century‚ the Juvenile Court system was merely a starting concept that was utilized to “rehabilitate†youth offenders‚ the philosophy prior to be that parents‚ primarily fathers were to enforce rules and behaviors with their children. Juveniles’ ranging from seven to fourteen were permissible to be held for their actions if there was evidence they knew their actions and youth older were too punished as seen fit by parents or a government entity. There was no court system to allow for a hearing
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On November 16‚ 2012‚ I observed a court hearing of 14 cases. Some of these cases dealt with people who committed crimes such as aggravated assault‚ Acc involving Death/ Injury‚ Terroristic threats‚ Retail theft‚ conspiracy theft‚ Resist Arrest/Other Law Enforce and Knowing/ in Mftr/Dist of Design Drug. For the case of Comm. V. Helen Cole was a Retail Theft crime. The defendant Helen Cole was at Sears and stole items such as clothes at the store. She was ordered not to go to the Sears again and
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Each state has its own set of civil procedural rules. These rules are what dictates what happens in a civil case. On top of each state having their own set of civil procedural rules there are federal civil procedure rules that operates separately and independently. There are several similarities and differences between the federal court system and Virginia’s court system. One similar that they both share deals with the severing process. A summons must be served with a copy of the complaint. Anyone
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Court Report 1. Where is the court situated? Did you find it difficult to reach? The local court that I attended was at Hornsby. It was easy to reach since it was on the main road (Pacific Highway) and was located next to the Council Chambers. I attended the Court on Friday the 2nd of August from 10am to 2pm. 2. How was the work distributed at the Court? Compare the number of matters for hearing and mention‚ eg locate the List Sheets of matters for mention and for hearing and note what types of
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A party system is a concept in comparative political science concerning the system of government by political parties in a democratic country. Political parties have basic similarities; they control the government‚ have a stable base of mass popular support‚ and create internal mechanisms for controlling funding‚ information and nominations. The United States is a two-party system. This is where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. One of the two parties holds a majority
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Persecution) Internal Migration- Within a country (ex. Urbanization. Everyone moving into country to city) External Migration- From one country to another. (Ex. One country to another. Work (OFWs)‚ Education) Permanent Migration- Don’t intend to go back. Temporary Migration- Limited period (Few years/months) Push Factor- Pushing us away from the country Pull Factor- Pulling us into the new country Economic Migrant- Moves into a country for economic purposes. (Jobs) Moves voluntarily
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Court Issues Paul Thomson CJA/394 March 4 2013 Jeffrey Hooker Court Issues As we all know that the world of the criminal is always changing and the Law enforcement community needs to change with it. The biggest one would be the courts. There are many things that face the courts today. There are many issues facing the courts and the court administrator’s one problem is the use of plea bargaining in our court system. More than 90 percent of felony cases in the United States in any given year
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Landmark Supreme Court Case Project Dredd Scott v. Sandford 1857 In the Dred Scott case‚ Scott filed for a lawsuit to gain freedom for him and his family. He was once obtained a slave in a slave state‚ but his master had moved around and ended up in Illinois‚ which had been a free state in 1836. His rights that were being withheld from him were freedom. The way they pleaded their case was that he lived in a territory where slavery was illegal; therefore he can’t be enslaved again. Scott lost
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Capitalism is-an economic system in which investment in and ownership of production‚ distribution‚ and exchange of wealth is made and maintained chiefly by private individuals or corporations. To a recent study conducted by BBC‚ only 11 percent people surveyed in 27 countries were in favor of capitalism. From USA‚ a well-known capitalist economy‚ only 25 percent were in favor of it. Capitalism is the social system which now exists in all countries of the world. Under this system‚ the means for producing
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The United States has a two political party system. A political party is a group of individuals who organize to win elections‚ operate the government‚ and determine policy. (Sidlow and Henschen 149) The political parties that make up the United States two-party system are the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. However‚ even before the Republican and Democratic parties formed there was still a two-party system in place. The establishment of the two-party system dates back to 1787‚ when the
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