presence of illicit drugs in society‚ the costs of the drugs to society‚ and past and current policies. The second paper presents our recommendations and approaches to create an Illicit drug policy that is proactive and effective in minimising the harms of illicit drug use to the user and to society as a whole. Australia’s illicit drug policy is a newer policy; the first policy was created in 1985 due to international pressures. The founding principle
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that “A person who commits aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult commits a felony of the first degree…” and “A person who willfully or by culpable negligence neglects an elderly person or disabled adult without causing great bodily harm‚ permanent disability‚ or permanent disfigurement to the elderly person or disabled adult commits a felony of the third degree..” This new law will affect anyone who is currently on trial for aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult
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Did you know what people think is best for our economy is bad for our health and environment? Thank you Mr.Chairperson‚ Good Evening Honorable judges‚ladies‚ gentlemen‚ friends‚ family and fellow 4-H members. Alberta is mostly known for the production of oil and gas‚ besides agriculture‚ forestry‚ and manufacturing. Many people know that the oil industry is hurting us but probably not in the way it is killing us. Fracking causes cancer‚ organ damage‚ and death. In order to get a
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is classified as a misdemeanor. Some of the language in the statue is rather vague and ambiguous‚ thereby granting an easier defense for the accused. Louisiana’s statue prohibits behavior that could “reasonably be expected to result in great bodily harm.” The wording in Louisiana’s law makes it probable that hazing would be more challenging to concretely prove. Students who are being charged with hazing crimes are increasingly relying on this defense. In my opinion‚ I feel that Louisiana hazing law
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governments‚ Mill recommends a solitary standard for which a man’s freedom may be limited and that the main reason for which authority can be legitimately practiced over any individual from an civilized group‚ without wanting to‚ will be to prevent harms to others. Consequently‚ when it is not helpful‚ it may be
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Concerning: Mr. Assin Explain the elements of murder including what is required to convict someone of attempt to commit murder. The elements of murder are‚ the intention to kill‚ recklessness causing death‚ the intention of inflicting grievous bodily harm. The requirement of convicting someone of attempt to commit murder the People must prove that the defendant took at least one direct but ineffective step toward killing another person. A direct step is one that goes beyond planning or preparation
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problem. Technology does has its up and downs‚ but since its apart of the world we have to learn how to adapt to it. One of the downs to technology is texting because kids think they can text and drive. More and more teenagers are causing great bodily harm to themselves and other because they aren’t paying attention to the road. The positive would be people are able to video chat to a relative or friend that is overseas or in another city by a click on the computer. William Powers and Cathy Davidson
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With leadership comes power; some use their power for the greater good and some abuse it. Many people want to be the leader of a group‚ but may underestimate the amount of responsibility it actually takes. Although everyone is capable of using their power for the greater good‚ it is easy for someone to get caught up in power and abuse it. In Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies” Ralph‚ one of the main characters‚ shows how people are capable of using their power for good. The plane Ralph‚ and a group
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Australian’s overall philosophy to this question is through harm minimisation. Harm minimisation is the policy that underpins the National and State Public Health strategies such as National Drug Strategy 2010-2015. Harm minimisation is Australian’s approach to reducing drug-related harm relating to both legal and illegal drugs and involves supply reduction‚ demand reduction and harm reduction strategies. Supply reduction; demand reduction and harm reduction is a simple concept for a difficult issue
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toward the criminal may fit the crime that they created. Principle laws‚ a society ultimately degenerates into despotism--the rule of the strong and violent over the weak and nonviolent. Harm Principle laws are essential‚ and every government on Earth has them. Some laws are based not strictly on harm or self-harm concerns‚ but also on promoting the personal morality of the law ’s authors (Head‚ 2014). On a law standpoint‚ it is wrong to commit a crime against anyone regardless of their circumstances
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