This task is an extension of the content discussed in p4 where i discussed the role of lay people. Also i described the background of magistrates and jury. I also talked about formal requirements‚ qualifications‚ restrictions‚ selection and training to become part of the magistrates. Also explained what is needed to become part of the jury for example the eligibility‚ what disqualifications which will restrict you‚ and discretionary excusals. in this assignment to meet the criteria i will need to
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November 20‚ 2013 Juvenile crimes are the various offenses that children under the age of eight-teen commit. The acts involved in these crimes are called juvenile delinquency. The issue of juvenile delinquency has been a rising issue in the American society for decades. As we take a look into the factors behind this problem we will also look into what changes have been made to the juvenile justice system to combat this. Factors behind juvenile delinquency is said to be mental illness and
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and Moral Relativism can result in morality becoming inconsistent. The standard of consistency requires that “a moral theory should be consistent in the sense that its principles‚ together with relevant factual information‚ yield consistent moral verdicts about the morality of actions‚ persons‚ and other objects of moral evaluation” (Timmons 271). In this essay I will argue that both Moral Relativism and Divine Command Theory have their flaws and the only way to ‘do the right thing’ is to rely on
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Men‚ a play by Reginald Rose‚ was written in 1955 at a time when America was involved in a cold war with communist countries. It shows the strength of a deliberative process that enables individuals‚ who have “nothing to gain or lose‚” to reach a verdict. In the American jury system “everybody deserves a fair trial” and in Twelve Angry Men the defendant gets a very fair trial. All the jurors have their own opinions on the case but in the end a decision is made. The jury‚ and the audience‚ never discovers
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minority‚ violates the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. The Fisher V. University of Texas case should be ruled by the precedent set by the Grutter v. Bollinger case. However‚ declaring the affirmative action unconstitutional is a possible verdict. Fisher has the 14th amendment on her side which states that all citizens are entitled to equal protection under the law. Chief Justice Roberts‚ in a 2007 affirmative-action decision‚ famously stated
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The novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee is a great work in American literature‚ and has been taught in schools for many years. The book is the story of two young children during part of their time growing up. In this book‚ readers see the adventures of Scout and Jem‚ and how they learn from them. Along with learning that racism is a big part in their society in this time‚ and the unfairness of it. The novel should be taught in schools because of the lessons taught to readers by Scout and Jem
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know that a murder who had left the mental institution after pleading mentally insane would be walking shoulder to shoulder with them or someone they loves out on the streets. This is a great fear behind the insanity defense because many non-guilty verdicts have set the violent offender free and he committed another violent crime. Another fault of the insanity plea is that mistaken diagnosis is a very real and serious possibility. Whether the mental symptoms are diagnosed by observation and evaluation
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environment and another $2.6 million for firing her in retaliation. The jury ordered that Mr. Dolan pay $3 million for the retaliation. In his testimony‚ Mr. Dolan said that he alone made the decision to fire her. Mr. Dolan had no comment on the verdict or the award.
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the cause was the acquittal of Zimmermann‚ the Hispanic male who shot the young man. “Stand Your Ground” laws have proven to be a threat to the community because they rely too much on the survivor’s word‚ use the race unfairly in reaching a “fair” verdict‚ and allow for criminals to make excuses for their
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Introduction This paper analyzes the definition of hate crime in the Wisconsin system‚ which is defined as to target a person or a property offensively‚ involving actual or perceived race‚ color‚ religion‚ gender identity‚ or national origin. Through the critical analysis of Wisconsin v. Mitchell‚ it argues that an important element which is that the First Amendment does not protect violence. It enhances the maximum penalty for act motivated by a discriminatory point of view. IRAC Analysis Wisconsin
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