Offender profiling also known as criminal profiling is based on the principle that the characteristics of an offender can be worked out by examining the characteristics of their offences. As Ainsworth (2001) puts it‚ “profiling generally refers to the process of using all the available information about a crime‚ a crime scene‚ and a victim in order to compose a profile of the (as yet) unknown perpetrator.” Eye witness testimony refers to an account given by people of an event they have witnessed
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across the country. The controversy regarding "racial profiling" has centered on police departments’ practices related to traffic stopsexamining whether police have targeted drivers based on their race or ethnicity. Significant anecdotal evidence has suggested that some departments may be treating drivers of some races or ethnicities differently than white drivers. Parties using multiple definitions have complicated the debate over racial profiling. Variation among these definitions means that interested
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american arrsted for? 2: did he get a chance to explain himself? 3: how did the officers treat him when being arested? 4: What country was this located at? question for class 1: was he areeted for the right reason? Carol Rose [pic] Racial profiling is alive and well [pic](APPhoto/Demotix Images‚ B. Carter) In this photo taken by a neighbor‚ Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. is arrested at his home in Cambridge. By Carol Rose THE ARREST of Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. after
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Law coursework on the English Legal System and Corporate Criminal Liability. Question 1 a) The sources of the English legal system are: • Case law is judge made law. • Acts of Parliament creates a new law or changes an existing law. It is the most important source of law. Acts of Parliament are made by the Parliament‚ which consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. • Statutory Interpretation is the process by which judges interpret and apply acts of parliament. In order to
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Racial Profiling Ariyana Woods Professor D English 1020 February 13‚ 2013 Ariyana Woods Professor D English 1020 13 February 2013 Racial Profiling In the 21st Century Racial profiling is a big issue. Many people have been victimized because of cops and other high authorities’ senseless attitudes on how to handle the law. What people have to realize is that racial profiling does happen to innocent people who are mostly targeted or pursued because of their race or sometimes even because
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under administrative investigation may be allowed to resign pending decision of his case but it shall be without prejudice to the continuation of the proceeding against him. It shall also be without prejudice to the filing of any administrative‚ criminal case against him for any act committed while still in the service. (emphasis and underscoring supplied) The CA refused to give credence to this argument‚ holding that the provision “refers to cases where the officers or employees were already
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review recent studies on racial profiling and critiques many of their methods. I will be using the conflict theory to review a number of ways that may explain racial disparities in the rates of crimes. Also I will be using conflict theory to review how it affects people in society. It addresses the major problem of inequality that exists in society today. Racial profiling in America is where those in authority use race factor when arresting citizens. Racial profiling occurs when the police target
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Discuss the reliability and validity of Diagnosis There are many major systems of diagnoses worldwide‚ including the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM)‚ International Classification of Diseases (ICD)‚ and the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders (CCMD). The DSM is one of the most widely used systems of diagnosis‚ and has undergone several editions. It is currently in its fourth edition. Diagnosis systems function to categorize and diagnose patients with mental
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Like internal validity‚ there can also be threats to external validity‚ & this can be an explanation of how researchers may be wrong in making a generalisation. For instance‚ researchers may conclude that the results of their study (which was done in a specific place‚ with certain types of people‚ & at a specific time) could be generalised to another context. For instance it could have been at another place‚ with different people‚ at a later time‚ even if these factors are only slightly different
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former to incur the liabilty. The object of this assignment is to explain the principle of vicarious liability and show which instances it applies to. Reference will be made to decided cases and statutes. 2. Employer- Employee Relationship The employer- employee relationship is one of the most common occurrences of cases of vicarious liability. The most accepted reason for conferring liability to the employer is that by assigning a task to the employee‚ the employer creates a risk of harm and
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