Should Juvenile Offenders Be Tried As Adults? A Developmental Perspective on Changing Legal Policies Laurence Steinberg Temple University and The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice Paper presented as a part of a Congressional Research Briefing entitled “Juvenile Crime: Causes and Consequences‚” Washington‚ January 19‚ 2000. Address correspondence to the author at the Department of Psychology‚ Temple University‚ Philadelphia
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‘Conflict occurs between the powerful and the powerless’ Perhaps one of the greatest ironies of human existence is that humanity thrives on social interaction‚ yet constantly wrestles with its proclivity to clash‚ subordinate and master. The adherents of a moral code will perceive their parochial beliefs as correct and moral‚ shaping the way they perceive the world around them. Playwright Arthur Miller theorises that Christianity’s formative influence upon Western though has led the inculcation
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“UNDUE PROCESS” WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND VIOLATIONS OF CIVIL LIBERTIES Latrina Dickerson Master of Arts in Liberal Studies Clayton State University‚ Morrow‚ Georgia February‚ 2013 “UNDUE PROCESS” Wrongful Convictions and Violations of Civil Liberties Abstract: Over the past twenty years‚ advancement in DNA technology has directly led to the exoneration of nearly 300 people in the United States. In addition to these scientific advancements‚ a growing body of
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Europe in the Middle Ages oftentimes may be characterized by lack of advancements in comparison to other time periods; however‚ though the time may have been filled with difficulty‚ innovations from that time still can easily be seen in Western society. Three such prominent areas of improvement will be discussed—advancements in agriculture‚ printing‚ and law. In studying the advancements of the Middle Ages within these areas‚ we can recognize the origins of powerful pillars in our own society.
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found Paul House to be guilty of murder and sentenced to death was a product of discrimination‚ a violation of constitutional rights‚ and a contradiction of the main functions of the U.S. court system. The courts are compelled to practice the presumption of innocence. However‚ the impression that we get is that he was presumed guilty from the very start. The circumstantial evidence linking House to the murder of Carolyn Muncey may very well have been no different than the circumstantial evidence linking
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Sexual Assault Patterns‚ context‚ definitions: Law reform (’81)– Importance of feminist contributions – significant to reform of law regarding rape. Definitions: Sexual assault (NSW) Unlawful sexual penetration (Commonwealth Criminal Code) Harm – Affront to human dignity Humiliating denial of freedom and equality; Cruel invasion of human privacy (FRASER 1975) Sources of information – Official statistics Victim surveys Discrepancy reveals under-reporting: 14% reported Relationship
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The new Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act (2003) In Queensland permits prisoners to be kept in prison beyond their release date where a court finds that there is a high degree of probability’ that they represent a serious danger to the community’. Other jurisdictions have enacted similar legislation to restrict the release of prisoners assessed to be dangerous. Do you think that dangerousness legislation of this sort is justified or unjustified? Several states across the Country have
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Martha Stewart living Omni media would see a negative impact because it was associated with ImClone‚ so she sold some of her shares and because of that she was charged with manipulating the price of the stock of he own company. But by expressing her innocence that was charge was later thrown out (McGee‚ 2008). Ultimately she was guilty for everything‚ but the primary legal issues were from Stewarts conspiracy to defraud the investigators. The verdict‚ “ Martha Stewart was convicted of conspiracy and obstruction
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White-Collar Deviance John O. Temple Jr. SOC 443 Christina Scott November 2011 White-Collar Deviance So what is white-collar crime? According to the Meridian-Webster dictionary the word white is a stereotypical association of good character‚ marked by upright fairness‚ free from spot or blemish‚ free from moral impurity ‚ innocent‚ marked by the wearing of white by the woman as a symbol of purity‚ not intended to cause harm‚ a white lie‚ favorable‚ fortunate. And there is the infamous
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(document H). Their liberties as English citizens were being denied. Radical Whigs would go as far to say it was a conspiracy because when one was tried for disobeying the Stamp tax one would be tried in Admiral Courts‚ which did not have presumption of innocence. Other Americans were reluctant revolutionaries‚ they wanted the tax removed‚ but‚ they did not want to secede from Britain. When a colonist served in the army‚ they were not allowed to be anything higher than a Colonel.
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