason the juvenile justice system should be abolished is the cost of the system is high. Every year the money spends for youth offenders per year is more
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instances where plea bargaining can be an effective tool in the criminal justice system‚ however‚ as it stands‚ the overuse of the plea bargain by prosecutors has diminished it’s potential worth as a true bargaining tool by their flagrant daily misuse. While it is understood that the case load for the courts is overwhelmed and an alternative method of securing some form of justice is needed to alleviate the overrun system‚ the use of the plea bargain to alleviate the overcrowded courts is not completely
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JUVENILE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE SYSTEM Abstract Recently many people who are concern about the juvenile delinquent justice systems‚ started to promoting restorative juvenile justice system. The restorative justice system is a system where its focuses are on the needs of the victims‚ the offenders and the communities. Its aim is to be fair to all the stakeholders (the victims‚ the offenders‚ and the communities). Even though it is not a 100% effective for everyone‚ however by many research it has
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taken to punish the offender. The criminal justice system is made up of three components law enforcement‚ courts‚ and corrections. These three components work together to apprehend criminals‚ determine whether or not he or she are guilty‚ and if guilty to punish them for their criminal actions. Law enforcement is the first component of the criminal justice system. They are the first people to come in contact with the suspect in the criminal justice system. Law enforcement can be broken down into
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