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    debated and responsible in creating a stir of conflict in the attempt to find a conclusive answer on subject. In John Locke’s Second Treatise on Civil Government‚ published in 1690‚ Locke addresses the matter in question in the fifth chapter titled: ‘Of Property’. In his work‚ Locke builds an argument that displays how an individual obtains an ownership of property by means of labor. Locke is able to justify his position on the point at issue through the word of God and through simplistic scenarios

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    Imperative which is the central philosophy of his theory of morality‚ and an understandable approach to this moral law. It is divided into three formulations. The first formulation of Kant’s Categorical Imperative states that one should “always act in such a way that the maxim of your action can be willed as a universal law of humanity”; an act is either right or wrong based on its ability to be universalized. This belief is part of the “universal law theory” and states that to determine if an action is

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    the Criminal Justice System Is there structural inequality in the criminal justice system? When we watch the news or read our newspapers‚ we can see that most of the criminals portrayed are of African American or Hispanic descent. Being a fan of true crime novels‚ they even depict more Black male criminals than White males. Are African American males committing more crimes than White males? What factors are involved for Blacks to be more involved in crime? How do African American stereotypes

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    prosecutions‚ proving guilt at trial and bringing offenders to justice” (Paul Roberts in Tim Newburn et al‚ 2007: 95). How are criminal detection and/or investigation moulded and shaped by political‚ social and/or cultural forces? Criminal detection and proceedings never exist or function independently‚ the system‚ as a whole is an inherently complex network of interacting parties‚ procedures and forces. The shaping of criminal detection by both social and political forces arguably has positive and negative

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    John Locke John Locke set a basis that all people are “born with natural rights of life‚ liberty‚ and property.” He states that the only reason a state is established is to protect those rights. Locke saw people as basically good and humane; completely different than Thomas Hobbes view as man being “brutish and selfish.” He believed that the only way a law should be passed is if it was “designed for no other end ultimately‚ but…” for the good of the people under it. Another idea was that taxes

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    this period‚ the “human ability to reason was glorified.” John Locke was an English man who believed that “the power of the government to rule must come from the consent of the governed.” That is to say‚ that the people should be able to choose who governs them. Locke also came up with the idea of “natural rights—the view that everybody has the right of life‚ liberty and the ownership of property.” Also‚ Locke had the idea of “social contract” which is the concept that

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    utilitarian theory. 2) Reviews the article “Interest s‚ Universal‚ and Particular: Bentham’s Utilitarian Theory of Value.” 3) Reflects on recent events in the news chronicling human rights violation in public and nonprofit organizations trough the selection of 3 specific examples of human rights violations in a public or nonprofit organization 4) Consideration of how the resolution of these violations could be ranked according to utilitarian theory Ethics and Social Justice Introduction

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    1. What are the four elements of a valid contract? Indeed there are four elements of a contract; A. Agreement B. Consideration C. Contractual capacity D. Lawful object 2. Describe the objective theory of contracts. How does that theory apply to this case? We currently use contract law based on the objective theory of contracts. This states that if an objective third party (the jury) believes the parties intend to form a contract‚ then a contract should be found‚ meaning we prefer to interpret

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    experience whatever is the mind got there through the senses. Locke was an empiricist who held that the mind was tabula rasa or a blank slate at birth to be written upon by sensory experience. Empiricism is opposed to rationalism or the view that mental ideas and knowledge exist in the mind prior to experience that there are abstract or innate ideas. George Berkeley argued against rationalism and materialism. He also criticized Locke on many points. He said most philosophers make an assumption that

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    . The juvenile justice system is an institution in society that is granted certain powers and responsibilities. It faces several different tasks‚ among the most important is maintaining order and preserving constitutional rights. The conflict arises when public expectation of order collides with the right of young people to be on the street. The police have a high level of contact with people under the age of 18. UCR data indicate that juveniles account for about 17% of all arrests and nearly 29%

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