Moloney [1985] 1 AC 905 House of Lords‚ R V Hancock and Shankland [1986] 1 AC 455 House of Lords‚ R v Nedrick [1986] 3 All ER 1 Court of Appeal*‚ R v Woollin [1997] Cr App R 97‚ Court of Appeal‚ Woollin [1998]3 W.L.R. 382 ‚ House of Lords.* Law Commission‚ Draft Criminal Code Bill. G. Williams‚ ‘Oblique Intention’ [1987] CLJ 417. Lord Goff‚ ‘The Mental element in the crime of murder’ (1988) 104 LQR 30. A. Norrie‚ ‘Oblique intention and legal politics’ [1989] Crim LR 793. R. Duff‚ ‘The politics of
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questions concerning criminal justice and safety Questions Concerning Criminal Justice and Safety i. What are the specific aims & purposes of the criminal law? To what extent does the criminal law control behaviour? Do you believe that the law is too restrictive or not restrictive enough? The specific aims and purposes of criminal law is to punish criminals‚ and prevent people from becoming future criminals by using deterrence. “Having a criminal justice system that
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Criminal Law Assessment Paper Nicole Mazurkiewicz CJA/343 Graham Quisenberry July 12‚ 2010 This paper will present an assessment of Criminal Law. The paper will discuss sources and purposes of criminal law. Some of the topics that will be discussed will be‚ explain jurisdiction to create and enforce criminal law‚ the adversarial system and what standards of proof are needed in criminal cases. We will also discuss the concepts of criminal liability versus accomplice liability as well
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Leadership Skills for the Criminal Justice Professional 1 Leadership Skills for the Criminal Justice Professional Krystal September 11‚ 2011 Ethics & Leadership in Criminal Justice Prof. Denton Leadership Skills for the Criminal Justice Professional 2 Leadership is the position or function of a leader‚ a person who guides or directs a group. Criminal justice professionals should develop and maintain leadership skills in their professional and personal lives because
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Criminal Law‚ 26/04/11‚ Dr.Filletti Theft No definition of the offence of theft; Carrara gives us a definition which has been taken up by our courts‚ “The malicious taking of an object belonging to others without the owner’s consent with the intent to make gain.” This is the definition which our court uses‚ our law simply creates one distinction for these offences. The law creates two types of theft: Simple Theft and Aggravated Theft. Simple Theft: First element is “contrectazio” this is the taking
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Legal moralism is the view that the criminal law is basically allowed to enforce the moral law. In other words anything that is wrong can be a proper subject of criminal law. If something is wrong it can be criminalized. That’s a very broad view point but that is why legal moralists prefer this view point. Problems can arise when trying to be a legal moralist in a pluralistic kind of society. With the clash of different cultures and religions. Different kinds of groups will have different ideas
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Criminal and Civil Law Joanne Lorenz PL1110 January 8‚ 2012 Deborah Perez Izquierdo Criminal and Civil Law The first of two different types of Law in New York State is Homicide or the capital murder statute‚ according to lexus nexus Designed as a capital murder statute‚ N.Y. Penal Law § 125.27 begins with intentional murder as its predicate. The statute goes on to list 13 aggravating factors (including factor vii‚ which generally tracks felony murder
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Sexual Assault Patterns‚ context‚ definitions: Law reform (’81)– Importance of feminist contributions – significant to reform of law regarding rape. Definitions: Sexual assault (NSW) Unlawful sexual penetration (Commonwealth Criminal Code) Harm – Affront to human dignity Humiliating denial of freedom and equality; Cruel invasion of human privacy (FRASER 1975) Sources of information – Official statistics Victim surveys Discrepancy reveals under-reporting: 14% reported Relationship
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Criminal Law Study Guide 1 1. Q: Why do we have criminal law? A: To punish those who commit crimes. 2. Q: What is judicial review? A: Allows appellate courts to interpret the acts and events that occur in the other two branches‚ as well in lower courts. 3. Q: Jurisdiction- how does it work and what does it do? A: The lawful right of the legislative‚ executive‚ or judicial branch to exercise official authority. 4. Q: Codified Law- A: When a state has reduced their customs‚ unwritten laws
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view that criminals in the Caribbean are products of the police and courts and not products of their social backgrounds. Support your position with reference to one the sociological perspectives. 25marks Criminals in the Caribbean are products of the police and courts and not products of their social backgrounds. The writer agrees with this statement and the sociological perspective to which reference would be made is the Conflict. This emerged on the heels of the labelling theory and focuses
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