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    Street-level bureaucrats are policy makers who primarily make policy through discretionary powers. Their roles are anchored on discretion‚ autonomy‚ on differences between street level bureaucrats and managers‚ on availability of resources for resistance and last‚ on their conditions of work. Bureaucrats in this category such as correctional officers‚ teachers or police officers have a wide latitude of discretionary powers. They determine the nature‚ amount and quality of benefits or punishment

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    ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ASSIGNMENT DIPLOMA IN LEGAL STUDIES PUBLIC LAW II 2010/2011 “What is the current status of the doctrine of legitimate expectations in Irish law? How do you think the doctrine will develop in the coming years”? WORD COUNT 2881: NOT INCLUDING FOOT NOTES OR BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE COUNT 10 DEADLINE 6.00pm on the 31st March 2011 “Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better Rule.” —Charles Dickens in “Great Expectations” “unhappiness could well

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    ECPY 204U: Principles of Career and Life Planning Fall 2013 Section# 6300 Tues/Thurs 8:45am-10:05am Social Sciences 255 Instructor: Gabrielle Groth Office: Humanities 028 Office Hours: Tues/Thurs 10:15-11:15 or by appt. Email: ggroth@albany.edu Office Phone: 518-442-2624 Mailbox: Outside ED 242 Course Description: Review of theories of decision-making career development‚ occupational choice‚ and job satisfaction. Additional topics include vocational measurement and

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    Uber workers have the sole discretion in performing their job while following some common sense guidelines to satisfy the consumers. This factor does not make the workers vulnerable nor puts them in an unequal bargaining position compared to the company. To conclude‚ the current Canadian case laws establish that Uber drivers are independent contractors based on the control test and the lack of strict managerial domination from the firm. Uber drivers are in sole discretion of when‚ where‚ and how to

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    For most people‚ the police have been typically seen as the embodiment of fairness and impartiality. Contradictory to this mentality‚ social inequality exists in law enforcement‚ arguably the most in the police. This is due to the increased amount of contact with the general populace in their normal lives‚ as compared to the courts which only deal with the population when they are convicted. This essay will investigate the kinds of social inequalities present in the police‚ as well as the implications

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    punish Objective in civil law > to compensate 1. Types of Remedies Common law remedies – damages (available as of right upon a breach of contract) Equitable remedies – specific performance & injunction (available only upon the court’s discretion Restitutionary remedies – eg recovery of money on a quantum meruit basis or upon a total failure of consideration (these will NOT be covered in this course) 2. Damages -UNLIQUIDATED (THIS SEM‚ accertain after breach has taken place) -Liquidated

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    The constables failed to provide social services to Mr Moore as stipulated in the Missions and functions of NSWPF instead of arresting him for a minor offence (Police Act 1990‚ [NSW]‚ s.6). Cappellazo (2016) also suggests it is critical to understand the “severity of their mental illness‚ the type of mental illness‚ and whether they are in therapy or are medicated.” This was not addressed by the constables‚ where they immediately reacted with force by pushing Mr Moore to the wall‚ and hastily arresting

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    maximum penalty of 14 years imprisonment. Fourteen years being quite a substantial time for incarceration. However‚ there is no minimum‚ period of time specified for this offence. Because in the criminal justice system‚ it is the judge that has the discretion in deciding the sentence‚ it is possible under this section for an offender to be convicted of grievous bodily harm‚ and‚ should the judge see fit‚ not have any jail time as a consequence. To illustrate‚ in the case of R v Sargeant‚ Price & Freier

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    a repeat offender). Usually‚ criminal laws in Australia set a maximum penalty for a particular crime‚ however a minimum penalty is generally not established. Judges therefore maintain discretion when deciding outcomes on a case by case basis. This decision is made by carefully studying the relevant laws which serve to outline the purposes of sentencing‚ the types of penalties available‚ and the range of factors to be taken into account

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    skills‚ commitment‚ and flexibility (Bohlander & Snell‚ 2004‚ p. 690‚ Marchington and Wilkinson‚ 2008‚ P92). A basic aim of HPWS is leveraging human resource system to improve employees’ overall contribution and performance by enhancing their discretion‚ competency and commitment. Among enormous researches of HPWS‚ researchers have empirically established a positive relationship between HPWS and a variety of organizational performance such as turnover (Guthrie‚ 2001; Huselid‚ 1995)‚ labor productivity

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