Common law 1 Common law Common law‚ also known as case law or precedent‚ is law developed by judges through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive branch action. A "common law system" is a legal system that gives great precedential weight to common law‚[1] on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different occasions.[2] The body of precedent is called "common law" and it binds future decisions. In cases
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victim-offender mediation‚ community panels‚ restorative group conferencing‚ and peacemaking circles is provided in order to gain further understanding of the most restorative justice practices‚ and their reputation throughout prisons. Victim-Offender Mediation/Dialogue Although still a rather foreign concept to the criminal justice system‚ victim-offender mediation (VOM) emerged throughout Canada during the late 1980’s in order to provide a face-to-face discussion between victims and offenders (Van
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School based initiatives to implement Common Core Implementing the Common Core curriculum will be quite a conversion from the previous curriculum‚ however‚ I have some ideas for school based initiatives that can ease students‚ parents‚ staff‚ and the community into the changeover. The vision for the school would of course be the successful implantation and teaching of common core thorough the building. Here are some school based initiatives that an administrator could begin; first‚ an administrator
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The article "Tragedy of the Commons" explains Hardin’s theory that a misguided or mistaken use of the human ethics is catastrophic and will result in what he called "Tragedy of the Commons". In this article‚ Hardin explains that "commons" are resources shared by the society as a whole with access to that "commons" without restrictions. Those are resources with maximum capacity and limit to support its usage. In his example on the herdsman‚ Hardin demonstrated the irrational behavior and unethical
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Common Knowledge in Academic Papers As you read in the WR last week‚ writers cite borrowed information by providing a signal phrase‚ page number if a printed source‚ url in case of a picture taken from the web‚ etc. One exception to this rule‚ however‚ is whenever the information is common knowledge. Common knowledge is a term applicable to any piece of information that is widely available in basic sources about the subject. In a paper about psychology‚ for instance‚ you wouldn’t need to cite
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Biomes and their Characteristics There are nine biomes in the world they are: Mountains- Very cold lack of oxygen when altitude is higher and there are alot of glaziers Tundra- It is very cold not much diversity and there are two types of tundra. Arctic and Alpine. Temperate Forest- There are wide leaves and non-seasonal vegetation and mixed forests. Marine Island- Islands are cold at night and usually has good surf. Marine ecosystems has no oxygen and full of life. Desert- Barely any plants
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Exploratory Paper The topic of young offenders caught my eye as I was scanning for an idea to write my paper. Criminals of any fashion are of interest to me‚ and youth in the justice system is a subject that I have dealt with throughout my high school career. A friend of mine has been in and out of correctional facilities‚ and it was not till later that they discovered he had a mental disorder that he was not being treated for. This is upsetting because if he had been scanned for an issue such as
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justifications and arguments for doing so. It will also critically discuss the Risk Need Responsivity (RNR) model‚ which at this point in time is the leading model of offender rehabilitation. Exploring its strengths‚ weaknesses‚ theoretical underpinnings and possible alternative approaches for reducing recidivism‚ encouraging positive change in offenders and creating safer communities all over the world.
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Juvenile Offenders Should Be Rehabilitated Out of the 100‚000 juvenile offenders released every year in the United States‚ a large percentage of them have drug and/or mental health problems according to the Department of Justice. Another study done by the Department of Justice also showed that about 82% of these juvenile offenders were arrested again within 3 years. The criminal justice system should rehabilitate juvenile offenders instead of treating them like the adult offenders and locking
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in the years to follow his father’s trade. Paine didn’t do so well at that either and he experimented with other jobs such as a privateer‚ an excise‚ and finally a journalist. Paine became an important figure publishing many of his works including “Common Sense”‚ an influential piece that pushed for independence‚ which was published in 1776 and followed by “The American Crisis”. Later in his lifetime‚ he was arrested for not supporting the execution of Louis XVI and was put away in jail for some time
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