i i Dedication This report is dedicated to the 11 men who lost their lives on the Deepwater Horizon rig on April 20‚ 2010 and to their families‚ in hope that this report will help minimize the chance of another such disaster ever happening again. Jason Anderson Aaron Dale Burkeen Donald Clark Stephen Curtis Gordon Jones Roy Wyatt Kemp Karl Dale Kleppinger‚ Jr. Blair Manuel Dewey Revette Shane Roshto Adam Weise ii Acknowledgements We wish to acknowledge the many individuals and
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convicted. There are many different reasons for wrongful convictions that have been discovered in capital cases and many other cases some of the causes of wrongful conviction are; eye witness error‚ junk science‚ government misconduct‚ snitch testimony‚ false confessions‚ and biased juries. Eyewitness errors are where
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The Trial Process Samantha Jones Rasmussen College Author Note This paper is being submitted on March 4‚ 2014‚ for Callie Kidder Lacy’s J100 Introduction to Criminal Justice course. The Trial Process The law deals with two kinds of cases. Civil cases that involve conflicts between people or businesses matters. A civil case usually begins when a person or organization determines that a problem can’t be solved without the intervention of the courts. In civil cases
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CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR Education and/or Training Required - In order to become a Crime Scene Investigator‚ you should start by earning a degree in Crime Scene Investigation‚ Criminal Justice or a Physical Science. A common degree is a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. - A Master’s degree will be of greater value and you will also get a higher pay. - Forensic Science is the best major to choose if you wish to become a Crime Scene Investigator. You can get an Associate’s degree (2-year)
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References: Brocato‚ E. D.‚ Gentile‚ D. A.‚ Laczniak‚ R. N.‚ Maier‚ J. A.‚ & Ji-Song‚ M. (2010‚ Winter). Potential Effects on Children. Television Commercial Violence‚ 39(4)‚ 100. doi:10.2753/JOA0091-3367390407 Bureau of Justice Statistics Cyber Bullying: Statistics and Tips. (2011‚ August). Retrieved from http://isafe.org/channels/sub.php?ch=op&sub_id=media_cyber_bullying Encyclopedia Teen Violence Statistics2. (2009‚ August). Retrieved from http://www.teenviolencestatistics
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Evaluate the effectiveness of the jury system in the criminal trial Juries exists in the criminal trial to listen to the case presented to them and‚ as a third‚ non-bias party‚ decide beyond reasonable doubt if the accused is guilty. For the use of a trial by juror to be effective‚ no bias should exists in the jurors judgments‚ the jurors should understand clearly their role and key legal terms‚ and the jury system should represent the communities standards and views whilst upholding the rights
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Talent: Retaining and Engaging Workers in the 21st Century. Source: Human Resource Planning v.27 no3 (2004) p. 12-25. Database: WilsonSelectPlus Jamrog‚ Jay Society for Human Resource Management (2003). Older Workers Survey. U.S. Department of Labor‚ Bureau of Labor Statistics (2003) Customized Data Compilation‚ November 20.
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With great power comes great responsibility. As police officers begin going through their training they soon realize the great power they will soon possess. As history and documented facts have shown us‚ many of them show great control and responsibility. On the other hand‚ there are a small percentage of officers who take advantage of their control and become corrupt. This brings scrutiny and lack of trust in police departments nationwide. Police corruption refers to police personnel who use their
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Abuse Reporting Paper In 1962 the Department of Health‚ Education‚ and Welfare’s Children’s Bureau‚ now known as Health and Human Services‚ began to develop measures to protect children from abuse‚ neglect and mistreatment by establishing the procedure and framework for reporting abuse and developing the laws and regulations governing the prevention‚ education and protective actions enforced in the arena of child abuse. By 1967‚ state laws were established requiring professionals and public agencies
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Substance abuse in America Introduction America has a problem with drugs. In order to understand the problem‚ we first need to understand what is considered a drug. It is “any ingestible substance that has a noticeable effect on the mind or body”. (Schmalleger‚ 2011) Drugs are used for medicinal as well as recreational purposes. Unfortunately both types of drugs have played a role in American culture. Drugs have been part of the American culture as far back as the 1800’s. Using drugs for
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