‘Thinking About Crime’ What are the main strengths and weaknesses of official crime statistics and victimisation surveys? Looking at Crime Statistics and Victimisation Surveys can be very helpful when looking at the rates in which crimes are committed and the annual crime rate throughout the UK. This essay will cover the strengths and weaknesses of Official Crime Statistics and Victimisation Surveys. This will show if the strengths and weaknesses contradict each other. Presented within this
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QUESTION To what extent is customary law still relevant in Zimbabwe? Customary law is still relevant in Zimbabwe to a lesser extent to aspects like when the parties have agreed to use customary law‚ in the issue of chieftaincy and when the court looks at the surrounding circumstances. It is important to first define what customary law is. Customary law is law which governs the way of life of African people in other words the law before colonialism. It is also important to note that there is what is called
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According to the textbook‚ there three ethical dilemmas in law enforcement such as the officer did not take the appropriate actions‚ officer finds the appropriate action is difficult to do‚ and officer seen breaking the law was very tempting. Law enforcement professionals are held to a higher standard due to their ability to make arrest and to ensure the public safety. The perception of law enforcement professionals to the public is law enforcement professionals losses their credibility to keep the
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September 29‚ 2017 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice A good society is one in which people can freely enter into social contracts for mutual benefits. Different social groups have different values‚ but rational people will agree on two points. In case of Heinz‚ Heinz should not have stolen the drug as it is breaking the law‚ but at the same time‚ the druggist should have charged a reasonable profit on his drug which might not have been against the law but is against moral principles. Moral rights must
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Ethical Standards for School Counselors ASCA’s Ethical Standards for School Counselors were adopted by the ASCA Delegate Assembly‚ March 19‚1984‚ revised March 27‚ 1992‚ June 25‚ 1998‚ and June 26‚ 2004. Preamble The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) is a professional organization whose members are certified/licensed in school counseling with unique qualifications and skills to address the academic‚ personal/social and career development needs of all students. Professional school counselors
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unnatural sexual desire establish the core of lust‚ one of the seven deadly sins. Consuming in its very essence‚ it rots away at anything that was once considered pure or moral. Dashiell Hammett ’s "Red Harvest" and Bram Stoker ’s "Dracula" are stories that effectively demonstrate the disastrous and catastrophic effects on society by the unbridled greed‚ ambition and lust of its inhabitants. Most importantly‚ both the characters of Dracula and Dinah Brand use sexuality and lust as a launching pad
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Media To what extent is the media playing a destructive role in society today? The media is ever so prominent in our society today. Inexorably intertwined with our lives in the form of quotidian newspapers‚ television‚ social networks and more‚ it is the medium through which we receive knowledge on world happenings and gain insights and ideas regarding various topics. Hence the media is not just an indispensable element of the modern world in gaining information but greatly influences what and how
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Extract from the 3rd Edition of Lacey‚ Wells and Quick‚ Reconstructing Criminal Law (CUP 2003) Chapter 4 II.a.i. The History of Theft William Blackstone’s Commentaries‚ written in the middle of the eighteenth century‚ represent one of the first systematic expositions of the common law. His volume on criminal offences included a substantial section on ‘offences against private property’: William Blackstone‚ Commentaries on the Laws of England 1765 Vol. IV p.230 ’Simple larciny then is the ’felonious
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Criminal Law Outline Justifications of Punishment 1. Consequentialist Theory a. Actions are morally right if and only if they result in desirable outcomes b. Rely on theory of utilitarianism to justify punishment: Forward looking effects of punishment. General deterrence‚ specific deterrence‚ rehabilitation‚ incapacitation 2. Nonconsequentialist Theory c. Actions are morally wrong in themselves‚ regardless of the consequences d. Theory of Retributivism: look back
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Criminal Law and Procedure Assignment Student Name: Louiszen‚ Yip Hiu Fai Student ID: 10456052 Supposed you were the lawyer acting for Mr. Scissors Lee: 1) At the Trial of Scissors Lee‚ the prosecution would like to produce to the court the caution statements of Scissors Lee as evidence of his confession. Can you write out a list of your objections you will raise with the court to the production of the caution statement at the trial? ANS: Upon the production of the caution statement
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