and remedies only but in effect imposes a penalty or deprivation of a right which when done was lawful; or 6) Deprives a person accused of a crime some lawful protection to which he has become entitled‚ such as the protection of the former conviction or acquittal‚ or a proclamation of amnesty. 5. What are the characteristics of Criminal Law? Explain each. (1) GENERAL‚ in that criminal law is binding on all persons who live or sojourn in the Philippine territory. (2) TERRITORIAL
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abuse in a nursing home setting‚ but those who have been convicted of other forms of abuse like child abuse may still be hired. Some states require a criminal background check‚ while others do not. Even so‚ these checks usually do not uncover convictions in another state. Furthermore‚ in some states‚ non-caregiving staff such as maintenance workers and others without a direct patient care role do not undergo criminal checks even though they may have direct access to patients and patient areas.
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Fingerprint Debate The value of fingerprinting and background checks is to make sure that the students are being protected. It is extremely important that for the safety of the students as well as the other teachers the school must do thorough background and fingerprinting checks. In doing background and fingerprinting checks you can tell the employer with pieces of information about the teachers background’s that can share credit reports‚ social Security number‚ criminal records
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When people think of poverty‚ they think of crime and criminal activity. Poverty has many faces‚ changing from place to place and over time. There is temporary poverty‚ such as losing their jobs. There is generational poverty‚ where a family at least two generations previously were in poverty. Then there is absolute poverty where a person can not afford the basic necessities. Misfortune is not the catalyst for poverty‚ but poverty is the basis for misfortune. In Louisiana‚ there is a lack of public
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CJA 364 Criminal Procedure Search and Seizure The Fourth Amendment was set in place to protect society from unlawful police work. When it comes to apprehending criminals and ensuring their conviction‚ evidence needs to be gathered before hand. To do so‚ there is a lengthy process to be followed; the search and seizure method‚ the arrest‚ reasonableness‚ and right of privacy methods. However‚ there are laws that can protect officers in the line of duty or make accommodations
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The effectiveness of the criminal trial process as a means of achieving justice The criminal trial process aims to provide justice for all those involved‚ while it succeeds in the majority of cases‚ it effectiveness is influenced and reduced by certain factors. These include the legal representation involved in a case and the availability of legal aid‚ the capacity of the jury assessing the trial‚ the credibility of scientific evidence and the impact of social media on the trial process. Due to
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years surviving the horrors of Death Row for crimes they did not commit”(Ryan‚ par. 3). Not everyone is lucky enough to have a death sentence dropped and when they are innocent‚ they will desperately do anything to avoid the death penalty.These wrongful convictions then make innocent people plead guilty hoping for a lesser charge‚ which then throws away the thought of any chance of being innocent to the court. In the book‚ Dead Man Walking by Sister Helen Prejean there is a man named Patrick Sonnier who
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JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED On paper we are all free and equal citizens of the republic but neither the freedom nor the equality are equally distributed. There are so many ways in which “free” India keeps vast numbers of its citizenry in conditions akin to slavery and servitude but here I invite you to think about those who are deprived of freedom in the name of law and justice. Over two thirds of India’s prisoners are under-trials‚ i.e. being held in custody pending trial. About 75% of
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Plea Bargaining - Who Benefits? Plea bargaining is a process of negotiation and resolution that is an efficient‚ informal and by and large‚ successful alternative to the formal process of a criminal trial. Despite this less formal approach‚ the goal that drives plea bargaining is exactly the same: to bring about a fair‚ balanced and just resolution to an act of wrongdoing (Larson‚ 2000). In this regard‚ the use of plea bargaining is not only beneficial to all concerned in the judicial process; but
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Reinstating the Death Penalty in Canada The death penalty is also commonly known as and referred to as capital punishment. There are different methods as to inflicting the death penalty they are hanging‚ decapitation‚ electrocution‚ gassing‚ shooting and lethal injections. These are the most commonly used methods. Capital punishment is the execution‚ by the state‚ of those found guilty of a crime as stated in the Canadian law. In Canada the penalty was restricted to a small number of very
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