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DEFINITION OF THE TERM ‘VICTIM’. The word “victim” has its roots in many ancient languages that covered a great distance from northwestern Europe to the southern tip of Asia and yet had a similar linguistic pattern: victima in Latin; and, vinak ti in Sanskrit (Webster’s 1971). In the original meaning of the term, a victim…

“As for Roger O’Farrel … He took me off a sinking ship when I was a baby and raised me like his own daughter. And if I took to the life of a rover, it is not his fault, who would have established me like a fine lady ashore had I wished. ” – Robert…

Robbery – Sufficiency of the Evidence The issue before the COA in this case is whether there was sufficient evidence to convict Petitioner of robbery. Petitioner was charged and convicted of robbery, theft over $500, and second degree assault. Petitioner was sentenced to imprisonment for robbery, and, for purposes of sentencing the other two convictions…

October 2, 2006 changed the course of Amish life forever. On this day, Charles Carl Roberts IV entered an Amish schoolhouse near Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania carrying several guns. The rage inside of Roberts prompted him to shoot and kill five young school girls while seriously wounding five others.[1] Prior to this incident, the vast majority…

Persuasive writing addresses topics that are somehow controversial or template discussion because of their complexity. To select a topic, first consider your own opinions. Ask yourself these questions: * What issues do I feel strongly about? * What debatable subject, or controversial topic, would like to learn more about? NOTE: If you can’t decide on…

Freddy Andrews is a white aboriginal who’s feeling split about his identity. He doesn’t fit into the white culture and neither into the aboriginal culture. Even though he’s white he always feels like he doesn’t fit into the “white world”, because he’ll always be half aboriginal and half white. He’ll never feel like he really…

The organization was unsuccessful on their takeover bid on British company Estranged, due to their recent scandals on animal testing, testing drugs on children and bribery issues to resolve their illegal activities (paying 60 million to settle their charges). Each businesses should take into consideration their ethical standards and corporate social responsibility (CARS) . Therefore,…

DAUBERT’S STANDARD The Daubert standard is set by the Supreme Court of the United States of America in 1993 as legal precedent in the admissibility of expert witnesses’ testimony during legal proceedings of cases. This is a standard that is the basis for the admissibility of evidence in court trials in the US. There are…

Wrongful acts that the State distinguishes to be out of control of a normal situation and deserve to be punished for the good of the society define what crime is. The state immediately perform some actions that would lead to the correction and stoppage of the crime, like prosecution of the alleged perpetrators to guarantee…

Judicial Review is the process through which an aggrieved person can find redress in a Court of Law. Judicial Review forms part of administrative law because it is the most appropriate way that an aggrieved party aggrieved by an administrative body can find redress. Judicial Review Definition of administrative law Administrative Law can be defined…