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    CCJ 200 Study Guide

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    McCleskey V. ZantOn this appeal of the 1987 McCleskey case‚ the Court produced new standards designed to make it much more difficult for death-row inmates to file repeated appeals. Gregg V. GeorgiaThe 1976 Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty‚ stating‚ "It is an extreme sanction‚ suitable to the most extreme of crimes." The court did not‚ therefore‚ believe that the death sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Furman V. GeorgiaPut a moratorium

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    ARREST

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    ARREST 1) Arrest means placing a person under lawful detention against their will for the purposes of law enforcement. When is it fair to arrest someone? Individuals have a right to liberty‚ and it has been held by the courts that if the police do not adequately respect rights to liberty by ensuring that (i) they have some evidence to justify the arrest before it takes place‚ (ii) that they tell the person why they are being arrested and (iii) that they release the person as soon as possible‚ then

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    ATENEO CENTRAL BAR OPERATIONS 2007 Criminal Law SUMMER REVIEWER BOOK I CRIMINAL LAW – A branch of municipal law which defines crimes‚ treats of their nature and provides for their punishment. Characteristics of Criminal Law: 1. General – binding on all persons who reside or sojourn in the Philippines Exceptions: a. Treaty Stipulation b. Laws of Preferential Application c. Principles of Public International Law Ex: i. sovereigns and other chiefs of state ii. Ambassadors‚ ministers plenipotentiary

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    Solitary Confinement: An Annotated Bibliography Fuchs‚ Erin. "SOLITARY CONFINEMENT: ’It Doesn ’t Take Long For You To Start Punishing Yourself ’" Business Insider. Business Insider‚ 9 Sept. 2013. Web. 09 Oct. 2013. This article examines the psychological consequences of short and long term solitary confinement for prisoners in the United States aimed to disciplinary separation. Very close attention is paid to the difference of effects solitary confinement is on younger inmates rather than elders

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    Mentally impaired people in prisons: The detention of mentally impaired people in prisons is a problem that is currently occurring within Australia‚ mostly people of Indigenous descent. As this is a reoccurring issue‚ is yet to be resolved. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)‚ everyone is entitled to human rights no matter what age‚ background‚ sex or religion. Everyone is entitled to the right to liberty‚ life and freedom of speech. This critical issue is breaching individual’s

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    Am228

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    towards the claimant body or clothes iii. No consent was given by the claimant to the act of touching. 3. False Imprisonment * Wrongful act of detaining someone without lawful justification. * The person is denied their freedom of movement. Elements of False Imprisonment i. Intention of the wrongdoers to detain the claimant. ii. There is detention and the restraint must complete. Defences in Trespass to Person 1. Self-defence and defence of property‚ injury or

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    Nelson Mandela

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    Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela started his life at the date 18 July 1918‚ as a little boy that grew up in a little village named Mvezo‚ located in South Africa. This little boy was a smart boy that was living with his twelve siblings‚ his family and he was a part of the “higher” rank in the rank system in South Africa. Nelson Mandela was actually born and named “Rolihlahla” Mandela‚ which simply means troublemaker‚ but at the first day at school his name got replaced to a more English name‚ because

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    The age of criminal responsibility is the age below which is deemed incapable of having committed a criminal offence. The age of criminal responsibility in NSW is 10‚ no one under 10 can be charged with a crime. This is usually extended to 14. Doli incapax refers to a presumption that a child is "incapable of crime" under legislation or common law. Also‚ the presumption that a child cannot form Mens Rea as they do not yet have a sufficient understanding between right and wrong. In some cases

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    Probation and parole officers have similar job duties in which they both monitor and supervise offenders that are under correctional supervision. Probation officers supervise offenders at the front end of the sentencing period‚ which means they monitor offender’s behavior in the community and their compliance with the conditions of probation. Probation officers usually work with either adults or juveniles exclusively. Probation officers report any violation of probation to the courts. Parole officers

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    Crime as Villla

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    Crime is the breaking of rules or laws for which some governing authority (via mechanisms such as legal systems) can ultimately prescribe a conviction. Crimes may also result in cautions‚ rehabilitation or be unenforced. Individual human societies may each define crime and crimes differently‚ in different localities (state‚ local‚ international)‚ at different time stages of the so-called "crime"‚ from planning‚ disclosure‚ supposedly intended‚ supposedly prepared‚ incomplete‚ complete or future proclaimed

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