In today’s society‚ it has become clear that the general public has become obsessed with obtaining every bit of information that becomes available‚ despite whether or not it is associated with yourself. A good means of obtaining information is through the public media‚ which in itself has several branches such as celebrity media‚ sports media and so on. One can argue that media serves an extremely important role by informing the public on a large scale‚ but in contrast‚ it is also easily argued that
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* PROBATIVE or EVIDENCIARY fact – fact that Factum Propandum establishes * Material that established Propositions * A Reality – to convince the tribunal that the fact is real. Law of Evidence – Probative Law - new rules may validly be made applicable to cases pending at the time of such change‚ as the parties to an action have NO VESTED RIGHT IN THE RULES OF EVIDENCE. - RETROACTIVE APPLICATION OF THE AMENDATORY LAW would be UNCONSTITUTIONAL for being “EXPOST FACTO” PUROPSES OF
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The consequences of having a criminal record as an adult is much more severe than one might perceive it to be. In many cases‚ the impact can limit one from getting a professional job or working in certain fields‚ it can prevent them from getting an education‚ rejects them from traveling in particular areas of the world and many other penalties as well. A criminal record is information held about that person’s arrest or conviction. Courts can than review ones criminal record to determine their sentencing
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“The Law of Intention‚ following the cases of Woolin (1999) 1 AC 82 and Matthews (2003) 2 Cr App R 30‚ is now satisfactorily defined in the criminal law”. Discuss. Mens Rea refers to the guilty mind required for criminal liability. Intention and recklessness are the two forms of Mens Rea that are part of most offences and have been the subject of judicial scrutiny. There is a vast volume of case law on intention and recklessness which demonstrates the problems that courts have had in perfecting
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Criminal Minds Criminal Minds CHRISTOPHER MCKINNEY PARK UNIVERSITY LAW AND ORDER References Criminal Minds Version Two Episode One‚ Season One Robert Reiner author Law and Order The character “Morgan” played by shemar moore in the T V series Criminal Minds took on a case involving a serial killer who uses two type of guns to kill his victims‚ the killer is finding his victims threw gangs what he would do is call in the police and ambush the police when they were on
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have the right to remain silent during custodial interrogations. *Criminal defendants have a right to remain silent at their criminal trial. *In all other legal contexts‚ citizens have a right not to answer specific questions that might tend to incriminate them. 2. What is necessary for a statement to be considered “self-incriminating”? 5pts *A statement can be considered self-incriminating if it could lead to criminal liability in any jurisdiction. It is also giving a testimony in a
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Ronna Pearson Sociology 3337-70 July 12‚ 2012 As Nature Made Him The boy who was raised as a girl John Colapinto In 1967‚ after a baby boy -- one of a set of identical twins -- suffered a botched circumcision‚ a radical treatment option was agreed to by his desperate and grieving family. Encouraged by renowned medical psychologist Dr. John Money‚ an expert in the field of gender identity and sexual reassignment‚ the anonymous child was surgically altered to live life as a girl. The case would prove
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Criminal profiling is the analysis of a person’s ability to commit a crime based on their psychological and behavioral characteristics. Criminal profiling can also be based off of families crime history or previous crimes committed. According to the Racial Profiling Article‚ racial profiling is the use of race as a key factor in police decisions to stop and interrogate a citizen. Criminal profiling has many key factors that contribute to a police decision to interrogate a citizen‚ but Race profiling
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Documentary vs. Criminal Minds-Comparative Essay Robert William Pickton was a pig farmer and serial killer who targeted prostitutes and murdered them on his farm. We viewed the documentary about him‚ as well as the Criminal Minds episode to compare how real life crimes are shown in the media. They both had very different ways of portraying the case. The documentary had real facts‚ interviews‚ and voice recordings of Pickton. The Criminal Minds episode followed a similar storyline‚ but altered some
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Criminal Investigations The method of inquiry is the way that an investigator or detective gathers information about a specific case. There is several different method of inquiry such as evidence collection‚ witness and victim statements‚ and information stored in public and private databases. The methods of inquiry are used to figure out what happened at a particular crime scene. A criminal investigator is trying to establish the who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why‚ and how of the crime. During this process
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