least two defenses to this legal doctrine. Your initial post must be a minimum of 250-300 words. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. The respondeat superior is a legal doctrine that holds the employers legally responsible for any wrongful acts caused by their employees. The employer is liable for any injuries caused by their employee to their patients. A health care organization can be held liable for any unjust acts their employees cause. “A hospital has vicarious liability for
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Burns case‚ the supreme court stated that execution "engages the underlying values of the prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment”‚ and there are also possibilities of wrongful convictions. In the Miller and Cockriell v. The Queen case‚ cruel and unusual punishment was defined as "so excessive as to outrage standards of decency" or "grossly disproportionate to what would have been appropriate." And also states that the personal
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work‚ which would lead to misconduct? Rules: Boynton Cab Co. v. Neubeck‚ 237 Wis. 249‚ 259-60‚ 296 N.W. 636‚ 640 (1941) “. . . ‘misconduct’ . . . is limited to conduct evincing such willful or wanton disregard of an employer’s interests as is found in deliberate violations or disregard of standards of behavior which the employer has the right to expect of his employee‚ or in carelessness or negligence of such degree or recurrence as to manifest equal culpability‚ wrongful intent or evil design or
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event is more like trying to put together a puzzle with missing pieces‚ than simple reviewing a video. And when we take into account that “eyewitness misidentification is the greatest contributing factor to wrongful convictions proven by DNA testing‚ playing a role in more than 70% of convictions overturned through DNA testing
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most people think of rape happening only to women by men‚ according to Date Violence‚ and Straight Talk About...Date Rape‚ sexual assault happens to people of all sexual orientation. And while people sympathize with the victims‚ the article “Wrongful Convictions‚” shows that sometimes “victims” blame innocent people‚ and according to Lucy Sherriff‚ victims don’t always want the sympathy. In sticky situations people often look for a way out of getting into trouble‚ but blaming victims in rape or sexual
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Dan Conley currently serves as the incumbent District Attorney of Suffolk County‚ the position which he has held since 2002. His journey to the DA’s office was a long one‚ and he has seen much success along the way. After graduating from Stonehill College‚ Dan Conley attended Suffolk University Law School and passed the Massachusetts Bar Exam in 1983. Born and raised in Suffolk County‚ Conley decided to join the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office as an Assistant District Attorney (ADA). During
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Chapter 16 was a very intriguing section of reading mostly due to the fact that I am currently taking a criminal justice class. It is interesting to see the different perspectives of mental illnesses and disorders when comparing textbooks and material that I have learned from both classes. Most recently‚ I have conducted research on the validity of eyewitness testimonies and the cognitive psychology behind it. I also had the opportunity to interview Dr. Robert Belli‚ a professor at UNL that focuses
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now the public perceives all officers as corrupt and abusing their power‚ causing the public to resist authority and to not cooperate with officials. Police misconduct is something that has been around since the beginning of policing‚ but now necessary action has been taken to tackle‚ punish‚ and hopefully reduce if not eliminate the misconduct in the police force. Police corruption can result in the damage to police legitimacy‚ occupational integrity‚ and the public image of police as well. It is
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The eyewitness/misidentification is the most helpful factor do the wrongful convictions followed to the DNA testing. This element has made a huge change in wrongful convictions through DNA testing in the world. The major element is something they call improper forensics in which this case means that they compare hairs by looking through a microscope‚ bite marks‚ fire tools
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discussions of police misconduct as taboo. After all‚ these are the men and woman in which we‚ as citizens‚ give the responsibility of keeping us out of harms way. We all know it is present within law enforcement in some shape or form‚ but we ignore its relevance in the way our criminal justice system works. Assumptions of police misconduct and corruption have long been suppressed and silenced through false litigation and system betrayal. The silencing or ignorance of police misconduct acts a strengthening
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