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    INTRODUCTION Police officers in Australia‚ as well as worldwide‚ have been consistently accused of abusing their authority over the years. Police officers are known to protect and serve and to be the law enforcers of the land‚ but due to the reality that some human beings are concerned about self-satisfaction and lawlessness‚ police authority can often times be misconceived as abusive and aggressive. The powers of the police are consistently being scrutinized by the media‚ the community and even

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    In Australia‚ the constitution plays a significant role in allocating power and authority between the levels of government and the branches of the federal government. The constitution is a legal document which outlines the rules for the governing body of the country. A vital feature of the constitution‚ is its purpose in ensuring the division of power between the states and governments. The high court of Australia’s main role is to protect and interpret the constitution. The constitution also ensures

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    Full Practice Authority Full Practice Authority for NPs is a significant legal issue that limits the role of NPs and affects health and care delivery. The range of activities that the nurse practitioner should practice is legally regulated by the licensing state and is a controversial issue in the medical community. Nurse practitioners must hold Registered Nurse (RN) licensure it the state in which they practice. However‚ unlike Registered Nurses‚ Nursing practitioners are advanced above the nursing

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    Political authorities had a tremendous influence in the course of the Protestant Reformation. During the sixteenth century‚ the roles of authoritative figures who held political power and religious leaders were very similar. The dual roles of the monarchy and the church created an unstable political environment that became the catalyst of the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther was born on November 1483 in Eisleben‚ Saxony‚ modern day southeast Germany. He was born into a family of miners. Knowing

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    by Arthur Miller‚ there are three main authority figures. Unlike what the Bible teaches on this subject‚ Reverend Samuel Parris‚ Reverend John Hale‚ and Deputy Governor Danforth show their understanding of authority in alternate ways. In the Bible‚ Peter says‚ ". . . I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority--the authority the Lord gave me for building you up‚ not for tearing you down" (2 Cor. 13:10). In "The Crucible"‚ the Biblical view of authority is contrasted with those of these three

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    reign of George Washington‚ the federal bureaucracy had only three cabinet departments; however‚ the federal government has since grown not only to more than eight cabinet departments‚ but also with other numerous bureaus‚ agencies‚ government authorities‚ administrations‚ and corporations. Between the periods of independence and the civil war‚ the federal government performed limited duties with regards to the daily lives of the American people. During these early decades of our nationhood‚ the

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    Authority and Power Felicia Flake Everest University Online Police officers possess both authority and power. Authority is the right to command and the right or power to enforce rules or give orders and is the basis of social control in a community. Police officers possess this type of authority when signed on to do their jobs. Power is a source of social influence and context manipulation of objective facts‚ such as actions or results of another person ’s behavior. Authority

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    Images of Power and Authority in Art Art has been used to portray figures of power and authority many times in history. Different cultures have different ways of portraying the image to have power and authority. One example of using art to portray images of power and authority is the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin. This was made to commemorate King Naram-Sin for his defeat of Lullubi. The King stands alone at the top‚ taller than everyone else. This shows that he is more powerful than anyone else

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    Outline and critically assess psychological research into obedience Psychological research into obedience over the years has enabled us to understand more about the human mind than ever before. When experiments are conducted‚ the aim is to demonstrate cause and effect relationships between the independent and dependant variables‚ usually in order to make generalising statements about people. A well known study into obedience is the Milgram experiment‚ Milgram had a found interest

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    of the key resources available to local authorities for use in providing their services and for meeting their statutory obligations to their residents. Other resources include staff‚ systems‚ property/buildings and information. Finance is the resource that allows all the other resources to be secured and as such managing it becomes a very important activity to ensure an efficient use of all resources. Finance also becomes important to local authorities because it represents public money entrusted

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