A lack of morals would lead one to behave in a manner unacceptable to others or society. But, knowing it is wrong and still doing it, is immoral. Having good ethics can also mean being a person with good morals. It is ethical to obey the law whether the law is based on morals or not. For example, having car insurance is ethical and legal but not immoral. Going to work or school on time every day and doing what is asked of you is a good job ethics and study
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finance institutions political parties, the military etc. The situation in urban areas is much more complex. Figure 1 provides the interconnections between actors involved in urban governance. At the national level, in addition to the above actors, media, lobbyists, international donors, multi-national corporations, etc. may play a role in decision-making or in influencing the decision-making process. All actors other than government and the military are grouped together as part of
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In the article “Surenos gangs and Mexican cartel use of social networking sites” from Sarah Womer and Robert J. Bunker, the use of social media and the promotion of the gang ideology is explored. What is a difficult task to undertake is gathering intelligence on the gang due to lack of exploration and collection. What is given in this article as well is how these internet sites are used primarily as a vehicle in promotion of the ideology. The article also delves into which sites are commonly used
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Crime and law enforcement is in a unique period that has been going on for over 30 years. During the 1960s crimes presented to police skyrocketed and more criminals being apprehended. Lawmakers started enacting strict laws that expanded punishments for criminals, the amount of legal cases prosecuted by the court of law soared, the amount of individuals in jails, prisons, and undergoing probation or prison release observation escalated dramatically, and spending by branches of government surrounding
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[pic] ANTI-CORRUPTION IN VIETNAM: THE SITUATION AFTER TWO YEARS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW Hanoi, November 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD .....................................................................................................................................1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.......................................................
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the Public Interest The Global Congress on Intellectual Property and the Public Interest, August 25-27, 2011, convened over 180 experts from 32 countries and six continents to help re-articulate the public interest dimension in intellectual property law and policy. This document records the conclusions from the Congress and is now open for endorsements and comments at http://infojustice.org/washington-declaration Preamble Time is of the essence. The last 25 years have seen an unprecedented expansion
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Media Reaction Paper Jennifer Dockery SOC/315 9/5/2011 Shannon Burke, MA Media Reaction Paper Hispanic immigrants are handy scapegoats for the problems in local communities, from crime to overcrowded schools. Even legal immigrants are victims of this mindset, in spite of immigration not being the root cause or even a major factor in any of the issues. Immigration has always been an issue. Those making up the majority of the population are all immigrants from other nations
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definition of online libel stated in the law, specifically sections 4, 5 and 6, which the petitioners say are "unconstitutional due to vagueness". The law also curtails "constitutional rights to due process, speech, expression, free press and academic freedom", it stated. The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 , signed by President Benigno Aquino III on Sep. 12, aims to fight online pornography, hacking, identity theft and spamming following local law enforcement agencies' complaints over the lack of
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costing companies and individuals millions in downtime or when the computers networks are shutdown. Most viruses are released by hackers as pranks. A hacker is someone who gains unauthorized access to a specific system. Sometimes hackers may target law enforcement or military computers and read or copy sensitive information. Some are concerned that terrorists will unleash viruses to cripple computer systems that control vital transportation networks. By using the computer as the instrument of a crime means
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minorities are targeted and mistreated everyday regardless of the anti-discrimination laws in place. Promoting these laws and raising awareness will positively lower the percentage of hate crimes in Europe. Recent news has shown a great increase in racial and xenophobia attacks. If this continues to happen, the world will be an imbalanced battlefield. However with the promotion of awareness and an enforced discrimination law, Europe will be able to lower and narrow down the racial issues in Europe. Awareness
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