bail bonds. Bail bonds are basically contractual undertakings between the person posting bail and the bail bond broker. With the bail bond‚ it is the responsibility of the bail bond broker to promise the appearing of the defendant in court when summoned. It is usually kith or kin who contacts the bail agent for the release of the defendant through a bail bond. The bail amount for the defendant is decided by the judge‚ where the bail agent receives a percentage of the amount. Once the bail bond is
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Social bond theory was originally constructed by Travis Hirschi in 1969. According to Hirschi (1969)‚ "we are moral beings to the extent we are social beings." A social bond in essence would have to refer the the connection between what an individual and society are holding together. Social bond theory hypothesizes that deviance would occur when the social bond is weak or lacking in one of the four elements. According to Hirschi (1969) there are four elements of a social bond‚ attachment‚ commitment
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yanamandra@icicibank. com) Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play a very significant role in the economy in terms of balanced and sustainable growth‚ employment generation‚ development of entrepreneurial skills and contribution to export earnings. However‚ despite their importance to the economy‚ most SMEs are not able to stand up to the challenges of globalisation‚ mainly because of difficulties in the area of financing. With the opening up of the Indian economy‚ it has become necessary to consider measures
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Corruption of Running a Bail Bonds Business As early as 1912 – over one hundred years ago – critics were concerned that poor people remained in jail while awaiting trial solely because of their inability to pay even small bail amounts‚ that bail bondsmen had become too prominent in the administration of justice and that corruption plagued the industry. The Justice Policy Institute (JPI) feels that the bail bonding industry stands in the way of fair and effective pre-trial justice with much backed
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Solution to Minicase 5 Bond Yields for Johnson & Johnson Objective: The case enables the student to gain insight into the financing activities of large corporations and to practice calculating bond prices and yields. Computations are carried out for annual and semiannual interest periods‚ and for fractional periods. Case Discussion: Johnson & Johnson is one of the leading pharmaceutical firms in the world. It is large and financially sophisticated. When it needs to borrow money
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Hirschi’s Social Bond Theory Describes D’Angelo Barksdale in The Wire Travis Hirschi’s dissertation‚ which eventually became a well-respected and commonly used book in criminology‚ had within it one of the most influential theories of crime that was tested with data and supported with results. The dissertation became known as Causes of Delinquency and was published in 1969 (Kozey‚ 2012). The general theory states that delinquency takes place when a person’s bonds to society are weakened or broken
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Rhetorical analysis of The New Literacy BY Clive Thompson The Clive Thompson article is aimed at showing the development of new literacy where students are learning how to write for a specific audience and making a good essay. The new literacy‚ according to Thompson‚ has been facilitated by the internet-enabled social networking such as Facebook and Twitter as they have increased the number of writings modern-day students make. Also‚ these kinds of writings have enabled the students to understand
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to hide her true self (Tan‚ Luck Club 258). When the mothers try to conceal who they truly are and try to fit in‚ it is sometimes for their daughters’ benefit. Ying- Ying who tried so hard to please‚ impress‚ and not embarrass her daughter‚ that she has been quiet for so long that she blends into the
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Municipal Bonds The greatest advantage of municipal bonds can be summed up in two words: tax free. The interest rates on municipal bonds may seem low compared to similar long-term securities like Treasury bills and CDs‚ but tax advantages may level the playing field. Let ’s look at some examples. If you ’re in the 25 percent bracket for 2008 federal income taxes‚ you ’d have to find a taxable security with an interest rate of 4 percent to equal the yield of a tax-free municipal bond with an interest
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Part Two Final Project Thompson Chapel Church Action Research Project Wonda Smith Kaplan University GM505 Action Research and Consulting Skills Professor Heidi Gregory Mina January 21‚ 2012 Part Two Final Project As an action research consultant‚ I am provided an opportunity to analyze issues for Thompson Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church’s (CME) Board of Christian Education (BOCE) auxiliary. In the report‚ key stakeholders and the issues faced by the participants were identified
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