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- 20761: Crimes
- ... witchcraft, but this is no longer illegal. Today, it is becoming a serious crime to pollute the air and water. In colonial days, pollution received little attention because it caused few problems. During the 1700's in England it was not a crime for people to steal money entrusted to their care by an employer. Today, this type of theft, embezzlement, is a crime. Crimes may be classified in various ways ... control regulations, pure food and drug laws, and traffic laws. Crimes in the first group usually involve severe punishments while crimes in the second group are generally punished by fines, notices to follow the court's orders, or other relatively light penalties. Crimes are frequently classified according to their seriousness as felonies or misdemeanors. Generally, felonies are more serious than misdemeanors. Under the federal criminal law system, felonies are crimes for ... taxes, which can be done in connection to your business. It may apply to petty thefts by employees, as well as to million dollar stock market swindles. It could also include a service stations owner's charging for an automobile repair that was not made, or a physician's billing a patient for services that were not performed. Many consumer protection laws are aimed at whitecollar crime. these laws regulate ...
- 20762: Differences Between Various Crimes
- ... the floor and knowingly left it there. While shopping on a sunny day, a result of that a little old lady slips and falls but when she fell threw her umbrella and it poked someone's eye out. I would not be the proximate cause of the person's eye being poked out because I could not have reasonable expected that an umbrella would be thrown as a result of my leaving a spill on the floor. An umbrella poking an eye out is ... injury would not be a proximate cause. What is the difference between contributory negligence and comparative negligence and give an example of each. Contributory negligence is the result of a failure on the injured person's behalf to use caution and ensure safety therefore resulting in no compensation for damages. Comparative negligence on the other hand is a type of contributory negligence that requires the courts to assign damages according ...
- 20763: Depression And Teenagers
- ... depressed," but it is a debilitating illness that affects one in five people of all ages from children to adults. It is not just a passing mood swing. Depression can affect not only a person's mood but also his or her ability to function normally. Treatment is available yet quite a number do not seek it. Depression is the most common psychiatric disease in society nowadays. Over eighteen million Americans ... they died. In most cases thankfully, this theorizing is not carried on to a testing stage, however the suicide rate in teenagers is still growing quite rapidly. Usually, a significant crisis occurs in the teenager's life around the time just before the suicide that may affect them greatly, though other people may not think it a great problem. This can range from girlfriend/boyfriend problems to family conflict to other things. Depression is rife at this stage and if not treated, then is very dangerous. Some of the worst things, to say to a depressed teenager, are "it's just a phase, you'll grow out of it", and "Think of all the other people worse off than you". Or in some cases to a girl " Do you have PMT (Pre Menstrual Tension)?" ...
- 20764: Capital Punishment: Costs of The Death Penalty
- ... for an eye" concept. There is certainly some merit to this argument and it seems quite fair and logical. Unfortunately our use of the death penalty is neither fair nor logical. Our criminal justice system's "lip service" to the age-old concept is an insulting disguise for such an obscurity of fairness and logic. The death penalty is frivolous and discriminatory in its procedure because of the unreasonable prices we ... 25% chance of receiving the death penalty while whites have a 0% chance of receiving it for killing a black. For a black person, killing a white person could be deadly. Our criminal justice system's use of the death penalty appears increasingly void of rationale when we consider the other prices we pay. Executions take up to fifteen years or longer (Walker 1994,106). We not only pay for executions but incarceration as well! There is also the ultimate price. In the wake of the criminal justice system's quest to lethally condemn a specific offender, some innocently accused are gassed, hanged and electrocuted in the name of retribution. There are twenty-three known cases of the innocent being put to death by ...
- 20765: The Threat of Death
- ... As the war on crime continues, two truths hold steady: eliminating all crime is impossible, and controlling it is a must. The main weapon used to control crime in this war is deterrence. The government's deterrent for committing murder is the death penalty. The fear of death will not deter every person who contemplates murder from doing it. Whether it is for religious reasons and the hope of salvation or ... are much higher, probably even too high for most people. Many psychologists believe that these "stakes" do not even have to be in conscious thought for them to work. The theory is that a person's conscience weighs out many factors in all instances. While a would-be offender might be contemplating the deed, the death penalty imbeds itself into that person's subconscience as a possible consequence of their actions, and thus the conscience of that person begins to tilt to one side (Guernsey 70). Another argument for the side that says capital punishment deters is ...
