How can the police or prison or probation service be seen to be effective? Critically examine measures used and explore alternatives. Introduction: Imprisonment and jailing has been an effective way to protect the society from corrupt people and individuals with criminal tendencies. The theory behind imprisonment is to isolate the wrong-doer from the society as the person can be harmful and dangerous to other people, and also stop him from enjoying civil liberties, thus enhancing the sense
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(prolonged recession and contraction of the economy by more than 10 per cent). There have been recent major government interventions around the world, most notably in the banking sector, in an attempt to prevent the world economy from following the USA in a downwards spiral; it is too early to tell if, how and when these efforts will be successful. The recent election of Barack Obama as president is seen by many as a glimmer of hope, but it is recognised that once he takes office on January 20th
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1. 2900 BC - Chinese Emperor Fu Hsi References Marijuana as a Popular Medicine Emperor Fu Hsi Source: jaars.org (accessed May 25, 2010) "The Chinese Emperor Fu Hsi (ca. 2900 BC), whom the Chinese credit with bringing civilization to China, seems to have made reference to Ma, the Chinese word for Cannabis, noting that Cannabis was very popular medicine that possessed both yin and yang." 2. 1450 BC- Book of Exodus References Holy Anointing Oil Made from Cannabis "Holy anointing oil, as described
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CONCACAF Gold Cups, most recently in 2013. The CONCACAF Gold Cup is a tournament held every two years and features teams from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. An article states, the US won the 1991 Gold Cup after seven rounds of penalty kicks, their most significant trophy yet (Litterer). The United States beat Costa Rica 1-0 to win the 2002 Gold Cup. The US won their third CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2005. Then the next Gold Cup in 2007, the US won as well so they were back-to-back champions
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The global ethical position of BP and their exploration of the Gulf oilfields. BP (formerly British Petroleum) is one of the world’s largest oil and energy companies, which provides fuel, energy and petrochemical products. They have been in existence since the early 1900’s and have gone through a number of changes. In July, 2003 after merging with Amoco they rebranded as a ‘beyond petroleum’ company. Their logo, a sunburst of green, yellow and white, symbolizes dynamic energy in all its forms
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Death Fraud: What is it and how to prevent it? Acco 455: Fraud Prevention and Investigation D. Peltier-Rivest November 26, 2013 In 1986, fraudster James Hogue famously stole the identity of a dead infant to conceal his criminal past in order to attend high school while pretending to be an orphan with special backgrounds. Each year, nearly 2.5 million deceased Americans' identities are stolen by perpetrators (Kirchheimer, 2013). Death frauds have affected victims, companies, organizations
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else///'///s. All of mankind is sinful, thus separated from the holiness of God. The Bible says that men and women can only find salvation in Christ Jesus. "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God" (Romans 3:23). "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 6:23). What exactly is sin? If you asked ten different people, you might get ten different answers. Some might say that sin is "doing something wrong or breaking the law"
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Contents Introduction 4 Paragraph 1 5 Paragraph 2 6 Paragraph 3 8 Paragraph 4 9 Paragraph 5 10 Paragraph 6 11 Conclusion 12 Evaluation 12 Bibliography 13 Introduction This report will be about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) rights in the US. More specifically it will give an answer to the main research question which is ‘What differences are there in the acceptance of LGBT rights, concerning same-sex marriage, throughout the US?’. The answer will be found with the use of the following
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production, and has lost in-house expertise on deep mining techniques. • CIL has a record of poor corporate governance, manifested in rampant corruption, poor worker safety and repeated legal violations. This has, in the last year alone, led to penalties and closure notices for over 50 mines, threatening both its financial performance and reputation. • CIL’s financial performance has been affected by directives from majority shareholder Government of India to keep coal prices artifically low.[2]
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