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    Culpable homicide & Murder

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    Initiation: Section 299 and Section 300 of the Penal Code deal with the offencing culpable homicide not amounting to murder and murder. Under the Mohammedan system there were three kinds of punishment namely relation‚ defined punishment and discretionary punishment and the entire administration was entrusted to Kazi‚ resulting in the punishment and the entire motion of each Kazi. When the British assumed power the need for uniform criminal law was felt necessary and

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    Autopsies are vital to homicide investigations as they are the examination of a corpse by dissection and evaluation to determine the cause‚ mechanism‚ and manner of death. Geberth’s Practical Homicide Investigation does an excellent job in explaining these concepts. Cause of death is anything that is resulted in an individual to have died‚ which can be caused by an injury‚ illness‚ or anything that could cause harm to the body (Geberth‚ 2015‚ pg 815). Examples of causes of death are people dying

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    murder and culpable homicide are arguably the most complicated of provisions within the Indian Penal Code .Culpable homicide and murder closely resembling each other and at times it become difficult to distinguish between the two‚ as the causing of death is common to both. Further‚ there must necessarily be criminal intention or knowledge in both culpable homicide and murder .culpable homicide is the genus‚ murder is its species. However‚ the difference between culpable homicide and murder is real

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    In Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets‚ David Simon focuses on the year experience he had with detectives in the Baltimore police departments homicide division and takes readers inside various homicide examinations in a standout amongst the most brutal urban communities in the U.S. Simon makes an extraordinary showing of staying away from the sycophantic and disproportionate treatment that numerous crime-associated journalists provide for the police constrains that they cover. A yearning to

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    Homicide- Murder and Constructive murder Wallace (1986) Homicide: The Social Reality: 1. Homicide is socially‚ historically and culturally determined 2. Variety of offenders/victims/social settings 3. Interpersonal in nature‚ rather than instrumental/ideological 4. Interpersonal killings largely involve intimates 5. Homicide patterns reflect cultural norms 6. Spontaneous rather than premeditated 7. Offenders exhibit a wide range of moral culpability Primarily committed by males 84% in 2006-7 Partial

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    Spousal Support

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    dissolution of a marriage that can sometimes lead to one party having to pay spousal support‚ also known as alimony. Spousal support is an allowance made under a court order to a divorced person by the former spouse (The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language‚ 2003). In Canada it is a common belief that regardless of the reasons for divorce or separation the man can predictably be expected to pay spousal support. One of the most common grounds for divorce or separation in Canada is

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    Afritzoule Marital Rape 15th October‚ 2013 Marital Rape Marital rape is a neglected topic. Until recently‚ spousal exemption licensed rape in marriage. The spousal exemption saw the birth of the rape immunity law. This law fueled marital rape by allowing men to perceive women as the possessions and passive objects of their husband’s desires. The spousal exemption was an extension of the historic dominance of men over women. The law gave male power over wives institutional legitimacy. As a result

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    The AICPA term “spousal equivalent” seems to be open to interpretation. Left to my own senses‚ I found in an internet search the Free Dictionary version of what a “spousal equivalent” is. According to the definition‚ a spousal equivalent is  “a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship”. This definition leaves a lot to be desired and can be interpreted and misled in many directions. Just because one cohabitates with someone else (regardless

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    Alimony & Spousal Support

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    Spousal support‚ or alimony‚ is based on an outdated social tradition that it is a man’s responsibility to support women because they are weaker‚ incapable of being equal to men‚ and better equipped to raise children. However‚ this is not the case in today’s society and our alimony laws need to be changed to reflect modern times. Spousal support traces its roots back to a time when divorce was considered rare and indissoluble. As a result‚ a husband and wife remained married even after they had

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    Does Arresting Spousal Batterers Do More Harm Than Good I believe that arresting spousal batterers can never do any harm. The research study presented by Schmidt and Sherman seamed very bias. After being proven to be misinterpreted by Stark my beliefs were held strong. Spousal batterers need to be reprehended and the victims need to be protect the minute they call for police help. Distancing the victim from their attacker can be a major help in allowing the victim to realize her reality. The time

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