extent to which the law reflects moral and ethical standards.” As societies morals and ethics constantly change the law must adapt to meet the needs and standards that society holds valuable. To ensure that the wider community is content with the legal system it is important for individuals to investigate how the law deals with certain categories of crime‚ as well as how well the law is dealing with the prominent issue. Societies changing values influence the process of law making and the implementation
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Legal Studies. Man jailed for crime spree A man from Gin Gin‚ west of Bundaberg in south-east Queensland‚ has been jailed for stealing more than $32‚000 during a seven-month crime spree. Anton Michael Janezic‚ 39‚ pleaded guilty to 34 charges including fraud‚ theft‚ drug and driving offences between September 2009 and April last year. Of the fraud charges‚ 15 relate to activity in the bank account of Duingal man‚ Robert Pitman‚ who was found dead in his caravan after a fire last April. Magistrate
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Speluncean a. Truepenny CJ i) Does the law exhaust the requirements of ’justice’? Depends on one’s view of Justice. Justice in Truepenny’s eyes is to extend clemency to the defendants and that if this is done then in his eyes‚ ’ justice will be accomplished without offering any encouragement for the disregard of law’. ii) Mercy may not be part of the law if it is followed to the letter of the law. iii)
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The insanity defense is a defense used in criminal court cases. This defense argues that the defendant is not responsible for his/her actions at the time of a crime due to a mental illness. Although the insanity defense is used in less than 1% of cases‚ when it is used it causes worldwide controversy and outrage. Many people oppose the insanity defense‚ claiming that defendants who are found not guilty by reason of insanity are getting a “get out of jail free card”. Despite what skeptics may think
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Controversies of Insanity Defense This is a tough subject and the argument about this is never ending. Does a person who committed crime can use insanity defense as an excuse for his/her actions? The insanity defense reflects the generally accepted belief that the person who cannot appreciate the consequences of their actions should not be punished for criminal acts. Most states regulate the defense with statues‚ but a few states allow the courts to craft the rule for its proper use. Insanity defense
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Insanity Defense and the Question of Human Agency 1. Explain how a determinist view of free will versus a libertarianism view of free will changes the argument for the insanity defense‚ and capital punishment. 2. Do you think a libertarianism view of free will down plays the effect of the environment on an individual? 3. Are people born inherently good and choose to make bad decisions‚ or does the environment influence an individual’s decisions? 4. Recent studies on intelligence quotient suggest
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In 1984‚ George Orwell’s Party’s definition of sanity and salvation is a paradox to the real definition of sanity and salvation. The author used the protagonist‚ Winston Smith‚ to portray the "insane" but real definition of sanity. During the interrogation process‚ O’Brien‚ a member of the Inner Party and supposed Brotherhood‚ is trying to prove to Winston that he persuades himself that he remembers events that never happened and that he is "...unable to remember real events" (203). O’Brien then
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accurately evaluate how sentencing and punishment attempts to balance the rights of victims‚ offenders and society”. Poor question. This question starts after an offender has been found guilty and is to be sentenced. This is the key part of the Legal Studies syllabus that pertains to the question: 4. Sentencing and punishment • statutory and judicial guidelines • the purposes of punishment: deterrence (specific and general)‚ retribution‚ rehabilitation‚ incapacitation • factors affecting a
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Insanity‚ a series of behavior characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns‚ is a very common phenomenon for modern people‚ especially the ones who experience significant events. However‚ in hundreds of years ago‚ people seemed much easier to get mad. In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ the main character Hamlet pretends to be insane in order to plan the revenge for his father‚ King Hamlet‚ who is killed by Claudius‚ Hamlet’s uncle. In the process of pretending to be insane‚ Hamlet kills
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manifestations of insanity she could have presented‚ there are some particular aspects of her behavior hold more certainty than others. The fact that nearly all of her life was lived privately‚ unviewed by anyone who could speak of it‚ the only knowledge of her behavior comes from her rare interactions with the townspeople of Jefferson. Having lived with only a corpse for company for more than forty years‚ almost all of her behaviors that were seen by the public were erratic‚ at the least. With insanity exhibited
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