during the investigative stages‚ and through trial. In 2002‚ § 1512(c)(2) was enacted as part of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ("Sarbanes-Oxley"). Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ Pub. L. No. 107-204‚ § 1102(c)(2)‚ 116 Stat. 745‚ 807 (codified at 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) (2012)). Before its enactment‚ § 1512(c)(2) was part of the Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982 ("VWPA"). Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982‚ Pub. L. No. 97-291‚ 96 Stat. 1248. "The [VWPA] was enacted to protect those persons with
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REGULATORY BODIES OF INDIA Financial Stability and Development council: The idea was first mooted in a committee headed by Raghuram Rajan in 1998. It is an apex regulatory body constituted by Government of India. It is an initiative to be better prepared for any future economic meltdown by regulating the economic assets. The aim of the body is to provide a stable financial sector development and inter-regulatory coordination. The body consists of: Chairperson: The Union Finance Minister of
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Sentencing Paper CJA/234 02/12/2014 Instructor: Mr. Mitchell Punishment may sound like painful word‚ but in fact it is nothing more but a consequence given to a criminal offender. The state and federal correction system have similar objectives for criminal offenders as a form of punishment. Due to request for harsher punishment‚ sentencing affects both the state and federal correction system. Upon pleading or finding an offender guilty‚ the
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Ethical Guidelines for Observational Studies Observational Research‚ Audits and Related Activities December 2006 Ethical Guidelines for Observational Studies: Observational Research‚ Audits and Related Activities Citation: National Ethics Advisory Committee. 2006. Ethical Guidelines for Observational Studies: Observational research‚ audits and related activities. Wellington: Ministry of Health. Published in December 2006 by the Ministry of Health PO Box 5013‚ Wellington‚ New Zealand
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Legal‚ Safety‚ and Regulatory Requirements Alana Holiday HCS/341 April 22‚ 2013 Colin Smith Legal‚ Safety‚ and Regulatory Requirements In this paper I will examine the effect of legal‚ safety‚ and regulatory requirements on the human resource process as they relate to the following‚ common sense and compassion in the workplace has been replaced by litigation. I will also explain why I agree or disagree with the above statement. I will focus on employee-related regulations established by the
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Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? Queensland Mandatory Sentencing Good Morning Class‚ today I will be speaking on a issue that‚ due to recent changes in legislation has sparked both support and outrage within the greater Queensland community. The issue of course‚ being the notion of mandatory sentencing. In recent years‚ Queensland and other States‚ including New South Wales and Victoria‚ have introduced mandatory sentencing laws for certain types of offences. The Queensland Government is now
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The following are the major regulatory bodies in finance and accounting: • The Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) o This body is responsible for setting standard for reporting information on finances to the public. The principles of the GAAP are used to establish the standards set by this governing body. The body is responsible to protect investors and the public from companies that may commit fraud. This brody serves as a source to resolve issues surrounding accounting and reporting
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Mandatory Sentencing “A mandatory sentence is a court decision setting where judicial discretion is limited by law. Typically‚ people convicted of certain crimes must be punished with at least a minimum number of years in prison.” – Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopaedia The difference between normal and mandatory sentencing is the process that this happens in as normal sentencing sets a range of penalties‚ which allows the judge and the magistrates to see out the sentence according to the circumstances
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Ashli Arbo CJUS 230 9 August 2010 Lax Sentences Page 1 Lax Sentences for Celebrities A Look at Criminal Injustice Abstract Disparities between sentencing practices of celebrities and regular citizens are becoming a heated issue across the nation. This subject has received much attention due to the fact that we have so many celebrities that are in and out of court and jail today and those individuals
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Compare and contrast the ways in which power and corruption is presented in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare and other texts. In the play Measure for Measure‚ considered to be a dark comedy‚ Shakespeare shows the power and corruption of the higher characters within the society of Vienna‚ almost representative of the period it was written in‚ 1904‚ during the reign of King James I. The corruption of power can be shown through various manipulative techniques such as the female form‚ through
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