| A Review of the Literature: Plea Bargaining and Ethics in the Criminal Justice System | | | Plea bargaining is a significant portion of today’s criminal justice system. As Chief Justice Burger stated, “The disposition of criminal charges by agreement between the prosecutor and the accused, sometimes loosely called ‘plea bargaining,’ is an essential component of the administration of justice. Properly administered, it is to be encouraged” (Santobello v. New York, 1971). The practice
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the law; and release would not jeopardize the public welfare (United States Department of Justice, 2012, p. 1). Mandatory Release According to Foster, a mandatory release date is determined by “a simple mathematical computation: full term less good-time credits earned equals release date” (Foster, 2006, p. 416). The main difference between parole and mandatory release or parole is that, standards for mandatory release vary by the crime, class of offender, and by the state the criminal is serving
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LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY SCHOOL of LAW LLB/LLB (HONS) CRIMINAL LAW - LAWPL1001 13:30 THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011 - 2 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Answer TWO questions only. There are SEVEN questions on the paper. Candidates are permitted to refer to an unannotated copy of any Criminal Law Statutes book or unmarked photocopied extracts from relevant statutes, during the examination 1. Mehmet, Lily and Keith agreed to burgle a warehouse that stored
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Theories of the White Collar Offender Grantham University Richard Sayles White-Collar Crime 20 March 2012 White-Collar Crime The literature supports that many criminals go through a rational choice process when committing crime. Rational choice theories are among the fastest growing theories in social science today. Many sociologists and political scientists defend the claim that rational choice theory can provide the basis for a unified and
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Administration: An Analysis of the Roles in the Process of Criminal Trial The Court’s Administration: An Analysis of the Roles in the Process of Criminal Trial Criminal procedure is the process of investigating, prosecuting, and punishing crimes (Scheb & Sharma, 2013). Criminal procedure includes law enforcement activities, including the arrest, interrogation, and identification of suspects. Criminal procedure also involves a process of criminal trial, in which a person is tried for their crime.
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the sixth king of Babylon, created the most famous set of written laws of the ancient world, known today as the Code Of Hammurabi. Preserved on basalt rock columns, the code established a system of crime and punishment based on physical relation (“an eye for an eye”). * Consensus view of Crime – * The law defines crime. * The law reflects public opinion. * Agreement exists on outlawed behavior. * Laws apply to all citizens equally. * mala in se crimes – Acts
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The Problems With The Law on Rape in Nigeria By Aloy Ojilere,* Introduction The law relating to rape in Nigeria is rarely discussed even though rape occurs very often and is considered as the most dehumanizing act that can be done on a woman or girl.1 The opinion has also been held that "Nigerian female victims of rape are rater punished by the laws that be and stigmatized by society instead of being rendered justice to and protected.2 This paper will
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Essay#1: The Effects of Probation and Imprisonment on Criminal Justice The philosophy of restorative justice and the reform concept of sentencing alternatives to imprisonment have well become the established practice in many courtrooms. With the achieved high level of recognition, many policymakers tend to actively perform the community-based and productive sentencing policies instead of the crime policies that are punitive and individualistic in nature. This article is going to examine the
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crime are the actus reus and mens rea. The actus reus is a crime comprises an actus reus, or a criminal act or omission, and a mens rea, or a criminal intent. Actus reus generally involves three elements or components: first one is a voluntary act or failure to perform an act, second is who causes, and third one is a social harm condemned under a criminal statute. The conduct itself might be criminal. For example the conduct of lying under oath represents the actus reus of perjury. It does not
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Ethical Decision-Making Process Dawn Brough CTU Criminal Justice Ethics / CJUS260-1202B-02 Professor: Jill Hudson Abstract Throughout this paper I will be giving two different options that I could take as an officer of the law that was present during the brutality abuse, performed by my partner, towards a criminal for child molestation. The criminal has been sentenced for 3 years to a rehabilitation facility but is also suing the department and the officer for damages afflicted on him
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