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    ‘The law is an instrument of the ruling class.’ To what extent do sociological arguments and evidence support this view? (21 marks – 30mins) Traditional Marxists would argue that law making and law enforcement only serves the interests of the ruling class. Chambliss argued that laws to protect private property are the cornerstone of capitalist society. His argument was in regards to a case studied in Britain’s east African colonies. The British introduced a cash tax that if unpaid was a criminal

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    Court System Paper Ally A. Robertson CJA/204 July 22‚ 2010 Mr. Todd Larson Court System Paper Describe the major historical developments of the U.S. courts. There are two judicial systems; first one is the state and local courts established under the authority of state governments. Federal courts system is the other that was created by Congress under the authority of the U.S constitution. General agreement

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    “The ruling ideas of the age are ever the ideas of the ruling class.” – Marx & Engles High culture is characterised by timeless artefacts that shape and reflect the taste of those of the ‘high class’. In the past‚ before the introduction of popular culture‚ it was the ‘ruling classes’‚ the people with the money‚ power and status that defined what was considered to be of a high quality hence a part of ‘high society’. It was these people who outlined what was ‘good’ and what was ‘bad’‚ what was acceptable

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    beginning of the colonial era‚ 20‚000 people have been lawfully executed in America‚ but only 400 of them have been women‚ including 27 who were found guilty of witchcraft. In the 23 years since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment‚ 5‚569 total death sentences have been given out by courts‚ 112 to women. Of these 112‚ only one has been executed‚ compared with 301 men. Leigh Beinen‚ a Northwestern University law professor who studies the gender bias in capital cases nationwide‚ thinks the

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    Introducing Evidence

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    which provides that when a declarant is unavailable as a witness‚ statements against interest are not excluded by hearsay. When a prosecutor seeks to introduce evidence of a statement that inculpates the accused‚ a number of courts require that statement be against the declarants interest and that there be corroboration. Factors that courts look at for corroboration include motive‚ general character of the declarant‚ whether more than one person heard the statement‚ whether it was made spontaneously

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    DNA COMPUTING

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    International Journal of Emerging Sciences ISSN: 2222-4254 1(1) April 2011 DNA Computation Based Approach for Enhanced Computing Power Kashif Hammed Department of Computer Science The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur‚ Pakistan gnetle_kashif@yahoo.com Abstract. DNA computing is a discipline that aims at harnessing individual molecules at the nano-scopic level for computational purposes. Computation with DNA molecules possesses an inherent interest for researchers in computers and

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    The Definition of DNA

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    DNA: DNA is a double-stranded nucleic acid that contains the genetic information for cell growth‚ division‚ and function. DNA‚ or deoxyribonucleic acid‚ is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria .The information in DNA is stored as a code made up of four nitrogen bases which are adenine (A)‚ guanine (G)‚ cytosine (C)‚ and thymine (T). these nitrogen bases are bind with

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    whose children were almost taken from her because her DNA profile indicated that she was not the mother of her children. The test revealed each child shared half of their DNA markers with their father‚ but only twenty-five percent of their DNA matches their mother. Our team will attempt to determine why this mother’s DNA profile does not match her children’s profiles. Hypothesis How is it possible for a mother’s DNA not to match the DNA of her biological children? 1. The “mother” is actually

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    DNA Fingerprinting

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    This lab must be typed. Title DNA Fingerprinting Purpose Why are we doing this lab Background 1. What are restriction enzymes 2. When added to a DNA sample‚ what do restriction enzymes do 3. What do you call the specific sequence of bases the enzyme is searching for 4. What is a restriction digestion 5. What is the purpose of the water bath 6. The electrophoresis apparatus creates an electrical field with positive and negative poles at the ends of the gel. DNA molecules are negatively charged.

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    LAWS1021: Court research report The basic division in the structure of criminal courts is between the lower criminal courts – the local courts‚ Children’s court and Coroner’s court – and the higher criminal courts – the District Court and the Supreme Court. In observing proceedings at the Local‚ District and Supreme Courts over a period of three days a number of aspects of the criminal justice system were made apparent. The administration‚ processes and practices of the criminal trial are extremely

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