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weed out a great number of frivolous accusers and allow the resources of the court to focus on a greater number of cases where there was a great harm done to the accuser and/or the accused continues to pose a legitimate public safety threat. In summary, a sexual assault complainant should not have an automatic right to the publication ban of their identity. Instead, publication bans should be conceptualized as exceptions to the rule of open court which are justified only when there is a…

As a director, he was required to act, exercise and discharge his duties in accordance to Section 180, Section 181, Section 182 and Section 183 of the Corporation Act. He however failed to do so, for example when he authorised the issue of a prospectus by HIH Holdings (NZ) Ltd for the purpose of raising up $155 million of convertible notes to assist HIH in funding the takeover of the FAI. The prospectus failed to disclose the effect of a simultaneous transaction between HIH and Societe Generale…

The March from Selma to Montgomery Introduction The march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 was mainly to achieve or show the how the civil-rights of black Americans in America have truly being ignored especially with the concerns of the racist agenda. The main core reason of the march which was spear headed by the participation of Martin Luther King Jr. was to raise the awareness of discrimination of the black American voters constitutionally and the need for amendment of the voting Act which…

chief executive of the company, the following report is prepared and intended to identify existing management problems of the firm. Strategies regarding the most pressing issue will be proposed in order to improve the overall operation of the firm. Summary and Conclusions After understanding the concerns of the management, Deloitte Consulting spent a month at the company to investigate the problems by observation and interviews. The four major problems found during the period are as follows: …

Crime surveys and statistics are important because without it the government would have no information about unreported crimes. Surveys and statistics also recognise those most at risk of several types of crime. Also, it is used to collect data for crime prevention. It is a major source of information about levels of crime, public views to crime. The reality is that how diverse it is that the public is unware of the difficulty that in fact it is impossible to measure or count the actual…

Youâ€TMre protected by law if you report any of the following: • a criminal offence, eg fraud • someoneâ€TMs health and safety is in danger risk or actual damage to the environment • a miscarriage of justice • the company is breaking the law, eg doesnâ€TMt have the right insurance • you believe someone is covering up wrongdoing Personal grievances (eg bullying, harassment, discrimination) arenâ€TMt covered by whistleblowing law, unless your particular case is in the public interest.…

The dystopian societies in Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 are fairly different, but oddly similar in many ways. Both books incorporate ideas of behavioral conditioning, as well as twisted ideas of happiness and totalitarian government control. Brave New World shows a future so radically cold and unfeeling that it will send chills up any reader’s spine. The once affectionate term of “parent,” “mother,” or “father,” have now become curse words. Children are…

Freedom of expression, set under section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, is one of Canada’s most valued rights in the bill of rights of the Constitution. It is has paved the way for the society in which thirty-five million people reside today. With this level of influence and admiration, it is truly a fundamental right. However, many ground-breaking cases have illustrated the need to limit freedom of expression. A prime example is the landmark case that took place in 1990…

office, 1984). The next few paragraphs will provide reasons, facts and case studies for the usefulness of police discretion and why it is problematic. Themes such as Cop culture and Accountability will be addressed. Concluding with a clear overall summary of this essays findings. To begin a clear definition of police discretion must be acknowledged. One of the most cited definitions of discretion…

criminal justice system as it did not affect the behaviour of the juvenile delinquents. Therefore, recidivism was inevitable for these delinquents; however, the judge would be more lenient on repeat offenders who paid restitution for their first offence. The studies found no correlation between restitution and recidivism rates in juvenile delinquency (Greenwald, et. al., 2014). However, youths who resided in a nuclear family were more likely to have restitution imposed on them based on their…