Assess the role discretion plays in the sentencing and punishment of offenders. Sentencing and punishment has actively involved the discretion of judges and magistrates in affecting the decision of the sentencing. Discretion involves the power of Judges and magistrates to determine the most appropriate sentence for a case. Allowing judicial officers to decide sentences on a case by case basis and thus permitting them to take into account the various circumstances. Many factors influence the role
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The Grand Prairie City Council approved attorney Bryan Arnold as presiding municipal court judge on March 1. The position is an appointed position and not an elected one like most state judges‚ said Ron Postell Grand Prairie city attorney. Arnold applied for the position and went through an interview. Tom Hart‚ Grand Prairie city manager‚ selected Arnold for the position. The city council then had to approve a two-year contract for the position. Arnold will make $165‚462 annually according to the
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Lincoln’s goal was not galvanized by equality‚ though he did detest slavery‚ Blacks were (at least at first) a secondary issue. Blacks were mobilized as a military need. Emancipation‚ Lincoln saw‚ would further undermine the Confederacy while providing the Union with a new source of manpower to crush the rebellion. Lincoln goal was to change the government from states to a union in order to keep the United States from dissolving (Wills 161). However‚ Lincoln was against a strong foe. So when historians
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Alternative Sentencing Program of Washington state ILA The Washington State Legislature passed the bill “the Parenting Sentencing Alternative substitute senate bill 6639” in 2010 The legislation has created two programs to help parents of minor children get intensive supervision as alternatives to incarceration: Family and Offender sentencing Alternative (FOSA) and Community Parenting Alternative (CPA). “The State saw a need to address the issue of the increasing number of minor children
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asked in an interview on what can he say about homosexuality‚ and his answer struck the whole world -- "If the person is gay and seeks the Lord and has good will‚ who am I to judge?" A problem without solution is not a problem‚ but a reality to be accepted. We are all aware of homosexuality and how it affects our society. Some would treat them as bringer of misfortunes or a contagious disease because of the discriminations they’re getting. As humans‚ we tend to judge our neighbors without even
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questions‚ most of which are also suitable for self-study. At the beginning of each unit in the compendium you will find reading instructions. It is suggested that before the lectures and workshops you first read the introductions (the text parts) in each unit in the compendium and then the relevant sections in the textbook. In each chapter of the book there is a wide range of exercises that you are also advised to do. Further‚ there is a companion website for the textbook with additional exercises
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describe an unsettling‚ disorienting‚ nightmarish world that is at once both fearful and menacing in its ambiguity and complexity. Kafka’s views on Humanity Speaking with his friend Max Brod‚ Kafka once explained that he thought human beings were trapped in a hopeless world. This belief never leaves Kafka’s writing‚ and it is present in The Metamorphosis‚ where Gregor’s only option‚ in the end‚ is to die. Ironically‚ the story ends on an optimistic note‚ as the family puts itself back together
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Horizon o These are absolute statements about how we should live o They inform citizens what is morally right and wrong • Great men create horizons for us o Plato‚ Locke‚ Jesus‚ Buddha • Moralists like Jesus said these values are wrong- that laws should protect the weak. The consequence of Christianity’s Moral Horizon • This code become the dominant moral “horizon” in Europe o Christianity triumphed over Rome o Today‚ Christian morals go unquestioned and unchallenged by most of us o The
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Henry David Thoreau: A Philosophical Reflection Henry David Thoreau was an inexhaustible writer that encompassed poetry and philosophy within his narratives and created a style of writing that‚ for his time‚ was difficult to define and categorize. Because of this his works were often overlooked for the genius that was held within them as writers of his time had already begun to stray from the traditional stances of philosophy. However‚ one can easily survey the works of Henry David Thoreau and
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11/22/11 Quote essay Per 5-6 “You can’t win unless you know how to lose”-Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar You can’t be a sore winner because you need to know how the other team feels. Every time you brag you make the other team sad. The coach might get angry at you and make you sit out for bullying. If you know than you’ll understand that the other team is sad when you lose a game you don’t like hearing people brag. The quote involves my family because when one of my family members loses at something
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