Sentencing Paper David Sanders‚ Delisa Hooks‚ Deborah Chapman‚ Henry Woeltjen‚ Angela Westbrook CJA/354 May 21st‚ 2012 Steven Duskie In our society sentencing plays a big part in our criminal justice system. Not only does it plays a big part but it helps to deter and reduce crime to help keep our street safe from those that want to cause us harm. In this paper we will begin to analyze the various forms of sentencing that are used along with their rational. The impact of tough sentencing giving
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Jeron April 8 2013 Assignment #7 Determinate sentencing vs. Indeterminate sentencing First of all‚ choosing amongst the two types of sentencing‚ indeterminate or determinate‚ really depends on the questions‚ what the crime is and is the crime violent or non-violent? If the crime is only non-violent such as fraud‚ then determinate sentencing would be the right fit for the suspects but if the crime that had occurred is murder‚ kidnapping‚ or other violent crimes‚ then the suspects would fall under
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The social and legal aspects of homosexuality in Hong Kong In 1988‚ there was an intense argument on whether to legalize homosexuality. Different groups expressed their views on public discussion hold in Victoria Park. A group of homosexual men declared that they have the same contribution to the society as others. The existed law infringes on their human right. On the other hand‚ Dr. Philemon Choi who opposed decriminalization was afraid of the impacts of decriminalization such as the increase
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Criminal Sentencing Decisions within the American Judicial System Abstract A major issue in criminal justice is sentencing. America’s court system has struggled to balance competing goals and policies in regards to criminal sentencing. This paper explores the ideas behind changes made to the sentencing policies with the United States judicial system. It begins with an overview of the goals behind criminal sentencing. This paper concludes with a discussion on the current status and disparities
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Truth-in-sentencing debate Learning Team B CJA/204 November 26‚ 2012 Deana Bohenek Truth-In-Sentencing Debate Opening Argument Truth-in-sentencing laws do not deter crime. The federal truth-in-sentencing law guarantees that certain violent offenders will serve at least 85% of their sentence (Schmalleger‚ 2012). However‚ if the offender acts accordingly in prison‚ he or she can attain
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such law violates the law of property inheritance of the people. It created the state succession of individual property which is a violation of personal laws of property inheritance. The law governing the return of such property also violates some aspects of such personal laws. It is the object of the study to analyze different phases of development of the law of vested property with reference to its violation of personal laws of property inheritance. Vested property‚ originally enemy property1‚
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INDEX INDEX 1 DRAFT 2 Draft: on LGBT‚ Cultural and Legal Aspects in India 2 Warning: 2 Foundation of Opinion: 3 XYZ would like to know the implications (if any) for any of our employees who travel to India if they are homosexual. 3 Questions & Answers 3 Q.1 what is the current law regarding homosexuals in India? 3 Explanation of Section 377 of I.P.C 5 Recent Development in the Law (With reference to Court’s Judgments – High court‚ and Apex Court of India (Supreme Court of India)) 6
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Running head: Unit 5 – Assignment Unit 5 - Assignment Kaplan University Instructor: Prof. Gayle Dickerson Student: Nguyen Hoang HI135: HIT II- Legal Aspects of Health Information Date: January 13‚ 2015 According to McWay (2010)‚ protected health information pertains to any information concerning the health status and the provision of health care for a specific person‚ and health care providers are “charged under the law with the obligation to maintain patient-specific health information
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Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health and Social Care This essay will discuss the student’s role within a residential care home in relation to legal and ethical aspects of health and social care. The essay will be looking at legislation that is in place to protect both the residents and staff of the home which is run for the care of young children. This will also look at values and ethics and why they are important. This will then go on to discuss the student’s role as a support worker and their
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Sentencing is very important and usually the last stage of the criminal process. The purpose of sentencing is to punish the criminals while at the same time stopping crime from continuing. The five philosophical reasons for sentencing are retribution‚ deterrence‚ incapacitation‚ rehabilitation and restoration. Retribution is the philosophy that those who commit criminal acts should be punished based on the severity of the crime and that no other factors need be considered. Deterrence is the strategy
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