minimum. The Supreme Court Annual Report and Accounts 2012–2013 4 Contents one FOREWORD AND INTRODUCTION SETTING DIRECTION: OUR OBJECTIVES AND OPERATING CONTEXT two THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES three SERVING THE UK AND BEYOND: JURISDICTION AND CASEWORK (A) UKSC (B) JCPC 15 (A) UKSC Overview of jurisdictions Rules and Practice Directions 19 19 19 four INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY: COMMUNICATIONS AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS A warm welcome to visitors Educating and inspiring Explaining our
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3 COUNTERTERRORISM EVOLVES In chapte r 2, we described the growth of a new kind of terrorism, and a new terrorist organization—especially from 1988 to 1998, when Usama Bin Ladin declared war and organized the bombing of two U.S. embassies. In this chapter, we trace the parallel evolution of government efforts to counter terrorism by Islamic extremists against the United States. We mention many personalities in this report. As in any study of the U.S. government, some of the most important characters
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CONTENTS * Introduction * Objectives of the study * Salient features of Bangladesh’s current tax system * Growth trends and revenue structure of Bangladesh * Contribution of direct and indirect taxes to revenue * Reasons for introducing vat in Bangladesh * Ratio of VAT to Revenue & VAT to Tax * Revenue Structure during Pre and Post VAT Regime * VAT Rates in Selected Countries * VAT Productivity in Selected Countries * Some Important Features of VAT
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Greg Maultsby, Donnie Gilley and Dave Kier Police Executive Research Forum 1120 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 930 Washington, D.C. 20036 Jan 16, 2009 Report Outline Section Executive Summary Chapter 1: Overview / Introduction Chapter 2: Technology and Law Enforcement: An Overview of Applications, Impacts, and Needs Chapter 3: The PERF Technology Needs Assessment Survey Chapter 4: The PERF-Lockheed Martin Law Enforcement Future Technologies Workshop Chapter 5: Conclusions and Next Steps
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3rd Edi ti on Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™ Newly revised edition, which includes evidenced-based operational standards Sponsored by Introduction As a strategy for helping young people succeed in school, work and life, mentoring works. It helps give young people the confidence, resources and support they need to achieve their potential. But, the fact is this: these positive outcomes are only possible when young people are engaged in high-quality mentoring relationships
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Governments Worldwide Must Place More Focus On Human Trafficking A collection of current articles regarding human trafficking has been collected throughout this semester. The news reports vary greatly in geographic location but the underlying message that these events share is unified and clear. Governments worldwide must create specialized agencies, victim relief units, and allocate more funds towards the understanding and prevention of this growing crime. Due to the complexity of human trafficking
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Table of Contents City of Riverside profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Mission and Values Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Message from the Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Executive Command Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Office of the Chief of Police . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Strategic Plan Audit and Compliance Bureau Office of Internal Affairs Public Information Chief's Community Advisory Board Magnolia Station Grand Opening . . . . . . . . . .11 Riverside
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characteristics? It is because they make-up a large part of the prison population in the United States. In 2002, it was reported that 2,019, 234 were incarcerated in United State Prisons (United Nations Survey, 2002). In 2012, it was reported by the U.S. Justice Department that seven (7) million people or one in every thirty-two (32) adults were behind bars; on probation; or on parole. Of the total, 2.2 million were in jail or in prison. According to the International Center for Prison Studies at King’s
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Introduction Topic Overview In recent years, illegal immigration has been the topic of public discourse (Wucker, 2007). The public discourse is mainly due to the sensitivity of the issue of illegal immigration and the burden attributable to the resulting population explosion is placing on the governments and citizens as well as legal residents of states and counties in the United States (Martin, 2008). The recent enforcement of U. S. Department of Homeland Security (U.S. DHS) laws, which started
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depends upon the protection, preservation, nurture and development of the child. The word Right is derived from the Latin word rectus which means correct, straight, right as opposed to wrong. It may also mean in accord with law, morality and justice. As a norm, it may mean that to which a person has just and valid claim, whether it be land, or privilege of doing something or saying something such as the right of free speech. A right in its general sense is either the liberty (protected by law)
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