accurately evaluate how sentencing and punishment attempts to balance the rights of victims‚ offenders and society”. Poor question. This question starts after an offender has been found guilty and is to be sentenced. This is the key part of the Legal Studies syllabus that pertains to the question: 4. Sentencing and punishment • statutory and judicial guidelines • the purposes of punishment: deterrence (specific and general)‚ retribution‚ rehabilitation‚ incapacitation • factors affecting a sentencing
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Protective Orders in Arizona Protective Orders in Arizona Suzi Austin CJHS/430 Protective Orders in Arizona In the state of Arizona there are four types of protective orders ("Law.arizona.edu"‚ n.d.). An emergency order can be requested when the life or health of a person is determined to by in immediate danger. The statute that governs this order is A.R.S. § 13-3624(C). It can be requested by a law enforcement officer and it is not required that the plaintiff be present. This type of
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Ronald Robillard Prof. Jane Curth Personal and Community Health Section 012 06/11/13 Medical Marijuana Medical marijuana less harmful than most other legal tobacco products and has the ability to reduce the pain within ailing people. Marijuana also has the potential to raise the U.S. out of their tough economic struggle as well as lower crime rate and create more jobs for many more people. Marijuana should be legalized for medical use across the country. Marijuana has a negative stigma attached
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was not being pretty‚ defendant’s failure to promote the plaintiff and decision to terminate her employment. The court’s finding that there is not sufficient evidence to support the claim. “Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is granted.” The legal principles The plaintiff filed a charge against the defendant under Title VII and U.S. Code Section 1981. Title VII protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of race and color as well as national origin‚ sex‚ or religion
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Statutory and judicial guidelines inform the exercise of judicable discretion in the area of sentencing. These guidelines aim to provide greater uniformity in sentencing matters and enhance the integrity of the process. Judicial guidelines are judgements from superior courts that aim to structure discretion‚ this is shown in the case R v Jurisic (1998)‚ this case was used by the Criminal Court of Appeals to set guidelines that any non-custodial sentence for culpable driving should be exceptional
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Phase 1 Individual Project CTU Online MGM365 Abstract 1. This is a tough situation to be in because CII is clearly at fault however; Mrs. Collins and her attorney definitely do not know what jurisdiction this situation falls under. The flag of convenience in this case is flagged in Liberia. Under Admiralty law‚ a ship ’s flag determines what country has jurisdiction. Therefore the laws of Liberia have jurisdiction here. 2. The private law ramifications are large because there seems to be
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ACLU purpose is to help safeguard the rights‚ of gatherings who should be secured under the constitution. The common freedom cases are shielded for all Americans from the mistreated by the administration. For instance‚ An issue the ACLU is confronting is the expanding number of women in prison. ACLU believes this is unfair to imprison more than 200‚000 women and put even more on parole and probation without getting the services they need. They are to a great degree concerned for pregnant mothers
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Legal Studies. Man jailed for crime spree A man from Gin Gin‚ west of Bundaberg in south-east Queensland‚ has been jailed for stealing more than $32‚000 during a seven-month crime spree. Anton Michael Janezic‚ 39‚ pleaded guilty to 34 charges including fraud‚ theft‚ drug and driving offences between September 2009 and April last year. Of the fraud charges‚ 15 relate to activity in the bank account of Duingal man‚ Robert Pitman‚ who was found dead in his caravan after a fire last April. Magistrate
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regarding legal processes‚ concepts and outcomes. One reason law is essential to the efficient operation of a society is that it provides a consistent‚ fair and just way of governing a community. It is extremely important that every member of the community has a fair trial and course of justice‚ as well as the idea that no one is above the law‚ and no person is allowed to take justice into their own hands‚ as outlined in Dicey’s rule of law. This is demonstrated through the case study of Simon Gittany
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Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes YEAR 12 LEGAL STUDIES NOTES UNITS 3 AND 4 Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes AREA OF STUDY 3 LAW-MAKING Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes AREA OF STUDY 1 PARLIAMENT AND THE CITIZEN Year 12 Legal Studies Exam Notes The Principle of Responsible Government • Our government is answerable and accountable to parliament‚ therefore to the people • It must act fairly and responsibly • If it doesn’t it will lose the support of the parliament/people and
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