Sarah J. Barnett Mr. W. Gissy Econ 2300/05 February 22‚ 2005 Case Study 1 – Hamilton County Judges 1. Based on the information provided in the Hamilton County Judges’ case study‚ the probability of cases being appealed and reversed in the three different courts are: a. For the total cases disposed in the Common Pleas Court there is a 0.1129 probability of a case being appealed and reversed. b. For the total cases disposed in the Domestic Relations Court there is a 0.1604 probability of a case being
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Don’t Judge A Book By It’s Cover She looked me up and down and asked‚ “How old are you?” I didn’t like way she was talking to me. Especially the way she was looking at me which clearly said ‘You don’t belong here.’ But I belong here just as much as she does. “Fourteen‚” I reply. “I’m allowed to pick up my sister‚ I have the permission needed.” The lady was wearing a wrinkled yellow shirt and an un-ironed pair of pants. The look does suit her considering she only has 12 pieces of hair
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and immigrants were prevented from entering the U.S. The utmost strategy to prevail in attaining positive effects are questionable‚ which could lead the U.S. into turmoil or increase the power that the U.S. currently upholds. According to the article‚ President Trump was convinced that this executive order will prevent “evil” from entering the U.S. Although this executive order was created with the aspect to protect the U.S.‚ several politicians including Republican senators have questioned the reliance
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Examine The Key Philosophical Justifications For Punishment ’Punishment proceeds on the principle that there is an eternal distinction between right and wrong‚ and that this distinction must be maintained for its own sake’ (Dictionary.com‚ 2012). In this essay I will examine the idea of revenge‚ retributivism and just desert‚ utilitarianism and deterrence and finally restorative approaches as the key philosophical justifications for punishment. The aim of this essay will be to argue that there
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Do Animals Have Rights? Should animals be harmed to benefit mankind? This pressing question has been around for at least the past two centuries. During the early nineteenth century‚ animal experiments emerged as an important method of science and‚ in fact‚ marked the birth of experimental physiology and neuroscience as we currently know it. There were‚ however‚ guidelines that existed even back then which restricted the conditions of experimentation. These early rules protected the animals
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in the 21st century. There are many philosophers around the world that have their own opinions and ideas on this issue. One of these philosophers is Peter Singer. He is an Australian philosopher who is a professor of bioethics at Princeton University. Singer is also a laureate professor at the Center for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics at the University of Melbourne. This essay will evaluate and investigate his philosophical ideas about poverty. It will summarize his argument in the first section
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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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16 October 2012 What would you do when confronted with Injustice? As American citizens‚ we withhold freedoms like no other country. When we begin to abuse these freedoms‚ that’s when injustice occurs. The definition of Injustice is lack of fairness. The late Dr. Martin Luther King‚ JR. stated that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere.” There are many categories’ that can fall into Injustice. One of the categories that fall under Injustice would be Social Injustice
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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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