from the date of its creation‚ the debate over the validity of the Young Offender’s Act continues. Should the YOA remain in its current form as a part of the Canadian legal system? An examination of the reasons it is seen as being ineffective‚ the need for change‚ and the suggested amendments and substitutes will provide an accurate picture of the situation from which a conclusion can be drawn. The young offenders act in its current form is nearly optimal. However‚ there enough reasons for its alteration
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to be treated with respect and dignity‚ we as adults must take reasonable steps to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the children. Failure to do this could be classed as professional neglect. We must always act and be seen to act in the child’s best interests. At the heart of The Children Act 1989 is the belief that ‘the welfare of the child is the paramount decision’. Duty of care safeguards children by our setting having carried out risk assessments and precautions taken to avoid accidents or
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Let’s look at a few cons of the Patriot Act. "Under the Patriot Act‚ law enforcement officials may have broad access to any record — academic‚ library‚ financial and medical — without probable cause of a crime. The Patriot Act prohibits the holder of such information‚ like university librarians‚ from disclosing that they have produced such records‚ under the threat of imprisonment. A University of Illinois survey of U.S. public libraries found that at least 545 libraries have been asked
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industrial farms‚ it is automatically legal. The only federal animal welfare law that applies to farm animals is the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (factory Farm). This states that animals should be unconscious prior to slaughter in order to ensure a quick and relatively painless death. But chickens and turkeys however are exempt from the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (factory Farm). Since chickens & turkeys make up 8.75 billion of the 9 billion animals killed in the U.S. every year‚ this law applies to
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in America called “The Clean Water Act”. In this paper‚ I will focus on the act and figure out what it is. I will also show how the US government protects clean water‚ what kinds of policies they have regarding the Clean Water Act‚ how the executive branch enforces these polices and how we can participate in that. If we want to know more information about the quality of water in the US‚ we have to figure out what the Clean Water Act is first. Clean Water Act is the principal law governing pollution
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Indian Removal Act: Research Simulation Paper The Native Americans had lived in America for generations. They were already here when the colonists came from Britain. Colonists survived because of the Native Americans’ help. When the colonists fought the Revolutionary War‚ some of the Native Americans allied with the British‚ but some fought on the colonists’ sides. Britain armed some Native American tribes to fight against us in the War of 1812‚ but some stayed with us the whole time. Settlers wanted
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war with France and political turmoil surfacing in America‚ the Federal Congress passed four laws in 1798‚ signed by President John Adams‚ that came to be known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. These laws became a source of bitter controversy across the country‚ causing many to be furious and claim that the acts violated their personal liberties such as the right to free speech. Others‚ however‚ sought to defend the decrees and prove that they were constitutional‚ affecting only foreigners and those
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Sarbanes- Oxley Act 2002 Sharmin DanielsACC/561 March 31‚ 2014 Lisa Henderson Abstract This paper will explain the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 regulation. The paper will also explain what actions are expected in each section to assure that correct information is being relayed to the public. It will also discuss the fines and other penalties that will come with no adhering to the regulations. It will also give an idea to the effects of the act in the future as it pertains to how the public is
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Sedition Act of 1918 Steven Gilbreath HIST 2020 Darryl Austin March 31‚ 2014 On April 6‚ 1917 the U.S. declared war on Germany. According to the University of Houston’s Digital History site‚ Woodrow Wilson stated‚ “there were ‘millions of men and women of German birth and native sympathy who live amongst us‚’... ‘If there should be disloyalty‚ it will be dealt with a firm hand of repression’”. Within three weeks Congress began debating the issue of espionage during wartime. President Woodrow
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In 1798‚ Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts. This was a set of four laws‚ namely the Naturalization Act‚ The Alien Friends Act‚ the Alien Enemies Act‚ and the Sedition Act. The three alien acts were meant to manage perceived ‘dangerous’ foreigners in the build-up to a possible war with France while the Sedition Act sought to penalize anyone who spoke or published anything that the state considered offensive (Neuman 52). The various issues of debate that arose from the laws were due to the
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