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    Intro to Criminal Justice Chapter 10–– 1. The Purpose of probation is the suspending and or delaying in a correctional term in jail so that‚ instead of being in jail‚ offenders are allowed almost a second chance and put back into the community for a period in which they must do the following (a) abide by certain conditions given by the court and (b) be supervised by a probation officer. Without probation jails would rapidly become even more overcrowded. Probation officers are the supervisor

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    Criminal Liability Essay Criminal liabilities are conditions of being actually or potentially subject to a legal obligation. Liability means legal responsibility for one’s acts or omission‚ also when acts which harms society‚ and which are prosecuted by the government. Sometimes certain negligence can lead to criminal liability. Liability needs to be distinguished from the following concepts: * culpability (purposely‚ knowingly‚ recklessly‚ negligently) - infers intent * capacity

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    Zaid Dabus Dr. Young Acquisition of Knowledge Philosophical versus Religious Implications of Dualism The quintessential notion of dualism implies that there are two basic foundations: mental and bodily foundations. This is called substance dualism and its central proponent was Rene Descartes. The 17th century philosopher and devout Catholic defended the position that the mental foundation can exist outside of the bodily foundation‚ and therefor the body cannot think. Descartes argued that the physical

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    The Reasons of Plagiarism

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    Identify the main reasons why university students plagiarise in English speaking countries. Present an argument and support with evidence from academic sources Part 1 Plagiarism is the act of using another’s work without appropriate acknowledgement‚ is often grouped with other cheating behaviour such as taking notes into an exam‚ fabricating a bibliography‚ lying about personal circumstances to get special consideration and other similar actions. There is a significant and growing body of literature

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    A Critique of the Crito and an Argument for Philosophical Anarchism by Forrest Cameranesi In this essay I will present a summary and critique of Plato’s dialogue Crito‚ focusing especially on Socrates’ arguments in favor of his obligatory obedience to the Athenian state’s death sentence. In response I will argue the position that no one naturally holds any obligation to obey the arbitrary commands of another (or any body of others such as a state)‚ and further that no one can come to hold such

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    Unit 12: Crime & its effects on Society Task 3 P3 – Describe two theories of criminal behaviour and the factors that contribute to them Why does crime happen? For P3‚ learners should describe two theories of criminal behaviour from the following: 1. Biological Genetic Determinism Biological Determinism 2. Sociological Functionalism Marxism Labeling theory The Chicago School Sociological Determination 3. Psychological Psychoanalytical theory Social Learning theory You also need to explain how

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    Criminal Minds Criminal Minds CHRISTOPHER MCKINNEY PARK UNIVERSITY LAW AND ORDER References Criminal Minds Version Two Episode One‚ Season One Robert Reiner author Law and Order The character “Morgan” played by shemar moore in the T V series Criminal Minds took on a case involving a serial killer who uses two type of guns to kill his victims‚ the killer is finding his victims threw gangs what he would do is call in the police and ambush the police when they were on

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    The Four Idols

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    Sir Francis Bacon’s‚ The Four Idols‚ and Steven Jay Gould’s‚ Nonmoral Nature‚ are quite compatible as comparisons. I would say more so than comparing Gould’s work with Charles Darwin’s Natural Selection‚ from a literary standpoint. I think Bacon and Gould would have shared some similar ideas and agreed with one another on several issues. When describing Bacon’s Idols of the Tribe‚ Bacon states‚"have their foundation in human nature itself‚ and in the tribe or race of men. For it is a false assertion

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    Criminal Recidivism Angie Simpson University of Phoenix HCS 438 Statistical Applications April 13‚ 2013 Amber Krasney Criminal Recidivism Prisons today are overcrowded and are a growing problem in today’s society. “In 2008‚ the Pew Center on the States reported that incarceration levels had risen to a point where one in 100 American adults was behind bars. A second Pew study‚ the following year‚ added another disturbing dimension to the picture‚ revealing that one in 31 adults in the United

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    Reason In Hamlet

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    Human being is polarized by reason and emotion. These two poles differ in all aspects‚ while both are gathered in man. Hamlet‚ the protagonist of Shakespeares greatest work‚ is the sample of this polarization. The emphasis in Hamlet on the control or moderation of emotion by reason is so insistent that many critics have addressed it. A seminal study is undertaken by Lily Bess Campbell in Shakespeare ’s Tragic Heroes‚ Slaves of Passion. John S. Wilks‚ in a masterful of examination of conscience‚

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