the period of criminal obligation is ten in England and Wales (in Scotland it is eight, inferable from a fairly diverse adolescent equity system). This is strangely low compared to where the rest of Europe are on the list where in Denmark and Scandinavia the period of criminal obligation is fifteen, while in Germany it is fourteen and France it is thirteen. This has issued many questions over the extent to which children can be considered responsible for their conduct in criminal law – and on…
War on Terror Greatest aspiration of humankind from ancient times up now is still yearning for a real peace and eternal. But in history, mankind has witnessed many times to the blue sky of the earth in an opaque by smoke of war. Currently, terrorism in many countries around the world are breaking the peaceful atmosphere of everyone. The word “terrorism” has become a word very familiar to people today. Associated with it is a tragic bloodshed, is dead, is ruined desolation, was haunting horrors…
The technology is becoming important in the future development of the financial industry especially, banking industry. Electronic banking channels are providing alternatives for faster delivery of banking services to the customers such as online banking. Electronic-banking is the latest delivery channel of banking services. Once banking institutions recognized the low processing cost per transaction via the internet, they began viewing online banking as an extension of the bank rather than as an…
In reply, France and Britain called war upon Germany. By 1840, Germany had already invaded Scandinavia, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. Then, he commanded bombing raids on the United Kingdom. Germany sent 3 million troops down to the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941. December 7th was a day that will never be forgot. Germany 's allies…
Strikes by industrial workers and unions were increasing rapidly in the United States during the 1880s. This was a time when working conditions often were dangerous and physically exhausting while wages were extremely low. The American labor movement during the industrial age included a mixture of socialists, communists and anarchists who believed the capitalist system should be changed. The capitalist society oppressed and exploited the working class, which had essentially built America. Since…
Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) is characterised by impairments in communication and socialisation, alongside repetitive and stereotyped behaviours (Association Psychiatric Association, 2013). Differences in risk of ASC are associated with socioeconomic disparities, whereby ASC tends to be overrepresented in high socioeconomic status (SES) families. Early clinical (Cox et al., 1975; Finnegan et al., 1979; Hoshino et al., 1982; McCarthy et al., 1979) and population-based studies (Bhasin &…
Vikings; early Europe’s bloodthirsty warriors. At the surface, they seemed no better than packs of wild dogs, faithless and savage. These “dogs” did have faith. They had faith in the many Gods and Goddesses of the Aesir. Tales of creatures, immortal beings, and everlasting wars would fill the halls of longhouses across the lands for hundreds of years, until they steadily faded away for centuries. Norse-paganism was once a great and prosperous religion that spread throughout most of Europe. It…
Viruses and Diseases have plagued humanity for all of their existence. They caused the fall of empires and fall of almost half an entire population. The Black Death alone “wiped out about 30 million people between 1347 and 1351. That amounted to 30% to 50% of the population on the continent killed in a period of just five years.” In modern times the Ebola Virus and Dengue Fever have cause scare and panic in 1st world countries and killed thousands in many 3rd world countries. The Bubonic…
3. What is the impact of the policy to this institution (economic, implementation, services, etc.)? The objective of the Joint Commission standard is to focus on quality improvement, not blame. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has recently instituted new standards to encourage facilities to focus on infection control. Factoring in, all hospitals are required by the Joint Commission to demonstrate compliance with hand washing practices. The handwashing practices…
In both The New Jim Crow and The Jail a large topic of discussion is the process of utilizing jailing and imprisonment as a means of controlling certain segments of the population. Both books highlighted the fact that the lowest class of people (rabble being the term used in The Jail) typically commit petty crimes, minor crimes and for which the punishment is usually just a small fine or short term of imprisonment; such as possession of cannabis, burglary and theft, prostitution, vandalism, etc.…