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    Criminal Justice

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    Can force be used to resist arrest? Common law - yes! Based on theory there were no other safeguards Texas- no! Unlawful used of force by police- Tazers- must be "reasonable and necessary" against unlawful act Handcuffs- when an arrest is made--yes! Investigative stop--sometimes! The use of force in discipline children A parent or person in loco parentis(in place of) When it is reasonable! Dempsey‚ J. S.‚ & Forst‚ L. S. (2013). Police ethics

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    The Complexity Of It All

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    John Greavu Professor Joan Tronto POL 1201 19 December 2013 The Complexity of it All In response to prompt #3: How have your political views changed over the course of the semester? In the time that has passed since the beginning of the course‚ my political ideology has gone through significant changes and I am no longer as firm about my beliefs as I once was. Prior to POL 1201‚ I would have described myself as a classic American “liberal” ‚ both socially and fiscally. According to the Pew Research

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    The end of Chris and Keller’s discussion in Act I‚ in which Chris tells Joe that he would be willing to leave the business in order to have a “regular life”‚ is a very significant moment‚ not only in Act I‚ but in the whole play as well. Miller also uses many different effects to make the passage seem suggestive to the audience‚ whether it be simply through dialogue or even hidden in the stage directions. It is important‚ as it marks the beginning of the father-son relationship between Chris and

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    Volstead Act

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    the Volstead Act in influencing American society in the 1920s? The ‘Roaring Twenties’ was the age of the New Woman‚ with political liberation to the right to vote‚ economic liberation to jobs and household appliances‚ and social liberation to fashion and new norms of behaviour symbolised by ’flappers’. The Volstead Act was introduced in 1919‚ which prohibited alcohol. Criminal gangs were already powerful but with the Prohibition they gained even more. Therefore the Volstead Act was the key factor

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    The Brady Act

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    Violence Prevention Act is an Act of the United States Congress that instituted federal background checks on firearm purchasers in the United States. It was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on November 30‚ 1993‚ and went into effect on February 28‚ 1994. The Act was named after James Brady‚ who was shot by John Hinckley‚ Jr. during an attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan on March 30‚ 1981. (Federal Register) While the idea and implementation of the act had all the best intentions

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    would agree that teenage criminal and deviant behaviour results from parents failing to socialise their children correctly (12 marks) Most criminologists would agree that the majority of criminal and/or deviant behaviour both stems and/or develops during either childhood or the early years of adolescence. Therefore‚ many how deduced that the adequacy of socialising in the home by parents is likely to have an effect and possible even result in teenage criminal and deviant behaviour. This essay will

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    The Patriot Act

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    Research Paper The Patriot Act 12-10-08 Eng101:423 Argumentative Essay The Patriot Act America is based on two things: Blood and the Constitution. America is currently at war‚ fighting for our freedom. But what use is that if our Constitution‚ the very thing that grants us freedom‚ is no longer valid? Only five weeks after the September 11 attacks congress passed an act granting greater judicial power to information gathering agencies. The Patriot act‚ passed October 26 2001(New York

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    Patriot Act

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    USA Patriot Act Paper Nikki Peeler AJS/552 January 28‚ 2013 Shon Kuta USA Patriot Act Abstract September 11‚ 2001 America was changed forever. The United Stated felt the effects of terrorism and realized just how vulnerable we are as a nation. Having experienced such a horrific event forced our government to look at things more closely which brought about the USA Patriot Act. This allowed federal agents the ability to detain non-citizens while also monitoring such devices as email and

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    Acts of Parliament

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    1. a) An Act of Parliament comes about when a bill is passed by initially the House of Commons and then The House of Lords in various stages. Once the reading stages and the committee stages of the bill are complete in both houses it is finally passed as an Act of Parliament by Royal Assent. An Example of an Act of Parliament is The Suicide Act 1961. b) The highest proportion of legislation is passed by way of Delegated legislation which is where an Act of Parliament is passed that provides the

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    Criminal Psychology

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    The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections has many many threats to consider when operating its day to day activities. These threats include everything from internal threats due to inmate actions to external threats from items being smuggled in through e intra state inmate laundry services. In order to address these threats‚ the state is in a constant situation where it is perpetually evaluating its operations and updating them based on new regulations from the governor and from its own lessons

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