question. This question starts after an offender has been found guilty and is to be sentenced. This is the key part of the Legal Studies syllabus that pertains to the question: 4. Sentencing and punishment • statutory and judicial guidelines • the purposes of punishment: deterrence (specific and general)‚ retribution‚ rehabilitation‚ incapacitation • factors affecting a sentencing decision: aggravating and mitigating circumstances • the role of the victim in sentencing • appeals • types of
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conflict that led to the division of the United States – the issue of slavery. The war was not just a fight over the future of slavery‚ but also a struggle involving economic interests‚ political power‚ and the fundamental nature of the Union. Important events leading to the war included the Missouri Compromise‚ the Compromise of 1850‚ and Lincoln’s election in 1860. The war featured major battles and significant developments‚ such as the
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PER REPORTER: The father believes the mother and boyfriend are using heroin. Reporter believes it is being used around the children. Per reporter‚ the child wanted to say something but was scared. It is unknown if drugs are being sold or manufactured out of the home. Drugs are not accessible to the children. It is unknown if the children have been harmed or hurt. Reporter stated the child won’t say anything. She is scared she may get a whipping. The child didn’t say she was scared. She said she doesn’t
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agreed to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution when the new congress met. The First Congress proposed 12 amendments for the Constitution. Ten were accepted by the states and became known as the Bill of Rights. In today’s society‚ three of the most important amendments are the Second‚ Fourth and Eight Amendments. The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America asserts‚ “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” These words continue
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audiences of the 1970’s had very limited access for news on media outlets which limited to the major channels on television‚ radio and newspapers. This limited access made it easier for the media outlets to reach many more people of all ages and social classes to recent events through the public airwaves(Patterson‚p.260). This limited access to news media outlets made it much easier for politicians to reach people with one general statement. However‚ the major media outlets of yesterday have
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How People Make Economic Decisions Paper University of Phoenix Eco 212 May 29‚ 2011 Economics plays a role in every person’s day-to-day life. One aspect that it plays apart in is decision making. For every decision that is made economics is applied. There are principles that relate to decision making. First is that for every decision made there are tradeoffs‚ to get one thing something else is given up. The next principle is for every decision made there is a cost. The cost is what was given
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year‚ “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” by Rudyard Kipling and “Three Skeleton Key” by George Toudouze‚ are suspense stories that have many similarities but also some differences. One important similarity between these two stories has to do with the characters. In both fantasies‚ the antagonists (or villains) are animals. Nag and Nagaina were snakes in “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” that tried to kill Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and take over the garden. In “Three Skeleton Key”‚ fierce‚ vengeful rats that came ashore‚ attacking
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surely come to the end of this course on Servant leadership I have become exposed to a lot more when it comes to what it truly means to be one. In John Burkardt and Larry C. Spears’s article on ‘Servant Leadership and Philanthropic Intuitions’ they outline certain characteristics that are essential in playing the role of a servant leader. One of the most important characteristics in my opinion is the ability to listen. I have come to terms with the fact that thinking of one’s self as knowledgeable and
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People make good and poor decisions everyday‚ but one person has made history with his poor decisions. Let’s all think for a minute‚ did Hitler make any good decisions or were they all bad ending in disaster. It seems Hitler thought his way was the only right way and everyone else’s ideas were wrong. Then you look at his leadership qualities and they are so unique you wonder how he learned to lead like that. Hitler doesn’t listen to anyone he thinks he is superior to all and everyone else
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they wanted to make a difference. The law was three years old‚ and still‚ people remained segregated. They wanted to challenge the people that were still disobeying the law. The Freedom Riders knew that they were going to provoke violence‚ but felt that it was worth it. Some people felt very strong about taking action to try and have everyone treated as equals. Some people didn’t feel this way. The ones who did chose to step out and put their own lives at risk to try to make a difference.
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