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    False imprisonment is the unlawful restraint of a person against their will by someone without legal authority or justification” (False Imprisonment). False imprisonment can be caused by a number of factors. These include eyewitness misidentification‚ improper forensic science‚ false confession‚and snitches‚otherwise known as an informer. Eyewitness misidentification are 75% of exonerations. “An exoneration is when someone is freed from guilt or blame” (Exoneration 1). Eyewitness misidentification

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    disrupt Nixon’s idea of an orderly America. The following month the Immigration and Naturalization Service began a four-year effort to deport Lennon based on his 1968 conviction of drug possession. Lennon wasn’t religious but atheist. He was one for peace and totally against war and violence. He was what they would call a “hippy”. He stood up for his convictions through protest and by returning awards to countries he didn’t agree with politically. All in all‚ John Lennon was eventually murdered for his

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    Identification of Metalic

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    Identification of Metallic Ions Peter Jeschofnig‚ Ph.D. Version 42-0160-00-01 Kellie Long Purpose: To observe the different flames of alkali and alkaline metals. Procedure: Place a little bit of each element into the well plate. Then you soak a tip of a cotton swab in each solution. Then you place the cotton swab over the Bunsen burner until the flame changes color. observations The color of the flame is expected to be as follows: Metallic ion Flame color

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    Firearms Identification

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    firearms identification is quite fascinating and intriguing as well. I too‚ own several firearms and find them to be empowering to say the least. What is more amazing to me is how the markings on a bullet are as specific to a weapon as fingerprints are to a person. Just like fingerprints of an individual each bullets marking are as unique and identifiable as the gun it was projected from. Yet‚ alterations can be made to such markings as a result of the things a bullet may pass through upon contact

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    Process Identification

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    Process Identification-Toyota   Short summary about Toyota Toyota Motor Company was formed in 1933‚ as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works by Kiichiro Toyoda. The company began making Type A engines with the support of the Japanese government. In 1937‚ the automotive division of Toyoda Automatic Loom became an independent company. The company’s early focus was to make trucks to support the Japanese military during wartimes‚ however‚ after WWII; the company began focusing on passenger

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    False Confession

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    C AL SC I EN C E False Confessions Causes‚ Consequences‚ and Implications for Reform Saul M. Kassin John Jay College of Criminal Justice ABSTRACT—Despite the commonsense belief that people do not confess to crimes they did not commit‚ 20 to 25% of all DNA exonerations involve innocent prisoners who confessed. After distinguishing between voluntary‚ compliant‚ and internalized false confessions‚ this article suggests that a sequence of three processes is responsible for false confessions and their

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    False Advertising

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    False Advertisement False AdvertisingAdvertising is common tools in industry. Many companies spendmillions even billions in this section to pay celebrities and ideas sincesurveys prove that advertising plays big role in their income. Theyproduce branding image which are unique‚ strong‚ catchy‚ and easy-to-remember for their consumers. Talking about advertising‚ on the onehand‚ it is good for its functions‚ displays‚ etc; on the other hand‚sometimes it is too good to be true‚ the way they bring the

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    False times

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    False Times Frederick Douglass once said “ America is false to the past‚ false to the present‚ and solemnly binds herself to be false to the future.” In my opinion I feel that Douglass is saying that America only chooses to accept the glorious past‚ ignores the mistakes made both in the past and present‚ and thus chooses to work toward the future with the same blinders it has used to understand the past. In the past we have had the long-lasting injustices of slavery‚ Jim Crow‚ and if we are

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    Mali Lewis Communication 1310 Cattle Identification in Commercial Agriculture Topic: Methods of Cattle Identification Organization: Topically Specific Purpose: I want my audience to understand the different methods of cattle identification that are used in the commercial agriculture industry. I. Introduction A. Attention getter: A traditional West Texas saying goes‚ “trust your neighbors‚ but brand your cattle.” B. Relevance: Commercial agriculture contributes to the food we eat‚ and through

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    Review “Montana: Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act” in Chapter 2. Please respond to the following: Identify the parts of this law that appear to benefit employees. ❖ An employer can only discharge an employee for a good cause. ❖ Employees can’t be discharged for reporting a public policy violation. ❖ Employees can’t be discharged for reporting employer’s violation of employer’s own written personnel policy. ❖ If employer commits wrongful discharged‚ employee may be awarded

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