Essential Elements of a Contract “A contract is an agreement that can be enforced in court. It is formed by two or more parties who agree to perform or to refrain from performing some act now or in the future.” (pg 208) Recently I was faced with a situation regarding a contract that was not in writing and I had to explain that as long as a verbal contract contains the four essential elements of a contract it is binding. We are so accustomed to seeing contracts in writing that many people assume
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* Write a 200- to 300-word response defining what intermediate sanctions are‚ their purpose in the criminal justice process‚ and their function as a sentencing alternative. Then‚ answer this question: Do you feel intermediate sanctions are an appropriate punishment? Explain your rationale. * Intermediate sanctions are sanctions that are more restrictive than probation and less restrictive than imprisonment. The main purposes of intermediate sanctions are to reduce the pressures of overcrowded
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1. The number of law enforcement officers killed each year has actually declined since 1973. Discuss some of the reasons for this progress and also the leading causes of injury and death to officers. In June 1971‚ executives from the law enforcement conference‚ “Prevention of Police Killings‚” called for an increase in the FBI’s involvement in preventing and investigating officers’ deaths. In response to this directive‚ the UCR Program expanded its collection of data to include more details about
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violated while in school. Because of that‚ Franklin requested that monetary restitution be paid for the abuse and harassment during school. The district court decided to drop the case‚ because Title IX does not authorize a “monetary” reward for damages. Franklin didn’t stop there. She took her case to the United States Supreme Court‚ and asked for an appeal‚ saying that she was in fact‚ entitled to monetary restitution from the school district. The U.S Supreme Court ruled‚ that Franklin was right
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proceedings‚ speak at sentencing‚ conference with the prosecutor‚ no unreasonable delays in court hearings and restitution (Schmalleger‚ Hall‚ & Dolatowski‚ 2010.) The Son of Sam laws that prohibited any criminal to make a book on the offense they had committed and sale it for profit. If the perpetrator sold the story of his crime the victim would be able to sue for the profit amount and get restitution back for the crime that was done against them (Schmalleger‚ Hall‚ & Dolatowski‚ 2010.)California
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1) Tender of performance is another term for completion of performance. Answer: FALSE Diff: 1 Topic: Substantial Performance: Minor Breach 2) Substantial performance constitutes a minor breach of the contract. Answer: TRUE Diff: 2 Topic: Substantial Performance: Minor Breach 3) When there is substantial performance of a contract with a minor breach‚ the other nonbreaching party may sue to recover the cost to repair the defect. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Topic: Substantial Performance:
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In The Odyssey‚ when the Telemachy is starting and Telemachus first addresses the suitors‚ and says "If you think it a sounder scheme to destroy one man’s estate and not make restitution‚ then eat your fill‚ while I pray that Zeus will bring a say of reckoning‚ when in this house I will destroy you‚ and not make restitution."(Book 2‚ lines 140-144) to warn them that if they do not leave his house‚ eventually they will be killed‚ as he speaks‚ Zeus sends two eagles to fly over the suitors. This prophecy
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to limiting the number of home runs a team can hit." (Jay Greene 2‚3) Even in the second article with the statement‚ "The higher we can get the COR‚ the faster the ball would shoot off from the "collision" it would go further." (Coefficient of Restitution 2‚1) Lastly in the third article when the author stated‚ "Clearly‚ pole-vaulting is an example of a sport in which technology has been used to improve athletic performance." (The Physics of pole-vaulting ) Without physics these technological advances
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Corrections Trend Evolution Roshanda Washington CJA/394 July 10‚ 2013 Tamra Washington Correction Trends Evolution Prisons are at a higher demand in this economy. As our world expands there are more crimes that are on rise and more individuals who are being sloppy and being caught for the crimes that they are committing. With more people being captured that leaves less space to house these criminals. We face more problems now than we did in the earlier years‚ now individuals are committing
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forms of punishment. The purpose for intermediate sanctions is to reduce the issues concerning overcrowded facilities and probation officers and offices short on staff. The options used for punishing criminals such as‚ fines‚ community service‚ restitution‚ forfeiture‚ and pretrial diversion program. The functioning of these sanctions are designed equal to the offenders offense in terms of punishment and treatment as well as other programs recommended to facilitate and improve one’s situation. Fines
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