innocent‚ corroborate a victim’s testimony‚ and assist in establishing the facts of what occurred (McEwen). Although evidence plays a significant role in prosecutions‚ there are still many cases involving misuse of evidence‚ which results in the conviction of an innocent person. In the case of “Trial by Fire‚” due to the misuse of evidence by the fire investigators‚ the State of Texas wrongfully executed Cameron Todd Willingham who was convicted of murdering
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Go Wrong‚ he makes it very clear how wrongful convictions occur and how these people have spent many years in prison for crimes they never committed. Garrett presents 250 cases of innocent people who were convicted wrongfully because the prosecutors opposed testing the DNA of those convicted. Garrett provided simple statistics such as graphs‚ percentages‚ and charts to help the reader understand just how great of an impact this was. These wrongful convictions occur because the criminal justice system
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Process Plea bargaining is the essence of the criminal justice system‚ and it is the process in which a defendant pleads guilty to a criminal charge in order to receive some consideration from the state. There are various types of plea bargaining deals that defendants may accept‚ which include charge bargaining‚ count bargaining‚ and sentence bargaining. Charge bargaining requires the defendant to plead guilty to a less serious crime than the one originally charged with. Count bargaining requires
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The Death Penalty: Whose Choice Is it? The death penalty is an issue that has continually created uneasiness between supporters and non-supporters ever since it started being used as punishment. The main argument is whether or not the death penalty serves as a justified and valid form of punishment. When the topic about the death penalty comes up‚ supporters from both sides start yelling out their arguments. You don ’t have to sympathize with criminals or want them to avoid severe punishments
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intention of causing “wrongful gain” to one person or “wrongful loss” to another but the manner in which dishonestly is exercised differs in different cases. 1 “Whoever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss or another person is said to do that thing “dishonestly”.”2 Now the question comes what is wrongful gain and wrongful loss? For that our Indian penal code section 23 says about wrongful gain and wrongful loss. This section “Wrongful gain is gain by
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proposed by Eisenstein and Jacob in 1977 to explain their observations of the ways courts‚ especially lower level courts‚ actually come to decisions. ("Courtroom Workgroup"‚ n.d.) How Does It Work The courtroom workgroup is a mechanism for prosecutorial discretion. Various techniques are used to convince the defendant that the evidence against him or her is overwhelming. “Charge stacking” is a process by which police and prosecutors create case with numerous charges or numerous instances of the
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It is when a proper action is simply done in wrongful and hurtful manner. As a public official or law enforcement agent is of questionable behavior to involve yourself in the acceptance of gratuities in exchange for special privileges‚ or the handing out of opportunities‚ rewards and the proper use
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Capital punishment must not be implemented because it can lead to the possibility of wrongful execution. It is undeniable that there had already been many people sentenced of death penalty that were eventually executed even if they were truly innocent. Unfortunately‚ the crucial evidence that would have proven the innocence of these people was only obtained after their execution (McCafferty 71). It is because of wrongful executions that capital punishment must not be implemented in society. They only
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influences and from harassment and ensures the finality of the verdict. Without secrecy‚ citizens may be hesitant to serve as jurors. The arguments against secrecy include the fact that juries would be made more accountable‚ the reliability of convictions would be easier to inquire into and injustices would be easier to rectify‚ it will paint a clearer picture on where reform is required‚ it could educate the public as well as ensure each juror’s freedom of expression. A case that drew attention
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Managing Employee Misbehaviour for Promoting Business Ethics Workplace misbehaviour: Any intentional action by members of organizations that defies and violates Shared organizational norms and expectations‚ and/or Core societal values‚ mores and standards of proper conduct (Vardi and Wiener‚ 1996‚ p.153). Misbehaviour in this sense is also said to be about breaching broader‚ yet far from clearly defined or fully shared societal norms or moral order. In industrial sociology key writers on misbehaviour
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