Every victim looks forward to fair trial‚ conviction and sentencing. Money‚ time that the lawyer has with the client and other motivating factors determine whether the accused will receive fair or unfair sentence. However‚ this has not always been true for many suspects in the court of law within US. According to Death Penalty Washighton Center‚ (2003) victims race‚ the defendant or both elements play a fundamental role in deciding whether death penalties or death sentences are imposed on victims
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Variation in Sentencing with Armed Robbery Antwanette Billingsley St. Leo University 10/13/2011 There are many questions surrounding the sentencing process in the State of Georgia surrounding several crimes. Why is there a variation in the process depending on where the crime was committed‚ who committed it‚ who the victim was‚ how many cases are on back log? Why do we allow these factors to play a part in the decision making process? Serious violent crimes are subject to
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Fulcher: Pharmacology‚ 3rd Edition Chapter 01: Introduction to Pharmacology and Its Legal and Ethical Aspects Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The definition of drug dosage is |a. |to give a medication | |b. |the amount of medication in a single dose | |c. |chemicals that affect living processes
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Aims of sentencing. Retribution. · Based on idea of punishment‚ because offender deserves punishment for his/her acts. · Does not seek to reduce crime or alter the offender’s future behaviour. · Concerned only with the offence that was committed and making sure that the punishment inflicted is in proportion to that offence. · Contains element of revenge (eye for an eye) and is used to justify long prison sentences. · Tariff sentences Idea that each offence should have a set tariff with
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1. What are the three types of‚ “Purchasing Authority?” Give one example of each. 2. Express Authority- authority of the purchasing manager. Express authority is given to the purchasing manager automatically and should be in writing in the company bylaws. Ex.- in most states‚ real estate contacts must be in writing. 3. Implied Authority- Implied authority is implied by the law at the time the principal grants express authority to the purchasing agent. It gives the purchasing agent the legal
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Destiny Barron Bridget Murphy English 1202 Argumentative Research Paper April 16‚ 2014 One Strike and You Are Out Mostly anyone these days can say that they have known or can identify a person who is suffering from a drug or alcohol addiction. From the addicts that we hear about‚ come the stories of stupidity‚ irrational decision making‚ and sometimes jail time. Some of the abusers commit crimes and do not fully understand the repercussions of their impulsive actions. For any addict‚ your
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The Sentencing of Juveniles Today‚ we live in a society faced with many problems‚ including crime and the fear that it creates. In the modern era‚ juveniles have become a part of society to be feared‚ not rehabilitated. The basis of the early juvenile justice system was to rehabilitate and create safe havens for wayward youth. This is not the current philosophy‚ although the U.S. is one of the few remaining countries to execute juveniles. Presently‚ our nation is under a presidential administration
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Alternative Sentencing We need to realize that the current approach to our penal system is failing terribly. Take a group of people‚ take away all of their possessions and privacy‚ expose them to violence‚ overcrowded cell blocks‚ and the result is a group of people intent on getting even with society rather than contributing to it. It is very expensive to house prisoners. There are several other options to deal with nonviolent offenders. Alternative sentencing is finding other ways to deal
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The effects of punishment and sentencing The four fundamental philosophies surrounding the purpose of sentencing are; retribution‚ this philosophy is the belief that those who commit criminal acts should be punished according to the seriousness of the crime and that no other circumstances are considered‚ deterrence‚ this strategy is the thought that if the punishment given is severe enough that it will stop the potential criminal from committing the crime or to be a repeat offender. Incapacitate
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system used for controlling the movement of parts and materials that responds to signals of the need (i.e.‚ demand) for delivery of parts or materials. This applies both to delivery to the factory and delivery to each workstation. It helps determine what to produce‚ when to produce it‚ and how much to produce. The result is the delivery of a steady stream of containers of parts throughout the workday. Each container holds a small supply of parts or materials. New containers are delivered to replace
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