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    up our society. For criminal justice practitioners these people can be broken up in to two groups the law abiding citizens and the criminals. The role of the criminal justice practitioner can at time be simple for example: when it comes to the law abiding citizen the role is to serve and protect. But when it comes to criminal the role of the criminal justice practitioner can become complex. In this paper I will attempt to explore the criminal justice professional’s role in fulfilling society as well

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    International Legal Theory of the Present Time: Common Consensual Theory Definition of the Public International Law Public international law is the law pertaining to the structure and the conduct of the sovereign states‚ intergovernmental organizations and analogous entities. In a narrow scope‚ the public international law could also includes the multinational corporations and individuals‚ which is recently developing well beyond the conventional legal interpretation and enforcement. Its

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    Speech acts by Austin (1962)‚ Searle (1969)‚ and Grice (1975) are considered a kind of pragmatic meaning to clarify the ambiguity of meaning of a sentence within its context. Speech act theory must reckon with the fact that the relationship between the words being used and the force of their utterance is often oblique (Back‚ 18). Indeed‚ Austin’s How to Do Things with Words (1962) sheds light on the use aspect of language since he has established the groundwork for speech act theory and its pragmatic

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    3 Theory of Bureaucracy The public concept of bureaucracy suggest the need for sweeping reforms in the public sector to avoid concentrating power on the in nonelected institution‚ to forge a strong link between citizens preference and government action‚ and to bring the political system generally into a closer embrace of democratic value (Ostrom 1985:242 public choice argues that such reform should rely on the introduction of market force into the arena of public service provision. Competition and

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    Over time‚ many theories have been developed to explain crime. Some are more effective and feasible in explaining crime than others. This can be seen in the cases of Rational Theories and the Labeling Theory‚ Rational Theories being the better explanation. To prove this point‚ we will first examine the Labeling theory and its policy implication. The Labeling theory works on the basis that when dealing with crime‚ the behavior is not as important as the reaction to said behavior (the label). This

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    Economics‚ Psychology‚ and the History of Consumer Choice Theory This paper examines elements of the complex place/role/influence of psychology in the history of consumer choice theory. The paper reviews‚ and then challenges‚ the standard narrative that psychology was "in" consumer choice theory early in the neoclassical revolution‚ then strictly "out" during the ordinal and revealed preference revolutions‚ now (possibly) back in with recent developments in experimental‚ behavioral‚ and neuroeconomics

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    for an idea and believes they have. Ray had an idea of black men not belonging mix in with the other people (society). Having the believe that people brain washed him

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    Criminal Behavior Theories There are three major categories that are used to categorize criminal behavior. These are psychological theories‚ sociological theories and biological theories. Though each of them has a profound effect on how criminals behave‚ it is at times impossible to differentiate the three. This paper analyses the strengths and weaknesses of these three broad categories and gives a view of which one is the most applicable to the cause of modern criminal behavior. Psychological

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    TASK ASSIGNMENT Apply the rational choice theory in the context of your past or present work experience. I can think of these examples that the Rational Choice Theory is applied: my membership in GMA’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative and participation in various volunteer activities. Cooperative I have joined GMA’s Multi-Purpose Cooperative since 2002 recognizing the optimum benefits from my savings versus the traditional bank savings deposit. Saving through COOP seems unfelt because it is deducted

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    Rational Choice Theory VS. Trait Theory Student Name Criminology : Park University Online Program In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting the Rational Choice Theory(s) and the Trait Theory(s). We will start with the history of the two theories and progress toward some of the individual principles in the theories. Next step will be explaining how each theory contributes to criminal behavior. My closing paragraph will conclude

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