- 20766: The Importance of Plea Bargaining in Criminal Trials
- ... degree murder cases are plea bargained. Without plea bargaining, many of these criminals would never even see a jail cell. Barry Kinsey, a sociologist at The University of Tulsa, said "Without plea bargaining the court's could not function unless there were drastic increases in budget allowance" . The courts are at present full and running over and if all the cases were to be tried the courts budgets would have to ... defendant is simply agreeing with it, therefore the affirmative speaker has no validation for this argument. The speaker also referred to how plea bargaining was inaccurate and unfair. It was stated that plea bargaining doesn't reflect what really happened and the accused is not punished fairly. I have already stated how Plea Bargaining does reach the truth therefore it is accurate. The accuracy is very accountable because in many cases ... in sentencing, it may be only a few years difference and the criminal still gets plenty of time to think about what he has done. At present, 68% of all murder cases in the U. S. end in conviction. Those indicted for first degree murder who accept plea bargains often receive the same or similar sentence as they would have received if they were convicted by a jury (the main ...
- 20767: Why the Civil War was Unavoidable
- ... the North and South of the United States, the Civil War could not have been prevented. The United States started off by trying to settle their differences through compromises. In the beginning of the 1960's, however, differences became so great that not even a compromise brought an agreement on issues. The Union and Confederate states were then forced to battle in the Civil War to solve the problems. The three ... sectional difference that caused the war and made it too unavoidable. There were compromises before that were to help settle the problems but it just came down to the simple fact that the North wouldn't have slavery, and the South wouldn't live without it. The South took it as being constitutional because slaves were property to them and the constitution gave people private property rights. But both sides knew that the only way to solve ...
- 20768: Diversity
- Diversity The following quote by Janet Jackson greatly emphasizes the need for acceptance and diversity: "In total darkness we are all the same, only our knowledge separates us. Don't let your eyes deceive you.” This quote is explicit because it portrays the potency of diversity. Diversity can literally be defined as the quality or state of having different forms or types. However, this definition ... a higher being, then one must comprehend that everything on this earth is put on this earth for an objective. This is a strong philosophical query that can be attributed to implications of Sigmund Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis. By tapping into the id or primitive function of the human subconscious, one can see how a higher being and diversity can blend with our underlying rationale. Next let us commence the ... a high yield upon your investment. Finally, we shall dwell into the realm of social status. Diversity can benefit a society in numerous ways. Such an example would be the economy and distribution within one’s own culture. By having a diverse population, you can see a plethora of clothing styles, music, food, and entertainment. Existence in a non-diverse society would be dull and less adequate to creative desires. ...
- 20769: Documentation Skills And Occup
- ... work situations. Hobbies and recreational activities are considered when an assessment is made. The most generally accepted definition of occupational therapy is that it is an activity, physical or mental, that aids in a patient’s recovery from disease or injury. The Occupational therapist takes a history from the patient by conducting a thorough interview. Questions are asked about hygiene, eating, dressing, getting in and out of bed, driving, cleaning, working ... the patient reduce strain and prevent further damage by teaching techniques that conserve energy” (Sasser 75). There are numerous ways to make daily living easier. The most crucial part of therapy is assessing the patient’s environment. All the people, cultural conditions and physical objects that are around them, create their environment. The behavior and development of people is a direct result of the interaction between them and their surroundings. A patient’s behavior is greatly effected when they are mismatched with their environment. “A persons environment match is present when the persons level of competence matches the demands of the environment” (Cole 75). Full participation by ...
- 20770: Gender Effects on Criminal Sentencing
- ... criminal. Significant effects for the gender of the criminal, alpha = .1, were found. This result was congruent with the hypothesis and with previous studies. Possible reasons for this discrepancy include the general opinion that women's motives are different than those of men, which creates less of a threat to the public. It is important for any society to have constant improvements where they are needed, and research is a vital ... and, thus, the same result, i.e., rehabilitation or detterance, can be achieved through a lesser jail sentence. The authors also propose a solution to this problem of discrimination, saying that by increasing the public's awareness of this issue, a greater equality can be achieved. In another literature review (Anderson, 1976), two types of chivalrous treatment of women are discussed. Both result in discrimination in the favor of the woman ... female. Villemur and Hyde proposed that this may be due to the surprise of the jury about seeing a competent female lawyer. Another experimental study (Steffensmeier, 1977) was done on the effects of the judge's and defendant's gender on the punishment awareded to the criminal. This was a questionairre study examining the different sentences given to men and women who were found undeniably guilty of a range of ...
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