It is important that all relevant information be disclosed to the accused. Refusal to do so will always bring the administration of justice into dispute. There are circumstances though where that may not be possible. In the events where disclosing certain information could bring harm to the security and safety of persons certain information may be withheld. There are four considerations that must be made by the Crown counsel should the defence request information about witnesses: the first is to
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Writing Assignment Number 2: The Ontological Argument Through the ontological argument‚ Anselm seeks to prove that God exists and he attempts to refute the fool who says in his heart that there is no God. This fool has two important characteristics: he understands the claim that God exists and he does not believe that God exists. Gaunilo plays the role of the “fool” and challenges Anselm’s ontological argument. I will argue that Anselm’s response to Gaunilo’s attack is not adequate
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someone else which is murder. The intent of the person was definitely not to hurt anyone‚ but the incident took the life of an innocent person. Should that driver‚ who had no control of the vehicle‚ be punished for murder even though there was no criminal intent? These are things that prosecutors of the state have to deliberate and attempt to prove
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• Mandatory: What is probable cause? How does probable cause affect the actions of police? How well do police officers meet the criteria of probable cause before taking action with regard to a criminal activity? Probable cause is a standard that all law enforcement officers abide by when searching for evidence on a person or their property to get a warrant and make an arrest. Probable cause affects the actions of police because if they do not follow these guidelines they can be reprimanded and
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1. Fred is drunk and driving his dad’s car. Fred is a 21 year old student at Columbia College. Fred rams into a parked car at 10th and Rogers. Thinking no one saw him; Fred moves his car and parks it on an adjacent lot. He sprints to his dorm room in Miller Hall. A neighbor saw the wreck and Fred running to the dorm. Police are called and they arrive ten minutes after the wreck. The officers see several empty beer cans and a bottle of tequila (half full) in the front seat. The tags are traced
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Victims’ Rights and Vengeance CJA/324 – Ethics in Criminal Justice Instructor: Frederick Brockmeier 8/18/2014 Victims’ rights in America I believe that current state of victims’ right in America is better than it has been in the past thirty years. Thirty years ago‚ victims had few legal rights to be informed‚ present and heard within the criminal justice system. Victims did not have to be notified of court proceedings or of the arrest or release of the
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Criminal behaviors‚ Punishments and Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System Abstract This paper will give the reader an understanding of criminal behavior and how it can greatly impact the offenders punishment‚ and sentencing in the criminal justice system. There are many mechanisms of criminal behavior‚ and many forms of punishing offenders. The background of an offender‚ will impact the decision of how long the offender will be sentenced‚ which will lead to the beginning of the correctional
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The Ontological Argument: An explanation and critical assessment Phil 361 Lec 01 Professor: Reid Buchanan Ryley Braun‚ 10013764 April 16‚ 2010 The ontological argument is an attempt to refute skepticism of God and prove His existence through reason alone. The philosopher‚ Saint Anselm‚ presented his work on the ontological argument‚ or argument from reason‚ in his text the Proslogium. The argument‚ on the surface‚ is very logically convincing and attempts to allure even the skeptic of
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1 2 ETHICS DILEMMA PAPER CHRISTOPHER TAYLOR CJS/211 10/6/2014 Melissa Andrewjeski ETHICS DILEMMA PAPER One of the most difficult things in the criminal justice field is related to ethics in the criminal justice profession. Whether it being a corrections officer‚ police officer‚ or a judge. The main goal is to ensure you as a professional are making the right decision for the greater good and that it falls within the guidelines that are set before you in the laws that have been written. In
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Psych 412 Penn State Dr. Love I believe that adolescents should definitely be held to the adult standard for criminal behavior. Because if we don’t hold them to the same standard then adolescents will start to think that they can do whatever they want without the punishment being severe. It’s also not fair to adults that commit the same crime as an adolescent. I believe that all adolescents are capable of mature thought they just choose to or not to do the things that they do despite understanding
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