STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 1. Statutory Construction - is the art or process of discovering and expounding meaning and intention of the authors of the law‚ where that intention is rendered doubtful by reason of the ambiguity in its language or of the fact that the given case is not explicitly provided for in the law - is the drawing of warranted conclusions respecting subjects that lie beyond the direct expression of the text‚ conclusions which are in the spirit‚ though not
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The Social Learning Theory Approach can be defined as learning behaviour from observing other people and how they are reinforced. This approach represents a shift from radical behaviourism as conditioning can’t account for all learning. The mental and cognitive processes play an important role in the Social Learning Theory as it is based on storing the behaviour along with the positive reinforcement we have seen in our memory and learning to do the behaviour this way‚ expecting the same reinforcement
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Crime can be critically assessed from many different sociological and criminological theories. The reasons why people commit crimes are their own‚ and can be a result of copious amounts of factors that get compounded‚ driving offenders to commit certain acts. These factors can be numerous‚ and range from internal factors such as mental diagnoses‚ to outside environmental factors‚ affecting the individual‚ such as peer associations and unstable family relations. The goal of this paper is to critically
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Bandura- social learning theory This strategy is one which is adopted in schools as they model the behaviour that they wish to see in the children‚ by setting a good example they can encourage them to copy the teacher/teaching assistant. We show kindness to other children and adults and encourage the children to offer the same courtesy to other adults and children within school and become a valued member of
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question throughout the years but we know that in order for social learning theory to take place a few characteristics must be in place. The main idea of this theory states that people develop a motivation to commit a crime and that the skills are learned through the people they associate with. Social learning theory suggests that “criminal behavior is learned through interaction with other persons.” (Cullen et al‚ pg 127) This theory says that people engage in criminal behavior the same way that
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Strengths and Weaknesses Throughout my life‚ my strengths and weaknesses have become more clearer as I have become older. Although we all describe our strengths as positive attributes‚ and our weaknesses as negative attributes‚ they are what makes us who we are as individuals. My strengths are important to consider in my overall personality and the way I relate to people. An important strength in my character is my ability to communicate. I find it easy for me to communicate well with others
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standpoint. Cultural identity As we can see in Parehau Richards opening speech of the 1998 ANZCA conference (Richards‚ 1999)‚ Richards seeks to identify herself from both a Maori cultural and an academic standpoint‚ whilst weaving in the many social groups that have influenced her culture‚ including: * Two lines of tribal heritage * European ancestry * Catholic denomination * Upbringing by Anglican grandparents in a rural community * Education as a Maori woman * Academic
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Social disorganization theory Social disorganization theory links crime rates to ecological characteristics. A person place of residents can determine whether or not they will commit a crime. Most people say that they’re a product of their environment. Some blame the way they grew up on the reason for their actions. A person’s living location is as important as a person characteristics. The theory suggests that youths growing up in subcultures has a disadvantage which will later result in delinquency
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Social judgment theory holds that when a message is heard the receiver of the message immediately forms an opinion on the matter. The individual then categorized the opinion into one of three divisions known as attitude zones. From this point on‚ every new message about the same topic is compared with ones present point of view on the subject. Social judgment theory was introduced by psychologist Muzafer Sherif (Griffin‚ 2006‚ p. 207). As a part of his theory‚ Sherif‚ has three classifications for
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Appraise Current Issues in Test Construction Blanton‚ H.‚ & Jaccard‚ J. (2006). Arbitrary metrics in psychology. American Psychologist‚ retrieved from: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy1.ncu.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=7c416ac3-4edf-46c1-a7e8-6284000d9f81%40sessionmgr4001&vid=1&hid=4111 According to Blanton & Jaccard (2006) the problem of arbitrary metrics is essential to elaborating the different areas of the conceptual dimensions than depending on one classification of the construct. Arbitrariness
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