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    legislation which impacts upon the sentencing process such as: The Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) this prescribes the maximum sentence that may be imposed for various offences. The Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW) this prescribes general guidelines in relation to sentencing. For example it identifies what might constitute a mitigating or aggravating circumstance. However‚ it is left to the exercise of judicial discretion as to how much weight should be given to such circumstances. Mandatory sentencing

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    Jurisprudence is the study and theory of law. Scholars in jurisprudence‚ also known as legal theorists (including legal philosophers and social theorists of law)‚ hope to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of law‚ of legal reasoning‚ legal systems and of legal institutions. Modern jurisprudence began in the 18th century and was focused on the first principles of the natural law‚ civil law‚ and the law of nations.[1] General jurisprudence can be broken into categories both by the type of

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    Assess the contribution of the Marxist theory to the sociological understanding of crime and deviance. (21 marks) Marxism is a macro/structural approach to society‚ meaning that it looks at the large-scale societal structure for answers about how society works and operates and explores crime and deviance in relation to classes within a capitalist society. Marxists claim that laws do not reflect a value consensus‚ instead laws and law enforcement benefits the rich (protection of private property)

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    Are Trigger Warnings Actually Helpful? “Basic human decency means professors like myself should be aware of students’ traumatic experiences‚ and give them a heads up about course content”( Levinovitz 1). Trigger warnings are statements at the start of a piece of writing‚ video‚ etc.‚ that alerts the viewer of the fact that it could potentially contain emotionally stressful material. These warnings are important to include in colleges and even high schools because of the insight they give the teens

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    The Nature of Crime 1. Describe the nature of crime - The meaning of crime Crime * The fundamental role of criminal law is to protect society from those whose behaviour society has deemed to be unacceptable. Another feature of criminal law is the notion that all of society is the victim. Therefore most criminal law cases are brought by the state. Crime: An act or omission of duty resulting in harm to society

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    police chief‚ the city mayor‚ the bank’s chief executive officer‚ the airport’s director of security‚ or the hospital’s chief executive officer. In relation to your position‚ identify the steps you would take to address how to recover data‚ secure the establishment‚ and investigate the crime. Review the information from the Cyberattack Scenario. Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that includes a step-by-step restoration and recovery plan. This plan must create strategies to

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    agriculture areas spread around the residential areas. People first moved to Seymour to avoid the high crime rates and violent crimes of the cities. In the 1970’s crimes were almost nonexistent and included acts such as thefts‚ holiday vandalisms‚ and the occasional home burglaries. It was considered a very safe place to live and perfect to raise a family. The change in types and amount of crime occurred in the 1990s when largenumbers of people moved from Knoxville and

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    333 HELPFUL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Adapted  from   333  Interviewing  Questions   by  the  Council  on  Education  Management.   Published  by  Borgman  Associates‚  1993. Table of Contents Interview Questions for Any Position Initiative……………………………. ………………Page 2 Stress……………………………….. ………………Page 3 Motivation………………………….. ……………... Page 5 Goal Orientation…………………….………………Page 6 Attendance/Punctuality…………….. ………………Page 8 Creativity and Innovation………….. ……………... Page 9 Problem

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    Crime and Victimization Week 4 Assignment One Karen Bridges Professor Richard Foy CRJ-100 – Introduction to Criminal Justice February 3‚ 2014 The scenario that I chose from Dr. Carla’s O’Donnell’s discussion was the following: The police are called to the corner of Pine St and 32nd Avenue‚ where Malcolm LaBelle is clearly in a drug-induced delirium. He has stripped down to his underwear‚ claiming that he has a fever. Two employees of a café nearby attempt to restrain him

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    In the final scene of the movie Crimes and Misdemeanors‚ I believe the fictional philosopher Louse Levy’s message was very similar to philosophy Jean-Paul Sartre and his theory on existentialism. One of Sartre’s quotes‚ “Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself.” Levy is trying to convey that we are in control of our choices and we choose our own happiness. In the final scene of the film Levy states‚ “We’re all faced throughout our lives with making conscience moral decisions. Some

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