essay The purpose of punishment is paramount for the protection of society. Sentencing is traditionally the means in which the state and the community punish the offender for the crime they have committed. For a sentencing to occur the judge or magistrate may try to fulfil punishment objectives such as: incapacitation which is needed to protect society by removing the offender from society. Deterrence which tries to inhibit an individual offender as well as sending a message to the community that
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there were also magistrates and emperors that made up the government system of the Roman Empire. However‚ it is the Senate that would have the biggest influence and most important role‚ without the Senate’s consent‚ no magistrate or emperor could give any orders. There were rules and requirements for Senate membership. In the middle Republic‚ there were financial prerequisites‚ the men must have been wealthy plebeians and were probably invited by the consuls‚ former magistrates automatically became
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Was Judge Dee A Good Magistrate? Living in the time of the Tang dynasty (618-906 AD)‚ Dee Jen-djieh came from a long line of prefects and high-ranking government officials. He studied calligraphy‚ painting‚ poetry and Confucianism. He took the civil service exams and was placed as the district magistrate of Chang-Ping where he became a judge. Throughout the book‚ Judge Dee takes on many complex cases and with his education in Confucian beliefs is able to catch each criminal and provide justice
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Children in conflict with law: Scenario of crimes committed and justice delivery system for juveniles in India Vipul Somani Mahatma Gandhi Department of Rural Studies‚ Veer Narmad South Gujarat University‚ Surat 395 007. ABSTRACT Children in conflict with law are most commonly referred to as juvenile delinquents. Covered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act‚ 2000‚ the number of such children has increased over the years‚ from 17‚203 in 1994 to 31909 in 2011
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Constitutional Principles on the Rights of the Child • Article 38B of the Constitution provides for a very important principle regarding children - the best interest of the child is to be the primary consideration in relation to all matters involving children. So your best interests are what is to be the guide for your upbringing and development. • Article 38C of the Constitution also provides that where a child is to be adopted‚ the best interest of the child must be taken into
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Emperor. However‚ the ‘emperor’ rarely interfered except where the empires security or local order was at stake. After the revolt within the Amphitheatre between Pompeian’s and Nacerians in AD59‚ Emperor Nero dismissed and exiled the two chief magistrates‚ and had a law –governing prefect watch over the two newly elected ones. Pompeii‚ as a typical Roman colony‚ was self-administrating and its local government followed the standard rules laid down by Julius Caesar {Lex Iulia Municpalis}. The law
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rarely ever came across a white man. To me‚ the whites were as grand as gods‚ and I was aware that they were to be treated with a mixture of fear and respect. My admiration for whites slightly faltered when my father got into an argument with a magistrate and lost his job. I was confused and I thought it was all some sort of mistake. How could these noble‚ respected gentlemen take away a man’s job? His only form of income...His life? I did not encounter discrimination when I was young‚ probably because
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The Cricket Boy (A Chinese Tale) A long time ago‚ cricket fighting caught on in the imperial court‚ with the emperor leading the fad. A local magistrate in Huayin‚ who wanted to win the favor of the monarch‚ tried in every way to get him the best fighting crickets. He had a strategy for doing so: He managed to get a cricket that was very good at fighting. He then made his subordinates go to the heads of each village and force them to send in a constant supply of
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DISHONOUR OF CHEQUES A cheque is one form of a bill of exchange. However‚ all bills of exchange are not cheques. A cheque is always drawn on a bank or a banker. It is payable immediately on demand‚ without any days of grace. The sum that is directed to be paid should be distinctly expressed in the instrument. If there is a discrepancy between the amount stated in words and that stated in figures‚ then the amount stated in words shall be the amount that is ordered to be paid. As per the amendments
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the enforceability of health and safety legislation. The appointed magistrates could visit mills on their own initiative‚ and could call witnesses to attend hearings in order to gain evidence. In theory‚ this should have made prosecutions more frequent as evidence would be easier to come by. However‚ the magistrates were still local to the factories‚ and often did not want to enforce punishments to people they knew. All magistrates were male‚ and it has been argued that this made women less likely
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